Each year there are 23 different events we compete in for Science Olympiad. These events range from building a rubber band powered airplane to testing on ecology.

These are events in which you design, build and report something for a specific event. These events include scrambler, flight, air trajectory, tower, and robot tour. 

What you need for competition day (double check rules for specifics):

• build

• engineering notebook

• any tools needed

• safety equipment

These are events in which you design, build, report and take a test on something for a specific event. These events include detector building, optics, and wind power.

What you need for competition day (double check rules for specifics):

• build

• engineering notebook

• any tools needed

• binder/ reference sheet (as needed)

• writing utensils

• safety equipment

• possibly needed items:

  • • ruler

    • protractor

    • calculator

    • caliper

These are events in which you study, build binders, and take tests on certain subjects. These events include, fermi questions, anatomy and physiology, astronomy, codebusters, write it do it, ecology, forensics, fossils, fermi questions, dynamic planet, remote sensing, forestry, rocks and minerals, and disease detectives. 

What you need for competition day (double check rules for specifics):

• binder/ reference sheet

• writing utensils

• calculator

• ruler

• protractor

These are events in which you study to take a test and complete a set of tasks on competition day. These events include optics, chemistry lab, forensics, experimental design, microbe mission, and geologic mapping.

What you need for competition day (double check rules for specifics):

• binder/ reference sheet

• writing utensils

• calculator

• ruler

• protractor

• lab kit

• safety equipment