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The International Physics Tournament
About the program
Each year, Weizmann hosts the greatest safe-cracking competition known to high schoolers - The Annual International Physics Tournament. Juniors and seniors in high schools form teams and take on the challenge: Build a safe that only your team can open, and then try to open the safes of all the other teams.

Each team builds a locked box that operates on the principles of physics, able to be opened by you in less than five minutes, but that will keep opponents stumped for at least 10 minutes.

Students from all over the world compete in regional semi-finals for the chance to represent their country at the International tournament final in Israel. Here in Canada, our semi-final tournament takes place each February.

The two winning Canadian teams travel to the Weizmann Institute of Science for the final competition, where the the two-day showdown takes place at the Davidson Institute of Science Education. Entries are scored by a panel of judges, not only for being pick-proof, but also for aesthetics and originality. Teams get added points for every safe they manage to crack.

Audience: 11th -12th grade students from Canada with an interest in physics.

Date: The Canadian semifinals will be in Spring 2024. The final competition at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel will take place April 2-3, 2024.

How: Registration may be submitted by teachers/mentors only. We encourage students who want to participate in the tournament to appeal to their teachers.

• 2024 Timeline (TBD)

Contact anna@weizmann.ca for more information about this exciting opportunity!

The application process will be live in fall 2023.

(Maximum 2 teams per school)

Apply now!

Submit your application form here

The Canadian semifinals will be in Spring 2024, in advance of the tournament final in Israel that will take place April 2-3, 2024.

Two winning teams from Canada take part in the global competition.

For more information please contact:

1-800-387-3894 or anna@weizmann.ca

Important Links:
Safe idea form
Archive of past tournaments
Good safe idea vs. bad safe idea – example
FAQs

For additional information, please view the International Tournament Page

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