Rules Clarifications/FAQs

The Mentor Invitational will follow the printed rules and clarifications as listed on the national website, to the best of our ability and knowledge. Our goal is to provide the students with the best experience possible so there may be some event supervisors who offer some flexibility in order to foster a healthy learning environment. 

Regional Competitions will follow the event descriptions in the current Rules Manual, and the Regional, State and National Rules Clarifications that are posted on Your Regional website. 

Some submitted requests may be routed to State and/or National Science Olympiad for clarification at that level.

Aligning with National and State Science Olympiad, questions of the following type will not be answered: those that are already posted, what materials to use, how to build a device, if a device complies to the rules, what will be covered on a test, how to coach the event, test formats or types of test questions.

For Rules Clarifications, click Request for Rules Clarification button. Questions must be directed toward the event rules. For general questions, not related to event rules, select Submit General Questions button. Answered clarifications will be posted on Your Regional website. Rules Clarifications and General Questions open September and close [Date] for Division B and [Date] for Division C.