1. Elementary Science Olympiad
INFO SESSION
January 24, 2015

2. UP TO 8 STUDENTS PER TEAM 5 BUILD EVENTS 5 THEORY EVENTS
We recommend each member compete in build and theory events.
ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST COMPETE IN PENTATHLON

3. TEAM SELECTION
CHOOSE HOWEVER YOU WANT. MUST BE 4TH TO 6TH GRADERS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL
UP TO 8 TEAM MEMBERS. MINIMUM 6 MEMBERS.
LESS THAN 8 MAY BE A DISADVANTAGE TO THE TEAM

4. CONFLICT OF SCHEDULE
MAKE SURE THERE IS NO CONFLICT AMONG YOUR TEAM MEMBERS: SCHEDULE-WISE
Schedule available on website
DIVIDE EVENTS UP CAREFULLY SO NO MEMBER IS DOING MORE THAN 1 AT A GIVEN TIME
UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY REQUESTS ON EVENT DAY

5. OPEN EVENTS OPEN FOR ALL TO WATCH
THOUGH A COMPETITION, WE REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A FRIENDLY EVENT, AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SUPPORT ALL THE TEAMS – CHEERING FOR OTHER TEAMS IS HEALTHY 

6. IMPOUND EVENTS
3 BUILD EVENTS – Wheeled Vehicle, Energy Box, Rubber Band Catapult
TEAMS IMPOUND THE DEVICE BEFORE WELCOME SPEECH
COACHES CAN HELP WITH IMPOUND—HOWEVER, NO SETUP IS DONE DURING IMPOUND
JUST DROP OFF DEVICE IN MARKED SPOT AND DISPERSE
MAKE SURE TO IMPOUND LOG BOOK ALONG WITH DEVICE

7. EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
WILL DISTRIBUTE VIA GOOGLE GROUP TO REGISTERED TEAMS
WILL BE SENT ONLY TO HEAD COACH—HEAD COACH TO SEND IT TO THEIR TEAM COACHES
WILL UPLOAD EVENT DESCRIPTIONS + CLARIFICATIONS
CLARIFICATIONS ARE BASED ON QUESTIONS FROM TEAMS—KEEPS GETTING UPDATED PERIODICALLY.. MORE SO TOWARDS EVENT DAY

8. WORKFLOW FORM A TEAM—REGISTER GET A TEAM #
ASSIGN EVENTS TO TEAM MEMBERS BASED ON SCHEDULE
GET EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
PREPARE TEAM MEMBERS IN SUBJECT AREA
DEVICES MUST BE BUILT BY ONLY TEAM MEMBERS—NO OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
SHOW UP ON MAY 16, 2015 AT AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
CHEER ALL THE TEAMS
HAVE FUN