SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PRESENTATION 2021-2022
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PRESENTATION
2021-2022
Please send your questions
to the email address below
scioly@rivercityscience.org
Other contact information
Mr. Dastan - adastan@rivercityscience.org
Mrs. Bayram- abayram@rivercityscience.org
Mrs. Uysal- guysal@rivercityscience.org
What is Science Olympiad? v Team based STEM enrichment program (NOT science tutoring) v 23 challenging events in most branches of science (not just fun) v Team centered (individual glory is secondary) v Teams of 15 students move to next level together, or they don’t. v Not a trivia competition. Students must apply their knowledge. v Great deal of dedication from all parties
Science Olympiad Highlights
v RCSA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
v COMPETED IN STATE TOURNAMENTS OVER 10
YEARS IN A ROW AND QUALIFIED FOR THE
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TWICE
v Last year’s highlights:
§ MS Team Rockets placed 2nd and Team Rocketeers
placed 7th at the Regional Tournament.
§ HS Team placed 2nd at the Regional Tournament.
§ RCSA Rockets placed 5th at the State Competition.
§ RCSA is the first school in Duval County to
represent the State of Florida at the National
Tournament in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2018.2018 NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TOURNAMENT-
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY2019 NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TOURNAMENT-
CORNELL UNIVERSITYMS 3rd Place RCSA Rockets placed 5th HS 3rd Place
in the Florida State Tournament-2021
MS 1st Place2021-2022 Goal
To place first or second in the State Science
Olympiad Tournament in order to qualify for the
National Science Olympiad
Tournament
to be held on May 14, 2022
at the California Institute of Technology
(Caltech)Important Dates
q MS Invitational at Rickards: November 6, 2021(Virtual)
q HS Invitational at Rickards: November 7, 2021(Virtual)
q More invitational tournaments coming soon…
q Regional: North Regional at UF-February 5, 2022 (in-person)
q State : Florida State at UF-March 26, 2022 (Virtual)
q National : May 14, 2022-Caltech (Virtual)
Dates in Red are required for students
who want to make the state teamCompetition Team Size vMultiple teams can qualify for the State Tournament. vUp to 15 students per team will compete in the 23 events vMiddle School Team: 6th through 9th graders, maximum of five 9th graders. vHigh School Team: 10th through 12th graders, max. seven senior students. v Not everyone will participate at state or national level!
Competition Teams will be
chosen by looking at:
1. Results from practice tests, invitationals, and regional
tournament
2. Competition schedule conflicts
3. Attendance at weekly event meetings (clubs) and
Saturday studies
4. Attitude, spirit, leadership
5. Behavior
6. Team success takes priority over individual
successBefore you commit: q We recommend that Science Olympiad students not participate in other academic teams. q If you choose to participate in more than one Academic Team (Robotics, Math Olympiad), expect conflicts in competition dates. q We do not recommend doing Science AND Math Olympiad q Students must select a minimum of 3 academic (i.e., not building) events to study. q Competitive Olympians should expect to spend 10 or more hours per week working on their events, including weekly event meetings, Saturday studies and independent study time q Science Olympiad is a Team competition. No event winners move on to the next level of competition unless the whole team qualifies
Keep in mind:
CRAMMING IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
FOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD!
v In order to be selected to compete in an
event, you must demonstrate some level of
mastery.
v Just attending Science Olympiad classes is
not enough to ensure a competition slot.
v The most successful students are those who:
Ø Are not over-committed with other activities
Ø Have the time and motivation to study on
their own.What Can I Do for Our
Team as a Parent?
Science Olympiad is a team effort. Success is much
more difficult without your help!!
