2010-11 Science Olympiad Handbook · The Science Olympiad is an opportunity for teams of students...

SO 01 Revised September 21, 20101

www.scoe.org/science

2010-11Science Olympiad

Handbook

Dr. Carl Wong, Superintendent of Schools

Coordinated bySonoma County Office of Education

5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Mike Roa, 707.522.3253 or [email protected] McIntyre, 707.524-2816 or [email protected]

Important Dates and DeadlinesMeeting for ALL schools: SCOE, C &I conference room 4 p. m. - 5 p.m. Tues.,

09/28/10Meeting for all schools: Luther Burbank School, 203 A St., Santa Rosa - 522.3140 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. TBD

On-time registration * for first team from a school (round 1) Online registration at www.scoe.org

4 p.m. Fri., 11/12/10

Last chance to request refund (written request) 4 p.m. Fri., 1/14/11On-time registration * for second team from a school (if space available) Online registration at www.scoe.org

4 p.m. Fri., 1/21/11

Late registration * closes 4 p.m. Fri., 4/1/11T-shirt order form and check made out to SCOE due 4 p.m. Mon., 4/4/11Team roster, one volunteer's contact information (via email) 4 p.m. Mon., 4/4/11School plaque due 4 p.m. Mon., 4/4/11Photo consent forms due on event day 4 p.m. Mon., 4/30/112011 Science Olympiad: Lawrence E. Jones Middle School 5154 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park

8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sat., 4/30/11

* Registration dates and costs are explained on page i.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

A guide for teachers, students, judges, and others.

SO 01 Revised August 25, 2010

Important dates and registration information:SchoolRegistration Form (online) and $40 per team*. To allow more schools to participate, there will be two rounds of on-time school registrations. We have space for a maximum of 24 teams. Schools may enter one team in the first round, which closes on Friday, November 12. You may register more than one team prior to November 12, but only one space will be allocated to your school until after November 12.

If we have less than 24 teams registered at 4 p.m. on November 12, we will accept additional teams (first come, first served) at the $40 rate until Friday, January 21.

If space is available, additional schools/teams may register for $60 between January 21 and March 25.

IF your team "drops out," we want to be able to offer another school the opportunity to partici-pate. Since it takes a while for a team to prepare for the Science Olympiad, requests for refunds for teams that drop out must be received in writing (email okay) by 4 p.m. on January 14. No refunds after January 14 except for teams that prepaid for two and are not allowed space for two.

*We hope to find sponsors to pay for both the registration fees and the t-shirts, but we cannot promise.

Due by Monday, April 4, 2011:

• T-shirt order form (online) and check made out to SCOE • Team roster (online) including the name and contact information for at least one volunteer judge • Please ask your volunteer judge(s) to complete the online volunteer form and indicate your school as their affiliation. Due by Monday, April 4: school plaque: deliver to SCOE or to Mike Roa's home: 294 Murphy Avenue, Sebastopol.

Transportation: per your district's requirements.

Photo consent forms will be turned in on the day of the Science Olympiad.

What's new in 2011? 1. Teams may be consist of from 12-17 students. Teams may not have more than 17 students. You may need to develop a selection process. 2. In 2010, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions service clubs generously paid for the Science Olympiad T-shirts. We don't know if that will happen for 2011. If you have any contacts with companies or service clubs, that might be willing to sponsor the Science Olympiad itself, or your teams's registration and/or shirts, please let me know as soon as possible. 3. When we receive your team roster, we will send you the name badges and stickers for students who may be photographed (those for whom you have photo consent forms).

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General Information

The Science Olympiad is an opportunity for teams of students to compete in science-related events. The events are described in this Handbook. Although the Olympiad is a competition, the emphasis is on having fun while doing science.

Most teams consist of 12 -17 students, in grades 4, 5, and 6. A team may have a maximum of six students in the sixth grade. However, if a school has less than a total of 70 students in grades 4-6, they may include third graders on their team, and they may compete with a team of 8 or more students. (The minimum numbers are intended to allow more students to participate, rather than just a few science “stars.”) Elementary schools without 6th graders may include 6th graders from the middle school that they “feed” into. Middle Schools without 4th and 5th graders may include students from their “feeder” schools.

