What is Science Olympiad
From http://www.scioly.org/whatis.shtml: "Science Olympiad is a nonprofit organization developed to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in science, and provide recognition of outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. All of this is done through interscholastic competitions where students in grades K-12 can participate at invitational, local, regional, state, and national level competitions against teams from all 50 states. The students can compete with their team in 3 divisions, Division A (grades K-6), Division B (grades 6-9), and Division C (grades 9-12). The teams consist of 15 members who compete in groups of 2-3 in 26 events. The events differ for each division and change every year. Teams that do well in regional competition move on to state competition, and teams that excel at state competitions go on to the national competition."
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Events
- Bottle Rocket (B/C) - Participants will design, construct and test rockets made of plastic pop bottles, which will remain aloft for a maximum period of time.
- Bridge Building (B) - Given certain parameters of length, width, height, and material, each team is to design, build and test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum standard load.
- Can't Judge a Powder by Its Color (B)-Various powders' characteristics will be identified.
- Cell Biology (C) - Contestants will answer questions on cell structures and functions.
- Chemistry Lab (C) -Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
- Designer Genes (C) - Students will solve problems using their knowledge of genetics.
- Disease Detective (C) - This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
- Dynamic Planet (B/C) - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
- Naked Egg Drop/Eng. Design (B) Teams construct a package on-site to catch and protect an egg from breaking.
- Experimental Design (B/C) - Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
- Forestry (B/C) - Students will demonstrate knowledge of taxonomic keys, habitats, life history and geographic distribution.
- Fossils (B/C) - Students will identify, describe, and classify various fossil specimens.
- Meteorology (B) This event involves the use of process skills as applied to the science of meteorology.
- Metric Estimation (B) - Students will demonstrate an intuitive feeling for estimating and later for measuring different events/objects using S.I. metric units.
- Mission Possible (B/C) - Participants will design and build a Rube Goldberg like device, which demonstrates a series of energy transfers to accomplish a specific task.
- Physics Lab (C) Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics.
- Picture This (B) A team member draws a representation of a particular scientific term or concept for team members who must guess the term while watching it being drawn.
- Polymer Detective (C) - Students will separate and demonstrate an understanding of polymers.
- Practical Data Gathering (C) - Students will solve practical science problems.
- Process Skills for Life Science (B) - Students will answer a series of questions designed to test life-science lab skills such as measurement, observation and interpretation.
- Qualitative Analysis (C) - Teams will identify eight solutes on the basis of their reactions with each other and able to answer questions about qualitative analysis concepts.
- Reach for the Stars/Astronomy (B/C) - Teams identify constellations and solve astronomy problems.
- Remote Sensing (C) Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human land use patterns and the relationship of a region's physical environment to the cultural landscape.
- Road Scholar/Map Reading (B) - Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
- Robo-Billiards (B) - Teams will design and build a robot capable of placing billiard balls into containers
- Robot Ramble (C) Students will design and build a robot capable of performing certain tasks.
- Science Crime Busters (B) A forensics event where students will correctly identify liquids, solids and other materials in a crime scenario.
- Science of Fitness (B/C) - Students will be tested on their knowledge of fitness concepts.
- Sounds of Music (C) A team will build musical instruments, describe the scientific principles behind their operation and perform a musical selection on them.
- Storm the Castle (B/C) Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile as far and as accurately as possible using only the energy of a falling counterweight.
- Tower Building (C)-Teams will design, build & test the lightest tower to carry a maximum load.
- Water Quality (B) - Students will demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of aquatic ecology, water resource management, water treatment practices and aquatic chemical processes.
- Wheeled Vehicle (B) - The contestants will construct and bring a vehicle to the event that uses some sort of non-metallic elastic means of propulsion.
- Wright Stuff (B/C) Students will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
- Write It/Do It (B/C) - A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.
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