Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

SCHOOLS DIVISION MEMORANDUM

No. , s. 2023

2023 DIVISION FESTIVAL OF TALENTS IN SCIENCE

To: Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Chief Education Supervisor – CID and SGOD
Education Program Supervisors
Public School District Supervisors
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

1. In line with DepEd Memorandum No. 023, s. 2023, dated April 19, 2023 titled
2023 National Festival of Talents, this Division announces the conduct of the 2023
Division Festival of Talents in Science in Toledo National Vocational School on May
20, 2023.

2. This activity aims to:

a. showcase the potentials of the learners to strengthen their confidence
and self-esteem;
b. apply science and mathematics thinking skills to solve problems that
have local, national, and global impact; and
c. allow students to become problem solvers by addressing social, scientific,
and environmental issues through the application of 21st century skills.

3. The contest categories are as follows:

a. STEMazing
b. STEMTokperiments
c. Science Quiz

4. The teacher-coaches who will be involved in this activity shall be granted a half
(1/2) day service credit in accordance with the provisions of DepEd Order No. 53, s.
2003 titled Updated Guidelines on Grant of Vacation Service Credits to Teachers while
the teaching and nonteaching personnel who are members of the working committees
and board of judges shall be granted one (1) day Compensatory Overtime Credit (COC)
per CSC & DBM Joint Circular No. 2, s. 2004 titled “Non-monetary Remuneration for
Overtime Services Rendered”. They shall submit accomplishment report, certificate of
appearance, memorandum, and Daily Time Record signed by the Division DFOT Focal
Person to support the claim of the service credit.

5. For the Technical Working Group, contest guidelines, mechanics, and criteria
for judging of the different categories, please see attached enclosures to this
Memorandum.

6. Wide and immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

JOSEPH IRWIN A. LAGURA PhD

Schools Division Superintendent
JIL/EAO/CID/MKN/GDL/ SDM- 2023 Division Festival of Talents in Science

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

Enclosure No. 1, Division Memorandum No. ___________, s. 2023

STEMazing
(A Showcase of Science, Technological, and Mathematical Outputs)

COMPONENT
Science, Technology, and Mathematics
AREA
Key Stage Three (3): Grades 7 to 10; Key Stage Four (4): Grades
KEY STAGE
11-12
EVENT TITLE STEM Processes and Practices Exhibition
NO. OF
A team composed of three (3) learner-participants per school
PARTICIPANT/S
TIME 3 hours (Creation of Outputs) 1 Minute Presentation, About 5
ALLOTMENT Minute Q and A
Obtain scientific and technological information from varied
sources about global issues that have impact on the country.
PERFORMANCE
Acquire scientific attitudes that will allow them to innovate
STANDARD
and/or create products useful to the community or country.
Process information to get relevant data for a problem at hand
Critical thinking, Communication skills, Creativity, Problem
21ST CENTURY
solving, Collaboration, Information literacy, Technology skills,
SKILLS
and digital literacy.
CREATTIVE
INDUSTRIES Creative Services
DOMAIN
STEM Processes and Practices Exhibition is an NFOT event
category of STEMAZING that allows learner-participants to apply
science and mathematics thinking skills to solve problems that
have local, national, and global impact. It allows them to become
DESCRIPTION problem solvers by addressing social, scientific, and
environmental issues through the application of 21st century
skills.
In this activity, participants will be presenting oral and written
proposed solution to a given scenario.
Criteria Percentage
Written Proposal
Content/ Organization/ Thematic
Relevance
(Based on scientific, technological, 50%
and other valid assumptions,
Feasibility of the proposed solution)
CRITERIA FOR Relevance of data used 20%
PRESENTATION Oral Presentation
Discussion/ Arguments/ Delivery

(Based on scientific, technological, 20%

and other valid assumptions,
Feasibility of the proposed solution)
Relevance of data used 10%
Total 100%

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

General Guidelines:

1. This competition is open to all public and private secondary schools in Toledo
City Division.

2. The showcase shall consist of proposal writing and one-Minute Presentation.

The teams shall develop and present their proposal to the panel of judges of
their solution about a real-world problem/ scenario of local or global
importance. The situation containing the problem shall be given on-site during
the showcase.

3. The participants are given 3 hours to conceptualize and prepare their written
description of the proposed solution for the oral presentation. All entries
submitted shall not bear any markings that identify their schools. The
participants may use the internet and other printed resources in developing
their written solution, however, the teams are not allowed to confer with their
coaches while the activity is on-going. Any form of communication between the
participants and other parties (coach, students, classmates, teachers, etc.) shall
warrant automatic disqualification.

4. The proposed solution shall have the following components:

Title

Summary (100-200 Words)

Background and Problem (200-300 Words)

(Describe the challenges and how the proposed solution addresses the
problem presented. Scientific Principles and Technology applicable to
the resolution of the problem.)

Beneficiaries

Proposed solution to the Problem Presented (300-500 words)

Methods/ Details of the proposed solution including the Cost-Analysis as

applicable.

Include illustrations, figures, and charts.

References: May use any format as long as consistency is observed.

5. The teams shall encode their proposals in word processing software, double-
spaced using Bookman Old style font size eleven set in A4 size paper. Margins
shall be 1 inch on all sides of the paper. Within the 3 hours, the teams shall
submit their outputs (electronic copy) to the facilitators.

6. The proposals shall be subjected to a plagiarism check. Any proposals which

exceed 15% similarity index (uncited) shall be deducted 2 points from the total
score for every percent in excess. However cited references shall be excluded
from the 15% tolerance.

