National Math Bee Finals
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There are 3 levels of competition in Math Bee:
- MB1 (Math Bee Level 1): Grades 1 and 2
- MB2 (Math Bee Level 2): Grades 3, 4 and 5
- MB3 (Math Bee Level 3): Grades 6, 7 and 8
- A 1st rank winner at the National Finals of the North South Foundation math bee level 3 (MB3) contest is not eligible for competing in this and future math bee contests conducted by the Foundation (National winners of MB1 and MB2 can participate ONLY in MB2 and MB3 bees, respectively). A contestant who participated in a higher level bee cannot participate in a lower level bee in subsequent years.
- The syllabus for the Math Bee, level-wise, can be found on this website. It should be understood that any syllabus can only act as a guideline, but in the same given category of syllabus, the level of difficulty can vary dramatically from a beginner to an advanced level.
- ONLINE Math bees (MB1 to MB3) are held in two phases, both Phases I and II are written.
- Only your answer choice entries, from the provided multiple choices, are recorded, and graded. Students are not required or enabled to upload their scratch paperwork showing the method that they used. There is no partial credit for steps.
- Students can change their selected answer for any question within a phase, during the phase’s allocated time during the contest, until they click the ‘SUBMIT’ button or the contest time expires, whichever is earlier. Once a contest-phase is submitted or if the time runs out, the phase cannot be reopened and no answers for that phase can be changed.
- There are NO negative points for incorrect answers. The contestant will be awarded one point for each correct answer and zero for each incorrect answer.
- Contestants may use blank paper sheets, pens and pencils for scratch work and calculations.
- Contestants must not use calculators, books, handwritten or electronic notes, websites, phones, smart watches, or any other form of external help – in person, or by messaging/emails/etc.
- All questions will be multiple-choice type, and the answers will be electronically graded.
- Scores will be displayed after the submission of contests.
- Contestant video always needs to be turned ON during the contest. Be prepared to turn the audio on upon request during the contest.
- Please make sure to use Chrome as browser and test out audio and video capabilities before the contest date.
- No other individual(s), including parents are NOT allowed in the room during the contest.
- Each contestant will access the test paper ONLINE with 25 questions along with multiple answer choices. Contestants must select their answer choices and SUBMIT before the Phase 1 time expires.
- All participants will move on to Phase II.
- In Phase II, each contestant will be given the same set of 20 questions to answer them. The maximum time allowed to answer the 20 questions is 15 minutes for MB2 and MB3. The maximum time allowed to answer the 20 questions is 20 minutes for MB1 alone.
- Each contestant will access test paper ONLINE with 20 questions along with multiple answer choices. Contestants must select their answer choices and SUBMIT before the Phase 2 time expires.
- Winners are first determined based on the combined scores of Phase I (25 questions) and II (20 questions). The first-place winner who is ahead by at least one point will be declared as the champion. If there is any tie for the top ten positions, it is broken as per the tie-breaker rules outlined below.
- To break the ties, the scheme outlined below is followed in the order given until the tie is broken or the end is reached:
- Combined Phase I and II score
- Phase I score alone
- Phase I score among questions 21-25
- Phase I score among questions 16-20
- Phase I score among questions 11-15
- Phase I score among questions 1-10
- Phase II score among questions 16-20
- Phase II score among questions 11-15
- Phase II score among questions 1-10
- If the above steps fail to break the tie in question, NSF may use additional measures including grade level and date of birth to resolve the tie.
- We reserve the right to modify the above rules or declare joint winners for a rank in extreme situations.
In addition to all the general contest rules stated by North South Foundation, the following rules are applicable for ONLINE Math Bee Competition.
Phase I (Written):
In Phase I, each contestant will be given the same set of 25 questions to answer them. The maximum time allocated to answer the 25 questions is 40 minutes.Phase II (Written):
Winners and Ranks:
Tiebreaker Rules 1-10:
This page contains resources for preparation for the Math Bee conducted by NSF. The resources are categorized by level.
Math Bee Level 1 (Grades 1, 2): Online Resources
- Critical Thinking Skills - Teaching your kid how to think rather than what to think www.criticalthinking.com.