A given student is only allowed to compete in 3 events. This is to allow more students to participate. On the morning of the Science Olympiad, the coach will be given 3 tickets for each student; these tickets are the students' admission to events.

There is a $40 fee per team to participate. * The fee covers such expenses as facilities use fees, lunches, awards, and decorations. (Note: lunch is provided for students, coaches, and judges. Parents and siblings should plan to bring their own lunches. Also, many teams like to bring snacks and drinks of their own.)

*Team t-shirts can be ordered for an additional charge. At this time, the exact cost is unknown, but will be in the $6 - $12 range.

* We hope to find team sponsors to pay for the registration fees and t-shirt costs. You might talk to your PTA/ PTSO, Educational Foundation, or a service club about sponsoring your team.

Other requirements/expectations:The team’s head coach should be available for general supervision during the day. This means that the head 1. coach should not plan to judge an event, although assistant coaches may do so.

Each team must provide at least one volunteer to help with judging events. Please provide your volunteer's 2. name on your school registration form. Volunteers should sign up online at: http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/science-olympiad.html

Each team is also encouraged to provide an activity (and 3. supervision and clean up) for the Activity Room.

General Supervision: The head coach should provide general supervision in the quad area and the 4. activity room. We sometimes have problems with students climbing in trees, breaking branches, littering, wandering, or with unsafe play.

Please note the due dates on the cover of this 5. Handbook.

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Welcome to the 2011 Science Olympiad! This Handbook provides the rules for the events in this year’s Science Olympiad. Please read them carefully even if you have participated before…the rules may have changed! Samples of the various forms are at the back of the Handbook.

For those who have not participated in the Science Olympiad, here’s how the day goes:

Judges will arrive at 8:00 a.m. to obtain their materials and have last minute questions answered.

Coaches and teams should arrive at between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. Please do not come early. Coaches will pick up packets near the entrance. The packets will include students' tickets. Teams should gather at ONE of the tables in the quad or at another nearby meeting place. (Only one table per team. There are not 24 tables, so you may want to bring folding tables and chairs and a shade shelter.)

At 8:30 a.m. all teams will enter the cafeteria to be welcomed and to receive last minute information.

At 9:00 a.m. teams will be released to start the events. Some events are scheduled; others are done on a “drop-in” basis. It is extremely important that students be at the scheduled events on time. Late teams will not be given extra time because other teams are scheduled to follow.

When not competing, students should be at their agreed upon meeting area so that their coach can find them if necessary. It is a good idea to bring reading material or other entertainment, but please, no electronic devices…they are too easy to lose or break in the excitement of the day!

Coaches should remind students that the events are supposed to be educational and fun…that the important thing is participation and the learning that has already happened, not the competition.

Lunch (pizza) will be provided at approximately 12:15 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m. the Naked Egg Drop teams should report to the gym. At 1:30 p.m. I will ask all other students to form a line and walk across the quad to pick up any litter.

At approximately 1:45, everyone will enter the gym for the Naked Egg Drop, which will be followed by the awards ceremony. We expect to finish at approximately 4:00 p.m.

That’s it…We look forward to a fun day to reward the students for all of their hard work. Thank you for joining us at the Sonoma County Office of Education’s Science Olympiad!

Mike Roa

Science Curriculum SpecialistScience Olympiad Coordinator

Welcome

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The Sonoma County Office of Education welcomes you as a participant in this year’s Science Olympiad. There are some important things we want all of you to remember so that this will be a fun and successful day of science activities.

Please follow rules, stay in designated areas and act appropriately while on the school campus. • Remember, we are guests of Creekside Middle School.

Be sure to throw garbage in the appropriate container. There will be recycling cans as well as • trash cans. Please read the labels and keep garbage separate from recycling materials.

There will be activities in the cafeteria from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Please clean up after you have • enjoyed these activities.

All events are supervised by volunteer judges. Please be sure to show your appreciation to them. •

If it is a rainy day, we will eat in the cafeteria or under the shelters in the quad. •

During the Naked Egg Drop, our last event for the day, we would like you to please sit on the • bleachers with your school team. Remember to keep your voices low so you do not distract the students competing. Parents and friends will sit in a different area of the bleachers.