OUR TEAMS NEED HELP IN FOLLOWING AREAS:
Ø Event coaches
Ø Saturday study supervisors
Ø Competition day volunteers
Ø Publicity/SpiritDivision B-C Events
2021-2022Anatomy & Physiology (BC)
(Ms. Richards )
Ø Participants will be assessed on
their understanding of the anatomy
and physiology for the
human Nervous, Sense Organs, and
Endocrine systems.Bio-Process Lab (B)
(Ms. Taylor)
Ø This is a lab-oriented competition
involving the fundamental science
processes of a middle school life
science/biology lab program.Bridge (BC)
(Dastan & Ustaomer)
Ø Teams will design and build a Bridge
(Structure) meeting requirement
specified in these rules to achieve the
highest structural efficiency.Codebusters (BC)
Ø Teams will cryptanalyze and
decode encrypted messages
using cryptanalysis
techniques for historical and
modern advanced ciphers.Crave The Wave (B)
(Mr. Aslan)
Ø Competitors must demonstrate
knowledge and process skills
needed to solve problems and
answer questions regarding all
types of waves and wave
motion.Crime Busters (B)
(Mrs. Marlow)
Ø Given a scenario, a collection of
evidence, and possible suspects,
students will perform a series of
tests. The test results along with
other evidence will be used to
solve a crime.Disease Detectives (BC)
(Mrs. Smith)
Ø Participants will use their
investigative skills in the
scientific study of disease,
injury, health, and disability in
populations or groups of
people.Dynamic Planet (BC)
Ø Students will use process skills to complete tasks related to
earth’s fresh waters.Electric Wright Stuff (B)
(Dastan)
Ø Prior to the tournament teams
design, construct, and test free
flight electric-
powered monoplanes to achieve
maximum time aloft.Experimental Design (BC)
(Ms. Bessette)
Ø This event will
determine a team’s
ability to design,
conduct, and report the
findings of an
experiment actually
conducted on site within
50 minutes.Food Science (B)
(Mr. Kenjaev)
Ø Participants will answer questions on food
chemistry with a focus on sugars. In
addition, participants will build a hydrometer
capable of measuring sugar solutions between 1-
10% (mass/ volume).Green Generation (BC)
(Mrs. Bayram)
Ø Students will demonstrate an
understanding of general
ecological principles, the history
and consequences of human
impact on our environment,
solutions to reversing trends and
sustainability concepts.Meteorology (BC)
Ø Participants will use scientific process skills
and quantitative analysis to demonstrate
an understanding of the factors that
influence world climate and climate change
through the interpretation of climatological
data, graphs, charts and images.Mission Possible (B)
(Mr. Bektas)
Ø Prior to the competition, participants design, build,
test, and document a Rube Goldberg®- like Device
that completes required Start and Final Actions
through a series of specific actions.Mousetrap Vehicle (B)
(Mr. Ustaomer)
Ø Prior to the competition, teams design, build, and test
a vehicle using one snap mousetrap as its sole means
of propulsion to reach a target as quickly and
accurately as possible.Ornithology (BC)
(Mrs. Bayram)
Ø Participants will be assessed on their
knowledge of North American birds.Road Scholar (B)
Ø Participants will answer
interpretive questions that may
use one or more state highway
maps, usgs topographic maps,
internet-generated maps, a road
atlas, or satellite/aerial images.Rocks and Minerals (BC)
(Mrs. Uysal)
Ø Participants will demonstrate
their knowledge of rocks and
minerals.Ping Pong Parachute (BC)
(Mr. Ustaomer)
Ø Teams must design and build a
bottle rocket and a parachute
for a ping pong ball. When the
ball and parachute are launched
off the top of a bottle rocket,
the ping pong must stay in the
air as long as possible.Sounds of Music (B)
Ø Teams must construct and tune
one device prior to the
tournament based on a one-
octave 12-tone equal tempered
scale and complete a written
test on the physics of sound and
music concepts.Solar System (B)
Ø Students will demonstrate an
understanding and knowledge
of planet formation and
structure in our solar system and
how it relates to that observed
in extrasolar systemsStorm the Castle (B)
(Dastan)
Ø Prior to the competition, teams
will design, construct, and
calibrate a single device capable
of launching projectiles onto a
target and collect data regarding
device parameters and
performance.Write It Do It (BC)
(Dastan)
Ø One participant will write a description of an
object and how to build it. The other participant
will attempt to construct the object from this
descriptionLIFE, PERSONAL & SOCIAL SCIENCE
Anatomy and Physiology Bio-Process Lab(B) Cell Biology(C)
Participants will be assessed This is a lab-oriented This event integrates content
on their understanding of competition involving the knowledge and process skills
the anatomy and physiology fundamental science in the areas of cell biology
for the human Nervous, processes of a middle school and cellular biochemistry.
Sense Organs, and life science/biology lab
Endocrine systems. program
Disease Detectives Green Generation Ornithology
Participants will use their Students will demonstrate Participants will be assessed
investigative skills in the an understanding of general on their knowledge of North
scientific study of disease, ecological principles, the American birds
injury, health, and disability history and consequences of
in populations or groups of human impact on our
people. environment, solutions to
reversing trends and
sustainability concepts.EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
ASTRONOMY(C)
Teams will demonstrate an understanding of variability of
low & mid-mass stars.
