science olympiad & the stem connection
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Geneva Baker
ASTA 2013
What is Science Olympiad? Exciting Science Competition
7000 teams in 50 states
Three levels - Divisions
A – Elementary School – up to 5th grade
B – Middle school – 6th – 9th grades
C – High school – 9th – 12th grades
What is Science Olympiad? Science Olympiad Clip
Science Olympiad is Awesome
23 different events
Developed at the National Level
6 Content Areas
Biology & Life Sciences
Earth & Space
Chemistry
Physics
Technology/Engineering
Inquiry & Nature of Science
What is SCIENCE OLYMPIAD?
What is SCIENCE OLYMPIAD? Events approximately divided:
Cerebral/Study/Lab – 15 events
Technical/Building – 8 events
Team of 15 students (at a competition) Your school can have more on the team during the year
Study Events – S for Science Anatomy
Meteorology
Dynamic Planet
Entomology
Heredity
Solar System
Rocks & Minerals
Lab Events – S for Science Crimebusters
Can’t Judge a Powder
Experimental Design
Write it, Do it
Technology Events – T for Technology Robo-cross
Building Events – E in Engineering Boomilever
Helicopter
Wheeled Vehicle
Rotor Egg Drop
Sounds of Music
Simple Machines
Math is embedded in many of the events.
Metric Mastery
Road Scholar
Simple Machines
Boomilever
Water Quality
Shock Value
So how can you use it in the classroom… Old Science Olympiad Handbooks
Mini – Olympics Egg Drop
Bottle Rocket
Scrambler
Mousetrap Vehicle
Use events as challenges or to teach concepts Experimental Design Rubric
Write it, Do it – CCS
Can’t Judge a Powder
Crimebusters
Aligned to the NGSS
Aligned to the NGSS
Aligned to the NGSS
Water Quality Challenge Make a salinometer/hydrometer
Supplies: clay, straw, know saline solutions, pen
What is the salinity of the unknown water sample?
Water Salt Solution
Directions 1. Mold a ball of modeling clay around one end of the straw. Make sure
that the clay the straw (clay covered end down) and add/remove clay until the straw floats at the maximum depth you wish.
2. Use the permanent marker to mark the depth where the salinometer floats in the water (0% salt solution).
3. Use the 10% solution to use as a calibration standard.
4. Place the salinometer in the calibration standard and mark the level where it floats.
5. Interpolate/extrapolate from the two marks you have made to add additional lines on the scale. You can calibrate your device using additional standards at other concentrations to improve its accuracy.
What is the salinity concentration of the unknown sample?
Coach a Team!
7 Tournaments
1st tournament –
Desert Sky Middle School, Tucson
November 16
State Tournament
Mountainside Middle School, Scottsdale, AZ
March 1, 2014
$250 Team Registration
For more information AZ Science Olympiad Website
www.azsciolydivb.org
National Science Olympiad Site
www.soinc.org
Geneva Baker
www.thesciencequeen.net