1. Welcome to XXX School
Science Olympiad

2. Other Significant Person:
Introducing:
the XXXX Coaches
Coach 1
Coach 2
Other Significant Person:

3. What is Science Olympiad?
National Competition, with competitions at the regional and state levels
Designed to promote interest in science
Teams compete in various events emphasizing problem-solving, knowledge, engineering and understanding of science concepts

4. Competition Dates:
Invitational:
Regional:
States:
Nationals:

5. Last Year’s State team
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6. What is a Team? 15 students, inc both 7th and 8th grade
The team must cover all 23 events
Each event requires two or three students
Each student must participate in three events to cover all the events
Event advisors assist the students in an event

7. Three Types of Events
Building events: construct a device ahead of time for use at the competition to complete some task
Knowledge events: know as much as you can about one science topic and take a test about it
Process events: develop and use a set of science skills along with your knowledge

8. A Few Pictures

9. AT NATIONALS: Bottle Rockets
Building Events
Keep the Heat
Mission Possible
Mousetrap Vehicle
Roller Coaster *
Storm the Castle
Towers
AT NATIONALS: Bottle Rockets

10. Building Event Pic
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11. Knowledge Events Anatomy Awesome Aquifers Dynamic Planet Forestry
Meteorology
Microbe Mission
Optics
Reach for the Stars
Road Scholar
Rocks & Minerals
Water Quality

12. Room for another picture

13. AT NATIONALS: Compute This
Process/Lab Events
Disease Detectives
Experimental Design
Metric Mastery *
Mystery Architecture *
Science of Crime Busters
Write It/Do It
AT NATIONALS: Compute This
and Food Science

14. https://www.virginiaso.org/ https://www.soinc.org

15. Students will request events on the sheets handed out tonight.
Event Assignments
Students will request events on the sheets handed out tonight.
Students generally get one event from each category BUT not everyone can do a building event or a process event.
Student preferences are balanced with the needs of the team and when students and coaches are available for meetings

16. Students cannot be in events that are at the same time in the competition
A student gets first choice to be on an event for which their parent is the event coach
If a student takes a less popular event, they will more likely get their preference for other events
Students may be moved between events as the State team members are selected

17. We need all students to fill out their “Event Interest” sheets.
What’s Going to Happen?
We need all students to fill out their “Event Interest” sheets.
We are waiting for the VASO to organize all of their informaiton about events – hopefully SOON!
We will be in touch with interested parents about helping out with events.
We will work to get everyone set up with at least one event so that they can get started.

18. What Does It Take to Be an Event Advisor?
Time and excitement
For building events, some interest in building things and comfort with the appropriate tools
For knowledge events, a willingness to help students find resources — knowledge of the subject helps, but is not necessary at all.
For process events, willingness to learn and share a new skill and supervise practice

19. What Should Parents Do?
Ensure that your student gets to both team and event meetings
Make these meetings a priority
Please be an event advisor; it takes a lot of people to make a winning team!

20. How is the State team determined?
Student commitment preparing for competition and achievement at Regional
Attendance at both team and event meetings
Feedback from event advisors
How well student handles personal responsibility

21. $60.00 registration fee & 1 tee shirt is required short sleeved - $12 long sleeve - $15
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22. Before you leave: Fill out the event sheet!
Discuss coaching with us and your child
Sign up to coach!
Fill out your tee shirt order with the size and feel free to order extras for the family!
Turn in your forms and money to the Finance table
Sign up to help at our fundraiser

23. Welcome to the Team!