The awards ceremony will begin after the Naked Egg Drop. •

To facilitate the distribution of ribbons, designated team members should sit on the floor of the • gym close to the awards table during the awards ceremony.

School participation plaques will be given out at the end of the day. •

And let’s remember that even though this is a competition, the purpose is to have fun!•

Let’s do what we can so that all involved have an excellent day! Thank you.

Mike Roa, Coordinator522-3253 or [email protected]

Message from Mike

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Topic Page

Barge Building ....................................................................................................................1 Calculator Contest ...............................................................................................................2 Examples: Planets in the Solar System, As Divers Descend, Oceans Area .................3 Examples: Mass, Rainfall, Digit Difference ................................................................4 Catapult ...............................................................................................................................5 Categories ........................................................................................................................ 6-7 Describe It, Make It .............................................................................................................8 Hit the Spot..........................................................................................................................9 Investigations (formerly Science in Action I) ...........................................................................10 Metric Measurement Mania ..............................................................................................11 Naked Egg Drop ................................................................................................................12 Picture This ................................................................................................................. 13-14 Science Jeopardy..........................................................................................................15-17 Taking Flight .....................................................................................................................18 Tower of Strength ..............................................................................................................19 Who Am I (formerly What Went By?) .....................................................................................20 Materials List .....................................................................................................................21 Forms Information ............................................................................................................22 T-shirt Order Form (sample) .............................................................................................23 Team Roster Form (sample) ..............................................................................................24 Photo Consent Form (English) ..........................................................................................25 Photo Consent Form (Spanish) .........................................................................................26

Table of Contents



Barge Building

Description:The purpose of this event is to construct a barge using heavy duty aluminum foil that can support a cargo of the largest number of pennies without getting them wet. (Pennies made prior to 1980 are heavier than those made in 1980 or after. All pennies used for the competition will be post-1980.)

Number of participants: 1 or 2

Maximum time: 25 minutes

The competition:Each team of two persons will be given a piece of 1. heavy duty aluminum foil (approximately 15 cm. x 15 cm.) and 10 minutes to construct the barge.

The barge captain may load the barge or the two team members may take turns loading the barge with 2. pennies one at a time while it is floating in a pan of water. The team will make this choice before they begin loading the barge with pennies. Once the decision is made, it must be continued throughout the loading process.

Loading must stop as soon as water enters the barge. 3.

No other materials may be used to make the barge.4.

Scoring:The winner is the barge that contains the largest number of pennies.

Note to judges:Be sure there is enough water in the pan so the barge does not touch the bottom before it actually sinks.

(This image shows only one of many possible designs.)



Calculator Contest

Description:This is a team event for students to demonstrate their knowledge of problem-solving using a hand-held,non-programmable calculator.

Number of participants: 2 required Maximum time: 25 minutes The competition:This event consists of one or two open-ended questions to be “solved” by the team. This item will be scored on a rubric basis. There may be more than one way to solve this problem. Students are strongly encouraged to showcalculations, drawings, written explanations, or diagrams to support their solutions.

1. Teams will be given the problem and a hand held calculator. All teams will use calculators provided by the Olympiad.

2. If the calculator malfunctions, it is the team’s responsibility to immediately notify the supervisor to get a different calculator. 3. You may work on the problem together, or split up and work separately. Your team score will be based on your ability to solve the problem and to communicate your thinking about your solution. 4. The team may submit only one answer. 5. Formulae will be provided for any problems that require them. They may include areas or volumes for common shapes such as circles, triangles, rectangles, cylinders, cubes, etc. 3.14 will be used for pi.

Scoring:A team’s response to the problem may include: calculations, drawings, written explanations, or diagrams to 1. support their solution.



Calculator Contest: Examples

Planets in the Solar system

As Divers Descend

Oceans Area



Calculator Contest: Examples

Mass

Rainfall

Find two 4 digit numbers whose difference is 1237. Do you think there could be more than one answer?

Your score will depend on how well: • Youshowyourunderstandingofmathematics. • Youexplainandcommunicateyourthinking. • Youusecharts,graphs,anddiagramsinyourexplanation. • Yourworkisorganized. • Youcanshowthesolutioninmorethanonewayor relate it to other situations.

Digit Difference



Catapult

Description:A team of two students will construct a catapult and launch a clay projectile for the greatest distance.