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

7. The submitted proposals shall be evaluated by the assessors before the oral
presentation.

8. A timer board shall be shown to the public as well as to the participants.

9. At the end of one minute, a buzzer shall signal that the time for presentation is
up and the participants shall immediately stop presenting.

10.After the presentation, the assessors will ask questions for clarifications.

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

Enclosure No. 2, Division Memorandum No. ___________, s. 2023

#STEMTOKPERIMENTS – A TIKTOK SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

COMPETITION MECHANICS
1. This competition is open to all public elementary and secondary schools in
Toledo City Division.

2. There will be two (2) categories: a) Elementary, and b) Secondary. The video
entry should feature only one (1) TikTok user.

3. The participant must design an experiment proving or applying a Scientific

concept, theory, or law in cheerful, lively, and creative manner through a
TikTok video that is not more than one (1) minute.

4. The participant can explain the topic/ concept in English or Filipino.

5. The TikTok video must use the hashtags #SCITOKPERIMENTS, #DSTF2023,

#TitleoftheirTikTok, and #nameoftheschool in uploading the video entry in
TikTok.

6. All contents and audio in the TikTok video must be original and are owned by
the participants. All creative visual tools such as animations, simulations,
physical demonstrations, or visual aids are allowed. The contestant will be held
accountable for any issues that may arise regarding the originality and
accuracy of the content.

7. The following TikTok video format are highly recommended:

a. File size: The video should be up to 287.6 MB in size for iOS, or 72 MB
on Android.
b. Orientation: TikTok is formatted to be viewed on a smartphone, so
vertical video is best.
c. Dimensions: TikTok video dimensions should be 1080 x 1920
d. Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio should that of a standard smartphone
screen, 9:16, 1:1 is also possible, but it will not take up the whole
screen.
e. File Type: TikTok supports .mp4 and .mov files.

8. Each school will have one (1) official entry that will be emailed at least two (2)
days before the competition to gericlana6@gmail.com with a subject format:
#SCITOKPERIMENTS_Name of School_Entry Title

9. The email should include: (1) name of participant, (2) TikTok Video link
attachment of the video entry, and (3) a pdf file of the video script along with the
references in Chicago Manual of Style. Non-submission of any required
documents for the competition category will automatically be disqualified.

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

10.Three (3) to five (5) minutes interview of the participant will be conducted on the
day of the competition for verification/justification on the information/quality of
the TikTok video submitted based on the Criteria presented below.

11.The contest organizer reserves the right to remove, reject, or disqualify any
entry if it: (a) violates the terms of service and privacy policy of TikTok; and (b)
infringes, misappropriates, or violates any rights of any third party including,
without limitation, patent, copyright, trademark or right of privacy or publicity.

12.Entries submitted to #SCITOKPERIMENTS do not represent DepEd and the

DSTF Technical Working Group.

13.The Tiktok Video will be judged according to the following criteria:

Criteria Percentage
Originality and Creativity
30%
*Video is original, creative, and unique
Delivery/ Execution
* Delivery is well-planned with smooth transitions and
edits
30%
*Ideas are very organized and easily understood
*All sound and visual elements coincide with the
video’s content
Accuracy and Content
*All information being delivered is accurate and 40%
relevant.

Enclosure No. 3, Division Memorandum No. ___________, s. 2023

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

GUIDELINES AND MECHANICS FOR THE SCIENCE QUIZ

1. This quiz shall be open to all public elementary and secondary schools in Toledo
City Division.

2. Participating schools should register online through the link provided at least two
(2) days before the day of the contests. Unregistered participants will not be allowed to
join the competition.

3. The quiz covers the science competencies from Grades 3 to 6 for Elementary and
science competencies from Grades 7 to 10 for Secondary.

4. The contestants will write their answers on a ½ lengthwise bond paper using
markers/pentel pens. Seat numbers of the contestants should be written on the upper
left corner of the bond paper.

5. Before the question is read, the team must raise their markers/pentel pen.

6. There will be three (3) rounds in the competition namely: Easy Round, Average
Round and the Difficult Round.

7. The easy round has ten (10) questions worth 1 point each, the average round has
seven (7) questions worth 2 points each and the difficult round has five (5) questions
worth 3 points each.

8. The questions will be read by the quizmaster twice.

9. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster shall say “GO”, only then the
contestants be allowed to write their answers. Automatically, the time-limit will begin
with the word “GO” by the Quizmaster.

10. The contestants will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions in the easy
round, 15 seconds in the average round, and 20 seconds in the difficult round.

11. After the time-limit, the whistle/bell will be blown/tapped by the timer. The
contestants must stop writing and raise their answer sheets.

12. The Proctors will collect the answer sheets and will give it to the Judges.

13. The Judges will read the correct answer, then verify the contestants’ answer.

14. The Scorers will record/post the scores of the contestants.

15. The accumulated points from all rounds shall determine the winners (First,
Second, and Third Place).

16. In case of a tie, the concerned contestants will proceed to the tiebreaker round. In
the tiebreaker round, the first to give the correct answer will be declared as the
winner.

17. Wrong spelling is considered a wrong answer.

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY
Office of the Schools Division
Superintendent

18. Cheating in any form shall automatically disqualify the contestant.

19. Clarifications, questions, and protests should be addressed to the Board of Judges
before the next question is asked otherwise these shall be considered void.

20. The decision of the Board of Judges shall be final and irrevocable.

Address: D. Macapagal Highway, Poblacion, Toledo City

Tel. No.: (032) 322-7770; Fax. No.: (032) 467-8629;
Email Address: toledo.city@deped.gov.ph