Pangea math competition
The Pangea mathematics competition is a Germany-wide mathematics competition for students in grades 3 to 10 that has been held annually since 2007. Organizer is the association Pangea Competitions e. V. from Frankfurt am Main . Federal Minister Johanna Wanka from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research was the patron of the mathematics competition between October 2013 and December 2014.
The competition
procedure
All general education schools in Germany with students from grades 3–10 / EF can participate. There is no differentiation according to school types. In 2018, 99,140 students across Germany took part in the competition.
Preliminary round
For the preliminary round (usually at the end of February), for grades 3 & 4 15 and for grades 5–10 / EF 20 multiple-choice questions from 5 different point categories, each with 5 answers, are given within 45–60 minutes solve are. The contents are compiled from the previous year's topics as well as puzzle and logic tasks. The answers will be ticked on automatically evaluable answer sheets and evaluated automatically after the end of the competition. You get one to five points with a correct answer, with wrong answers to the last 5 tasks of each grade a quarter of the maximum number of points is deducted.
Intermediate round
From the preliminary round, the first 500 students in each grade reach the intermediate round. There are again, depending on the grade level, between 10 and 12 difficult tasks to solve. There is no specific number of points to get ahead.
final
The final and the award ceremony will take place one after the other on the same day. For the 2018 competition year, the first 10 per grade level, i.e. a total of 480 students from the intermediate round, took part in the regional finals at 6 locations in different federal states. A final written competition among the respective class levels decides who will receive the gold, silver and bronze medals. All placements and winners will then be communicated at the award ceremony and awarded with monetary and material prizes as well as certificates and T-shirts.
Philosophy of competition
The motto of the Pangea mathematics competition is "Mathematics connects". Students from all levels of education and society should be enthusiastic about mathematics. With the help of clever questions that are curriculum and fun-oriented, as well as independent of the school type, the participants are introduced to their skills. The weaker students are motivated and supported, strong students are further strengthened.
particularities
- Free participation
- Convenient download of assignment sheets and answer sheets for teachers
- Participants can download personal certificates after the preliminary round
- Separate questionnaires for the respective grade levels
- No recording of student data, participation by means of ID numbers
- Automatic evaluation in a short time by Pangea
- Easier online retrieval of results for teachers and students
organizer
The organizer is the association Pangea Competitions e. V. in Frankfurt am Main, which is recognized as a non-profit organization. Banks and savings banks, large and small commercial enterprises, toy manufacturers, clubs, organizations and city administrations support or promote competition.