Introduction to Beaver Beaver Computational Thinking Competition is an online based competition that is a part of the international Bebras effort. The Bebras competition wes organized in Lithuania and the word “Bebras” means beaver in Lithuanian. Bebras aims to promote interest in Information Technology, Informatics and Computational Thinking among students As of 2021, nearly 2.8 million participants from more than 6 countries have participated in Beaver worldwide with 4000 of them registered as participants from Malaysia. For more information on the Bebras initiative, visit www bebras.org,Categories © There are 6 categories PRE-ECOLIER Year 1 & 2 ECOLIER Year 3& 4 BENJAMIN Year 5 & 6 CADET Form 1& 2 JUNIOR Form 3 & 4 STUDENT Form 5 & 6 / Pre-University © Languages Bahasa Melayu Each participant can only choose one language version and the version cannot be changed.Competition procedure nical requireSample questions Primary (Pre Ecolior, Ecolior & Benjamin) ‘Sudoku Benjamin is asked to fill « box with different ‘shapes. The box has 9 sections. Rules: There may be only one of the same shape in each row and each column. Question: Which of the following boxes is filled correctly? ) ) “{9[e[@| “[e[e[e| alv[e| [olay vlele} [vole] NOOO ood elele| [velo vjele| [elele Six childron were playing in the yard. apetgi ene} [ere] Lom] [anne] Coan] ‘One of them threw a ball and broke Mr. Beaver's window. Mr. Beaver only saw the back of the child running away. The child had a red shirt and short dark hair. ‘Who broke the window? A) Jane D) Anne B) Eve E) Dan ¢) John F) Tom Explanation: ‘Ais wrong because there is at least 1 column with two of the same shapes. Bis wrong because there is at least | row with two of the same shapes. D is wrong becouse there is atleast | row with two of the same shapes, Real-world examples: Elimination con help you in solving challenges in life. For example, when taking a test ond ‘answering a question with multiple choice responses, you can delete erroneous ‘answers to reduce the number of options. imary (Pre Ecolier Ecolier & Benjamin) Broken window Explanation: Only three of the children wear a red shirt Jane, John and Dan, But Jane has tong blonde hair and Dan painted his hair into Violet. So it had to be John. Real-world examples: Classification is an important tool in today’s world, where big data is used to make all kinds of decisions in government, economics, medicine, and more. Researchers have ‘access to huge amounts of data, and classification is one tool that helps them to make sense of the data and find patterns.Primary (Pre Ecolier, Ecolier & Benjarnin) Da EMV: og MedNet Neh els places them so that every bottle is slightly Nerd He places the first bottle at the back of the oes rte acne tense those already placed ered nesters igen airs ot) Rane eek iy ereic Pyne: a) [ose Va C)ECDAB D)DCEBA | erie Neteem ROM Tuer un ls Toate tetn eyelet a Eee eee dees [o ain Eeuet-at ieee Meter an hls ‘one has to be in front. You can also ieee aera Cn each at Pewee ieee liratc} need to be in front. Loca ed Resse ereae pes nd nn Laake Act either knowingly or unknowingly. For me ac asta no ea eomvene ei ceiceue lg} CTs ones Secondary (Cadet, Junior, Benjamin) Email scam 4. Edgar is looking for a new home to live in. He searched the internet and found a pertect apartment for a very good price. He has sent an e-mail to Francis, Who is selling the apartment, and received a quick reply: your interest in ay flat. gh I am not in town, I can send you the key to the flat 20 you can inspect it, but I need a security deposit of '$5.000,~ beforehand. To show my trustworthiness, T attach a copy of my ID. Cheats, Francis Edgar is unsure what to do ands asking for your help. Question: What would be your best advice? A) Pay the deposit. With the ID you can, always go to the police if you dont get the deposit back. B) That is perfect. If you like the flat, you ‘can keep the key right away. €) Don't pay the deposit, there is a high chance that this is a mail fraud. D) Pay the deposit, go and have a look and decide later on. Explanation: Response C would be the best advice. The copy of the ID might be fake, because it is nat the actual physical 1p, but only an image of the ID. You will not be able to meet the person to verify the ID. Statements 1 and 2 are not good as there is a high chance of not even receiving the key. Staternent 4 is not good since the authenticity of the ID can't be proven. Real-world examples: Phishing emails & phishing scams are dangerous. Phishing emails are hard to spot, look real, and can have devastating consequences. Just like if someone came up to you and offered something too good to be true, you need to stay alert.Registrationice NORMAL ff] INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION [| REGISTRATION M25 “BO Pou Wea, 2B M7 Siiioarcemaur Contact Info BEAVER COMPUTATIONAL THINKING COMPETITION c/o ARDENT EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS SDN BHD 100-1, JALAN 2/23A, OFF JALAN GENTING KLANG, TAMAN DANAU KOTA, 53300 SETAPAK, KUALA LUMPUR &, +603-4143 0572 (Hotline) 24 hello@beaver.my © 018-3920 204 (Miss Suri) (Q) 018-3604143 (Ms. Jannah) (Q 010-2727784 (Ms. Deena) REGISTERNOW! Go fo - WSS