DYNAMIC PLANET METEOROLOGY(B) REMOTE SENSING(C)
Students will use process skills Participants will use scientific Students will use remote sensing
to complete tasks related to process skills and quantitative imagery, data and computational
earth’s fresh waters. analysis to demonstrate an process skills to complete tasks
understanding of the factors that related to climate change
influence world climate and processes in the earth system.
climate change through the
interpretation of climatological
data, graphs, charts and images.
ROAD SCHOLAR(B) ROCKS AND MINERALS SOLAR SYSTEM(B)
Participants will answer Participants will demonstrate Students will demonstrate an
interpretive questions that may their knowledge of rocks and understanding and
use one or more state highway minerals. knowledge of planet
maps, usgs topographic maps,
formation and structure in
internet-generated maps, a road
atlas, or satellite/aerial images. our solar system and how it
relates to that observed
in extrasolar systems.PHYSICAL SCIENCE & CHEMISTRY B EVENTS
Storm the Castle
Prior to the competition, teams will design, construct, and calibrate a
single device capable of launching projectiles onto a target and collect
data regarding device parameters and performance.
Crave The Wave Crime Busters
Competitors must demonstrate Given a scenario, a collection of
knowledge and process skills needed to evidence, and possible suspects,
solve problems and answer questions students will perform a series of tests.
regarding all types of waves and wave The test results along with other
motion. evidence will be used to solve a crime.
Food Science Sounds of Music
Participants will answer questions on Teams must construct and tune one
food chemistry with a focus on sugars. In device prior to the tournament based on
addition, participants will build a a one-octave 12-tone equal tempered
hydrometer capable of measuring sugar scale and complete a written test on the
solutions between 1-10% physics of sound and music concepts.
(mass/ volume).PHYSICAL SCIENCE & CHEMISTRY C EVENTS
Chem Lab Environmental Chemistry Forensics
Teams will complete one or WILL BE UPDATED FOR Given a scenario and some
more tasks and answer a 2022! possible suspects, students
series of questions involving will perform a series of tests.
the science processes of These tests, along with other
chemistry focused in the evidence or test results, will
areas of Aqueous Solutions be used to solve a crime.
and Oxidation/Reduction.
It's About Time Trajectory WIFI Lab
Teams will answer questions Prior to the Teams must construct
related to time and they may competition, teams will an antenna device prior to
construct and bring one non- design, construct, and the tournament that
electrical device to measure calibrate a single device is designed to transmit
time intervals between 10 capable of launching a signal at 2.4 GHz
and 300 seconds. projectiles onto a target and and complete a written test
collect data regarding on the principles
device parameters of electromagnetic wave pro
and performance. pagation.TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Bridge
Teams will design and build a Bridge (Structure)
meeting requirement specified in these rules to
achieve the highest structural efficiency.
Electric Wright Stuff(B) Mission Possible(B) Mousetrap Vehicle(B)
Prior to the tournament Prior to the competition, Prior to the competition,
teams design, construct, and participants design, build, participants design, build,
test free flight electric- test, and document a Rube test, and document a Rube
powered monoplanes to Goldberg®- like Device that Goldberg®- like Device that
achieve maximum time completes required Start completes required Start
aloft. and Final Actions through a and Final Actions through a
series of specific actions. series of specific actions.
Detector Building(C) Gravity Vehicle(C) Wright Stuff(C)
Teams will build a durable Teams design, build and test Prior to the competition
Conductivity Device that will one Vehicle and Ramp that teams design, construct and
accurately measure and uses the Vehicle's test free flight rubber-
display both voltage and gravitational potential powered monoplanes to
concentrations of NaCl in energy as its sole means of achieve maximum time
parts per million (ppm) from propulsion to reach a target aloft.
0 to 5000 ppm of different as quickly and accurately as
water samples. possible.INQUIRY & NATURE OF SCIENCE
Codebusters Experimental Design
Teams will cryptanalyze and decode This event will determine the
encrypted messages using cryptanalysis participant’s ability to design, conduct,
techniques for historical and modern and report the findings of an
advanced ciphers. experiment entirely on-site.
Ping-Pong Parachute Write It Do It
Prior to the tournament, teams will One participant will write a description
design, build, and bring up to of an object and how to build it. The
three bottle rockets to the tournament other participant will attempt to
to launch a ping pong ball attached to a construct the object from this
parachute to stay aloft for the greatest description.
amount of time.FIRST SATURDAY STUDY WILL BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 4TH @ 9 AM.
*ONLY FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
WHO ASSIGNED TO THE EVENTSWHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT? • You will be given the RCSA Science Olympiad Application Form in QR format. • Students will be assigned to the events according to their interests (no promise on that) • Then…
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