Students answer questions on a national exam to score points in the National Science League:

• The Contest for grade 2 consists of 25 questions, for grade 3 and 4, 35 questions.
• The Contest for grades 5 and 6 consists of 40 questions.
• The Life Science Contest, the Physical Science Contest, and the two General Science contests each consist of 50 questions.
• The Earth Science contest, Biology Contest, Chemistry Contest, and Physics Contest each consist of 40 questions.
• The multiple choice questions which comprise each contest are based on factual knowledge as well as students’ understanding of scientific processes.
• The time limit for each of the contests is 35 minutes and may be administered comfortably within one class period.

To Compete you will follow this process:

• You will download a PDF file of the questions for each Contest you enter.
• Please duplicate as many copies as you need.
• Answer keys will be provided.
• There is no limit to the number of students who may participate.
• While the Contest contains a few difficult questions requiring creative thought, most of the questions are suitable for the majority of your students.
• The students are to work independently on the questions.
• Each test is to be proctored and graded by the school.
• The top ten indivdual’s names and their scores are to be entered on our website.
• The sum of these top ten scores is the school’s team score.
• All schools can view the results on our website.

Exams are scored based on the number of correct responses submitted in the allotted time-period.

Website: https://www.cmleague.com/product-category/nsl/

Managing Organization: Continental Mathematics League, Inc.

Contact:

cmleague@optonline.net

Eligibility:
Grades 2 through 6

Students answer questions on a national exam to score points in the National Science League:

• The Contest for grade 2 consists of 25 questions, for grade 3 and 4, 35 questions.
• The Contest for grades 5 and 6 consists of 40 questions.
• The Life Science Contest, the Physical Science Contest, and the two General Science contests each consist of 50 questions.
• The Earth Science contest, Biology Contest, Chemistry Contest, and Physics Contest each consist of 40 questions.
• The multiple choice questions which comprise each contest are based on factual knowledge as well as students’ understanding of scientific processes.
• The time limit for each of the contests is 35 minutes and may be administered comfortably within one class period.

To Compete you will follow this process:

• You will download a PDF file of the questions for each Contest you enter.
• Please duplicate as many copies as you need.
• Answer keys will be provided.
• There is no limit to the number of students who may participate.
• While the Contest contains a few difficult questions requiring creative thought, most of the questions are suitable for the majority of your students.
• The students are to work independently on the questions.
• Each test is to be proctored and graded by the school.
• The top ten indivdual’s names and their scores are to be entered on our website.
• The sum of these top ten scores is the school’s team score.
• All schools can view the results on our website.

Exams are scored based on the number of correct responses submitted in the allotted time-period.

Website: https://www.cmleague.com/product-category/nsl/

Managing Organization: Continental Mathematics League, Inc.

Contact:

cmleague@optonline.net

Eligibility:
Grades 2 through 6