Geneva Baker

ASTA 2013

What is Science Olympiad? Exciting Science Competition

7000 teams in 50 states

Three levels - Divisions

A – Elementary School – up to 5th grade

B – Middle school – 6th – 9th grades

C – High school – 9th – 12th grades

What is Science Olympiad? Science Olympiad Clip

Science Olympiad is Awesome

23 different events

Developed at the National Level

6 Content Areas

Biology & Life Sciences

Earth & Space

Chemistry

Physics

Technology/Engineering

Inquiry & Nature of Science

What is SCIENCE OLYMPIAD?

What is SCIENCE OLYMPIAD? Events approximately divided:

Cerebral/Study/Lab – 15 events

Technical/Building – 8 events

Team of 15 students (at a competition) Your school can have more on the team during the year

Study Events – S for Science Anatomy

Meteorology

Dynamic Planet

Entomology

Heredity

Solar System

Rocks & Minerals

Lab Events – S for Science Crimebusters

Can’t Judge a Powder

Experimental Design

Write it, Do it

Technology Events – T for Technology Robo-cross

Building Events – E in Engineering Boomilever

Helicopter

Wheeled Vehicle

Rotor Egg Drop

Sounds of Music

Simple Machines

Math is embedded in many of the events.

Metric Mastery

Road Scholar

Simple Machines

Boomilever

Water Quality

Shock Value

So how can you use it in the classroom… Old Science Olympiad Handbooks

Mini – Olympics Egg Drop

Bottle Rocket

Scrambler

Mousetrap Vehicle

Use events as challenges or to teach concepts Experimental Design Rubric

Write it, Do it – CCS

Can’t Judge a Powder

Crimebusters

Aligned to the NGSS

Aligned to the NGSS

Aligned to the NGSS

Water Quality Challenge Make a salinometer/hydrometer

Supplies: clay, straw, know saline solutions, pen

What is the salinity of the unknown water sample?

Water Salt Solution

Directions 1. Mold a ball of modeling clay around one end of the straw. Make sure

that the clay the straw (clay covered end down) and add/remove clay until the straw floats at the maximum depth you wish.

2. Use the permanent marker to mark the depth where the salinometer floats in the water (0% salt solution).

3. Use the 10% solution to use as a calibration standard.

4. Place the salinometer in the calibration standard and mark the level where it floats.

5. Interpolate/extrapolate from the two marks you have made to add additional lines on the scale. You can calibrate your device using additional standards at other concentrations to improve its accuracy.

What is the salinity concentration of the unknown sample?

Coach a Team!

7 Tournaments

1st tournament –

Desert Sky Middle School, Tucson

November 16

State Tournament

Mountainside Middle School, Scottsdale, AZ

March 1, 2014

$250 Team Registration

For more information AZ Science Olympiad Website

www.azsciolydivb.org

National Science Olympiad Site

www.soinc.org

Geneva Baker

www.thesciencequeen.net