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Khan Academy - Free Video LecturesArithmetic - www.khanacademy.org/#arithmeticDevelopmental Math 1 - www.khanacademy.org/#developmental-mathDevelopmental Math 2 - www.khanacademy.org/#developmental-math-2
- Math Kangaroo for grades 2 and above www.mathkangaroo.org
- CML (Continental Math League) www.continentalmathematicsleague.com
Math Bee Level 1 (Grades 1, 2): Books (Workbooks - each book has hundreds of word problems)
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Singapore Math (
www.singaporemath.com):
- Primary Math Work Books US Edition: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
- Primary Math Intensive Practice U.S. Edition: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
- Challenging Word Problems for Primary Mathematics: 1, 2
Math Bee Level 2 (Grades 3, 4, 5): Online Resources
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Khan Academy - Free Video LecturesArithmetic - www.khanacademy.org/#arithmeticDevelopmental Math 1 - www.khanacademy.org/#developmental-mathDevelopmental Math 2 - www.khanacademy.org/#developmental-math-2Pre-Algebra - www.khanacademy.org/#pre-algebraGeometry - www.khanacademy.org/#geometryWorked Examples 1- www.khanacademy.org/#california-standards-test-geometry
- Math League for grades 4 and above www.themathleague.com
- Math Olympiad: www.moems.org
- CML (Continental Math League) www.continentalmathematicsleague.com
Math Bee Level 2 (Grades 3, 4, 5): Books (Workbooks - each book has hundreds of word problems)
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Singapore Math (www.singaporemath.com)a. Primary Math Work Books US Edition: 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5Bb. Primary Math Intensive Practice U.S. Edition: 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5Bc. Challenging Word Problems for Primary Mathematics: 3, 4, 5
Math Bee Level 3 (Grades 6, 7, 8): Online Resources
- Book for advanced middle school students: the Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: the Basics, By Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk
- Practice problems from middle school students: (Past AMC8 tests and solutions); CD -- AJHSME & AMC 8 (1985-2007); http://amc.maa.org/d-publication/publication.shtml
- Book for high school students: the Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2: and Beyond, By Richard Rusczyk and Sandor Lehoczky
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Khan Academy - Free Video LecturesAlgebra - www.khanacademy.org/#algebraWorked Examples 1 - www.http://www.khanacademy.org/#california-standards-test-algebra-iWorked Examples 2 - www.http://www.khanacademy.org/#ck12org-algebra-1-examplesWorked Examples 3 - www.http://www.khanacademy.org/#california-standards-test-algebra-iiWorked Examples 4 - www.http://www.khanacademy.org/#algebra-i-worked-examplesGeometry - www.khanacademy.org/#geometryWorked Examples 1- www.khanacademy.org/#california-standards-test-geometryTrigonometry - www.khanacademy.org/#trigonometryProbability - www.khanacademy.org/#probabilityStatistics - www.khanacademy.org/#statisticsPrecalculus - www.khanacademy.org/#precalculus
- MATHCOUNTS - Free: www.mathcounts.org
- Math League www.themathleague.com
- Algebra1 Concepts (Concept-wise Book Series by Vaishali Patil) (Volume 1) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/069283771X
- Math Olympiad: www.moems.org
- Alcumus Online Learning system adjusting to student performance (Algebra and Probability) www.artofproblemsolving.com/Alcumus/Introduction.php
- For the Win game on AOPS. Helps to improve speed. Documentation is at the link below: www.artofproblemsolving.com/Edutainment/FTW/documentation.php
- Jason Batterson's website agmathematics.com has a collection of mock papers/ speed drills etc., for MATHCOUNTS preparation agmathematics.com/57427/index.html
- Saab: Preparation Drills for MATHCOUNTS MATHCOUNTS.saab.org/mc.cgi
- AMC - 8 (American Math Competition): www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml
- CML (Continental Math League): www.continentalmathematicsleague.com
- SAT and SAT II - www.collegeboard.com
- ACT www.act.org
- Ez Math Trix: (DVD/Video) 2004