What Science Olympiad is

Science Olympiad is a national competition where students work together to become experts on different types of scientific events.

How it Works

Skyridge usually starts out with approximately 4 teams. Each team of 15 will have to do 23 events. For each event, there is a group of 2-3 students that work together and compete. In March, there is a Regionals competition. If one of the teams do well, they move on to State, which is in April. Before then, the team will do Invitationals, which are practice competitions, and not completely required.

Time Commitment

Practices will be after school on Wednesdays from 4pm-5:30pm, except on early release days. Once a week, there may be clubhouse, which is just extra practice time at night. Competitions will be once a month December-April on a Saturday for the higher teams. For the lower teams, it's the same except that there are no competitions in January or April.

Events

Events each have their own scientific topic. They can be a build, lab, or study: for builds you build, for labs you practice, and for studys you study. This the 2019-20 event list:

LIFE, PERSONAL & SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anatomy and Physiology; Disease Detectives; Heredity; Ornithology; Water Quality

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: Dynamic Planet; Fossils; Meteorology; Reach for the Stars; Road Scholar

PHYSICAL SCIENCE & CHEMISTRY: Circuit Lab; Crime Busters; Density Lab; Food Science; Machines

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Boomilever; Elastic Launched Gliders; Mission Possible; Mousetrap Vehicle

INQUIRY & NATURE OF SCIENCE: Experimental Design; Game On; Ping-Pong Parachute; Write It Do It

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Parent Meeting Presentation