Materials:5 rubber bands (3.5" x 1/8") 2 straws (7" x 1/4" approx.) 1 meter masking tape (3/4" width)5 jumbo craft sticks (6" x 3/4") 5 jumbo paper clips 2 16 oz. plastic cups4 1" paper fastener brads 1 nail (#16 -d coated sinker) scissors (for cutting)1 5/8" cube of red clay will be available for practice launches lever arm (12" x 1/4" x 1/8")



The competition:1. Students will be given a wooden beam for the lever arm and a bag containing all other materials that they may use. Students may use any or all of the materials.

2. Only adults may drill, notch, or cut.

3. Students may mark holes in desired location on the wood and on the cup for adult supervisor to drill.

4. Operators place the catapult behind the launch line. The cup must rest on either its top or its bottom.

5. When the catapult is operated, the hand of the operator may move down or backward, but may not use a forward motion, nor move in the direction of the flow of the clay projectile (in other words, you may not throw or assist the projectile). • The operator may steady the clay in the catapult before “firing” the catapult. • The clay must be launched by the catapult, not by the students. The rubber bands must provide the force • The clay must be launched by a catapult, not by a “sling shot.” • The student may hold the catapult in place, but may not tilt it. • If the clay hits the wall or ceiling, the shot still counts and will be measured to the point where it hits the floor.

6. After the catapult is completed, students may test it in the testing area before bringing it to the launch line. As each projectile is shot, the judges will measure from the front of the launch line to the landing spot of the projectile (where the projectile first touches the floor.) Each team will be allowed to shoot twice and the best score will be recorded.

Scoring:The team with the longest single shot will be the winner.

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Categories

Description:The game consists of three or four rounds. Each team begins the round with three or four blank category sheets on which they write their names, and school team names or color as appropriateNumber of participants: 1-3 Maximum time: 25 minutes

The competition:Each category sheet contains a grid of categories and letters. 1.

MAKING ENTRIES2. . After the time is set, each team of three players attempts to enter a word or phrase in each of the 36 blanks on their category sheets. Each entry must agree with or fit the category at the top of that column and its “Key Word” must begin with the letter at the left of the row in which it is written. A specific entry may be written only once on the play card even though it may be valid in another blank. KEY WORDS. Generally, the “Key Word” in an entry is the first word. However, if the first word or title prefix of an entry is part of the category, the next main word is to be regarded as the Key Word (e.g., River Seine would be under the S, Sir Walton would be under W and giant Panda would be under P). A person’s last or surname must always be regarded as the Key Word. Stage or title names are permissible if validated. The articles “a”, “an” and “the” are never Key Words. Common surnames given only will be disallowed as guesses unless accompanied by appropriate first names. Key Words in a row with a wild initial letter (*) may begin with any letter of the alphabet but need not begin with same letter (see example on next page). When the team is finished, the category sheets will be given to the Judge. The Judge will score at a later time.

Each category sheet has different categories. The initial letters, however, may be the same. 3.

Categories will be chosen that reflect subject matter in the California Science Content Standards. 4.

An example chart is shown on the next page. If only a common 5. surname is given it will be disallowed as a guess unless accompanied by an appropriate first name.

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Categories (continued from page 6)

* = free letter

Scoring:One point will be given for each correct answer. A six-point bonus will be given for each complete column and row.

The judge will have discretion with regards to spelling errors. In general, if the answer is very close or phonetically correct, it will be accepted.

In the example, 23 answers are given. fourine is close enough to fluorine to be accepted. suluric is not close enough to sulfuric to be accepted Anderson is a common name, so it should have included a first name. “Carl Anderson” would have been okay.(HewonaNobelprizeinphysicsin1936.)

So this sheet would earn 21 points for acceptable answers, plus 12 bonus points (one column and one row) for a total of 33 points.

The judge will have discretion in scoring spelling errors. In general, if it is phonetically correct, it will be accepted.

Categories Mammals Acids Elements Units of Measure Scientists

Init

ial

Le

tte

rs

A apes acetic arsenic amperes Anderson

M man mercury meter Mendel

F fox formic fourine Fermi

* cat suluric chlorine liter Einstein

D dog decigram

* horse hydrogen Watt



Describe It, Make It

Description:This event tests competitor’s ability to orally communicate observations and to reconstruct a model based on auditory input.

