Part 1: Registration

• To register a student you must be a teacher or official at the student's school. We do not accept individual registrations by students or their parents. The registration deadline is February 27, 2012.
  
• By registering online and providing your contact information, you will be responsible for having the exam correctly proctored in your school and transmitting the students' answers.
  
• There is marking fee of $5 per script. Cheques can be made payable to the UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy. A new credit card payment option is now available - see instructions below.
  
• Please keep in mind that this examination may only be taken by students taking Grade 10 Science or lower.
  
• You will need a password to access the exam on the day of the competition. This password will be sent to you through email on February 23 or afterward (if you completed your registration after February 23). If you do not receive the password the day before the exam please give us a call or email.
• If you have questions, please check our FAQ!

Part 2: Supervision

This 1-hour exam is to be written on February 28, 2012, and must take place during the following times:

The exam will be made available on the main page 2 hours before the exam begins. You can access the exam using the password that you receive through email. After accessing the document, please ensure that you have copies for all the students writing this exam at your school. Before the exam begins, the supervisor should read out the instructions to the students.  The exam must end exactly 60 minutes after the students begin writing, and once the exam is over, all exams must be collected.

Part 3: Payment

2 options of payment are available.

• Payment by credit card: Please access your registration page and follow the instructions on our online payment system (access to payment options is on the bottom of the web page). Include a copy of the receipt with your exam package. You may update the list of students before paying to ensure that the amount paid reflects the number of students registered.
  
• Payment by cheque: Include a cheque as described in part 4
• Overpayment by credit card will be refunded directly back to the credit card. Overpayment by cheque will be refunded by cheque if the overpayment is over ten dollars.
  

Part 4: Submission

Please send the completed examinations, your payment (either a cheque or a printed confirmation for credit card payment), and a list of students registered (through Canada Post, courier is not necessary) to:

Michael Smith Science Challenge
Department of Physics & Astronomy
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1

before the end of the day of the contest. If you are paying by cheque, ensure you include a cheque of $5 per exam, payable to UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy.