s cience olympiad 2010-11

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

2010-11Science Olympiad competitions consist of a

series of 23 individual and team events. Students select events that interest them and

meet with coaches for training during CCA time.Depending on the event, students can build a device, take a written test, answer questions

verbally, or sometimes a combination of both.   Last year, 15 Olympians earned over 23 medals

at regional and state competitions!

THIS YEAR’S EVENTS Inquiry and Nature of

Science Awesome Aquifers Compute This Experimental Design Write It/Do It

Life, Personal & Social Science•Anatomy•Disease Detectives•Ecology•Microbe Mission•Ornithology

Earth and Space Science•Dynamic Planet•Fossils•Meteorology•Road Scholar•Solar System

Physical Science & ChemistryPhysics•Optics•Shock Value•Storm the CastleChemistry•Can’t Judge a Powder•Crime Busters

Technology & Engineering•Battery Buggy•Bottle Rocket•Junkyard Challenge•Towers

AWESOME AQUIFERS http://soinc.org/awesome_aquifers_b

COMPUTE THIS http://soinc.org/compute_this_b

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN http://soinc.org/exper_design_b

WRITE IT/DO IT http://soinc.org/write_do_b

ANATOMY(RESPIRATORY/MUSCULAR) http://soinc.org/anatomy_b

DISEASE DETECTIVES(FOOD BORNE ILLNESSES) http://soinc.org/disease_detectives_b

ECOLOGY(TUNDRA/TIAGA) http://soinc.org/ecology_b

MICROBE MISSION http://soinc.org/microbe_mission_b

ORNITHOLOGY http://soinc.org/ornithology_b

OPTICS http://soinc.org/optics_b

SHOCK VALUE

STORM THE CASTLE http://soinc.org/storm_the_castle_b

CAN’T JUDGE A POWDER http://soinc.org/cant_judge_powder_b

CRIME BUSTERS http://soinc.org/science_crime_busters_b

BATTERY BUGGY http://soinc.org/battery_buggy_b

BOTTLE ROCKET http://soinc.org/bottle_rocket_b

JUNKYARD CHALLENGE http://soinc.org/junkyard_challenge_b

TOWERS http://soinc.org/towers_b

DYNAMIC PLANET(EARTH’S FRESH WATER) http://soinc.org/dynamic_planet_b

FOSSILS http://soinc.org/fossils_b

METEOROLOGY(SEVERE STORMS) http://soinc.org/meteorology_b

ROAD SCHOLAR http://soinc.org/road_scholar_b

SOLAR SYSTEM http://soinc.org/solar_system_b

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Central MD Regional Tournament

February 26, 2011 Crestwood Middle School Frederick, MD            State Tournament

April 2, 2011 Johns Hopkins University