1.  National Science Olympiad  Events Descriptions  Science Olympiad at Mesa Verde  Q&A  Sign-up Time 9/15/2010MVMS SO 20111

2. 3 rd at Regionals (24 schools) 3 rd at State (162 schools) 2

3. “Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education...”  5,700 Teams in the U.S.  Regional, State and National Competitions  Middle School (Div B) and High School (Div C)  Southern California State ◦ 162 schools, 26 make state competition (Div B)  San Diego Region ◦ 24 schools, 71 teams competing (Div B) 3

4.  Sep 15Kickoff  Sep 24Applications Due  Oct 11Team Assignments Released  Oct 13Mesa Verde Coaches meeting ◦ Oct-FebEvent Coaching  Nov 6Event Workshop(BH Middle)  Feb 5Regional Competition (RB High) ◦ Feb-AprState Team Coaching  AprilState Competition (Long Beach) 4

5.  23 Events in 5 categories ◦ Life Sciences ◦ Earth and Space ◦ Physical Sciences ◦ Technology and Engineering ◦ Inquiry and the Nature of Science  Appropriate Number of Events per Student ◦ Study Events: 1.5+hrs/wk/event ◦ Construction/Lab Events: 2+hrs/wk/event ◦ 3 or 4 Events for State Team ◦ 1 st time Students - 1 or 2 events 5

6.  Respiratory System  Muscular System 6

7. 7  Microscopes  Graphs, Tables, Charts, Calculations, Estimations  Microbe-based diseases  Microbe Parts & Roles

8.  North American Birds  Identification  Classification  Vocalizations 8

9.  Epidemiology  Questions about scenarios  Food Borne Illness 9

10.  Taiga  Tundra 10

11.  Earth’s Fresh Water  “Limnology” 11

12.  Identification  Classification  Habitat, Ecological Relationships, Behaviors  Dating 12

13.  Severe Storms 13

14.  “Teams will demonstrate knowledge of the Sun, planets and their satellites, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, the asteroid belt, meteoroids, Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.” 14

15.  Map Reading ◦ Topographic Maps ◦ Highway Maps  Student-Created Map 15

16.  “Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.”  Hands On Experimentation  Theoretical Knowledge  Practical Knowledge 16

17.  Geometric Optics  Physical Optics  Laser Mirror Exercise 17

18.  Construct and Calibrate a “Trebuchet”  Distance and Accuracy 18

19.  Chromatography  Hair/Fiber Analysis  Liquid Analysis  Metal Analysis  Powder Analysis  Physical Evidence 19

20.  “Students will test and characterize one single substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions...” 20

21.  Construct a Tower to Carry a Specified Load  Lightest Weight 21

22.  “Teams must construct a device on-site to solve an engineering challenge.”  Bridge  Tower  Cantilever 22

23.  “Teams will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion, quickly travels a specified distance, and stops as close as possible to the finish dot.” 23

24.  Build and Launch a bottle rocket  Longest Flight Time 24

25.  Use Internet, Excel, Word  Research, Compute, Chart, Write  Weather and Severe Storms  www.noaa.gov 25

26.  “Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.” 26 Problem StatementQuantitative Data HypothesisGraph VariableStatistics ControlAnalysis & Interpretation MaterialsPossible Errors ProcedureConclusion Qualitative ObservationFurther Use Problem StatementQuantitative Data HypothesisGraph VariableStatistics ControlAnalysis & Interpretation MaterialsPossible Errors ProcedureConclusion Qualitative ObservationFurther Use

27.  Construct an Aquifer  Answer Questions 27

28.  Write a description of a contraption  Recreate the contraption from the description 28

29.  Up to 15 Students per Team  4-6 Teams  Selection Factors ◦ Student & Coaching Preferences ◦ Scheduling Logistics ◦ Team Competitiveness 29 2009 Event Schedule

30. 30 2009 Event Schedule

31.  Coaches ◦ Begin Practices no later than Oct 27 th ◦ Stick with your event ◦ Coach thru State Competition  Students ◦ Stick with your events ◦ Go to practices  Be Flexible on Scheduling Practices 31

32.  Coaches (23) and Co-Coaches (23) ◦ Weekly Meetings ◦ Mutually agreed meeting times ◦ Home, School, Library, etc.  Other Volunteering  Cost $50 - $65 - $80  Volunteer Clearance 32

33.  T-Shirts (1) ◦ Collect Orders, Vendor Contact, Distribution  Inventory (2)  Event Resources (1) ◦ Collect and distribute resources for coaches  Fund Raising (1) ◦ Companies, Individuals  Competition Day Logistics (1)  Food (1) 33

34.  Return Application Form with Payment by Sept 24 th.  Get Volunteer Clearance by Oct 13 th ◦ Current TB test ◦ Code of Conduct Form ◦ Megan’s Law Form ◦ Fingerprint 34 or Volunteer Site Transfer Request

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36. Level 2 clearance is required by PUSD for unsupervised work with students.  Current TB Test (valid for 4 years)  PUSD Volunteer Code of Conduct  Megan’s Law Form  Level 2 Fingerprinting Contact: Vandana Awasthi when have completed the process. 36

37. Do you already have…  Level 2 clearance at Mesa Verde? ◦ Just inform us and you’re set!  Level 2 clearance at another school? ◦ Turn in the Transfer form and you’re done  Level 1 clearance at another school? ◦ Turn in the transfer form for Level 1 ◦ Get Level 2  No clearances yet? ◦ Get Level 1 and 2 37

38.  TB Test can be done at PUSD or your provider  For Fingerprinting, take the note from the Principal to the District Office with a picture ID. 9/10/2008MVMS_SO_200938

39. 39 Megan’s Law Code of Conduct

40. 40 Site Transfer Request

41.  Income ◦ Parent Contributions ◦ PUSD ASUS ◦ Donations  Expenses ◦ Registration ◦ Event Equipment & Materials ◦ T-Shirts ◦ Food, Supplies, Regional Competition 41

42.  Necessary Coaching Expenses are Reimbursable ◦ Equipment, Books, Supplies, Materials, Kits, etc.  Keep Your Receipts  Reimbursement Form Online  Pre-approve large or unusual expenses.  All expense reimbursements through Amy Wu (MVSO Treasurer), not the front office. 42

43.  General Info  Event List  Calendar  Forms  Resources (register)  Contact Info  Etc. 43 Link from MVMS

44.  Add your name to the Email Contact List  Sign up for “Other Volunteering” if you can  Pick-up Principal’s Clearance Form  Pick-up/Complete Application Forms 44

45.  National SO: http://soinc.org/http://soinc.org/  Regional SO: http://www.sandiegoso.org/http://www.sandiegoso.org/  Mesa Verde SO: http://mvmsso.webs.comhttp://mvmsso.webs.com  Mesa Verde SO Committee: mv92129so@yahoo.com mv92129so@yahoo.com 45

46.  Committee Members ◦ Brad Chang (bconline@san.rr.com)bconline@san.rr.com ◦ Kim Chevallier (KandCDC@aol.com)KandCDC@aol.com ◦ Dr. Truong (drtruong@post.harvard.edu)drtruong@post.harvard.edu ◦ Bing Wang (bingwang92129@yahoo.com)bingwang92129@yahoo.com ◦ Emma Wang (ewang_sd@yahoo.com)ewang_sd@yahoo.com  Treasurer ◦ Amy Wu (AWu@deltad.com )AWu@deltad.com  Volunteer Clearance ◦ Vandana Awasthi (vnaresh@hotmail.com)vnaresh@hotmail.com 46

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