Number of participants: 2 (1 Describer and 1 Builder)

Maximum time: 15 minutes The competition:Participants work behind a screen, blocking the view of each other and of the model to be reconstructed. The describerisgivenamodelthatisbuiltfromLegosfromavarietyofsizesandcolorsandgluedtogether.Thebuilder listens to the description and attempts to recreate (build) the original object given an identical set of disassembled Legos. Builder and describer may engage in dialog. No diagrams allowed—words only may be used, partners may not see each other or the object to be reconstructed.

Scoring:The team building the object nearest to the original, is declared the winner. A point will be given for each piece placed in the proper location. No penalty will be assessed for parts that were not assembled. The decision of the judges is final.



Hit the Spot(Formerly Aerodynamics - Accuracy)

Description:Each two-member team will build one or two paper airplanes to be flown at a predetermined target for accuracy. Airplanes must be of a folded aerodynamic design. Crumpled wads of paper do not qualify.

Number of participants: 2 (required)

Approximate time: 90 minutes entire event. Teams have no time limit, but the event closes at 11:30.

The competition:Two sheets of plain 8.5" x 11" white paper and one small paper clip, approximately five centimeters of 1. 3/4" masking tape, and a pair of scissors will be provided. The team may build one or two planes. Each plane can be built using one or two sheets of paper.

Planes flown in competition must be made on site, during the allotted time, using only 2. the materials provided.

Planes will be hand launched from behind a line on the floor, at a specific target, an *, on the floor 3. 8 meters away.

Each team member will be allowed two tosses and the best toss of each will count towards the score. 4.

Scoring:The distance will be measured from the center of the target to the point at which the airplane first hits the ground. Each team member is allowed two tosses and the better of the two flights will be scored. Team score will be determined by adding the best of each individual’s two scores. The combined distance away from the target will become the school’s score for Hit the Spot. The lowest combined score (signifying the closest to the target), will be the winner.




Description:This event will consist of one or two “performance tasks” such as an experiment to complete and discuss (in writing).

The Standards for the 2010 Investigations will be:Grade 4: Earth Science 5a, b, c•Grade 5: Physical Science 1c, f, g, i•

•Teams are encouraged to use charts, data tables, drawings, symbols, and units in their written response.

Number of participants: 2-4 Maximum time: 25 minutes

The competition:Each team will be given an open-ended hands-on performance task to be completed. 1.

Working as a group, each team will respond to the task. 2.

The responses will be scored based on a holistic scoring rubric. 3.

The team will submit a single written answer to be scored. 4.

Investigations(Formerly Science in Action, Part 1)



Metric Measurement Mania

Description (this event has two parts):Part I: The team is shown a variety of objects and asked to select an object with a given measurement. (See examples under “The Competition” below.)

Part II: The team is provided with appropriate tools with which to measure a variety of objects. Tools will include a ruler, a meter stick and a graduated cylinder.

Number of participants: 1 or 2 Maximum time: 25 minutes The competition:Part I: A number of objects will be displayed on a table or counter. Students will be asked to select objects of thesizeindicated.Theobjectmaybepickeduptoestimatemass.Theiranswerswillbewrittenona form (provided). For example: Which of these objects is 30 centimeters long? Which of these objects has a volume of 700 mL? Which of these objects has a mass of 500 g?

Part II: Several objects will be displayed on a table or counter. Students will be provided with a ruler, a meter stick and a graduated cylinder, and will be asked to measure the objects. For example: How many millimeters long is this stick? How many centimeters? How many meters long is this cord? How many cubic centimeters is this block? To the nearest mL, what is the volume of this liquid? How many liters will this jar hold?

Scoring: Part I: 5 points for each correctly identified object.

Part II: Scores will be rated according to the precision of the measurement. Measurements within 5% will receive 5 points; within 10% receive 3 points; within 15% receive 1 point. If the measurement is off by morethan15%,zeropointswillbeawarded.



Naked Egg Drop

Description:Raw, grade A, medium eggs will be dropped from ever increasing heights into a landing pad/egg catching device which will be built by the team on site the day of the competition. The eggs and materials for building the device will be provided at the competition site. Nothing may be attached to the egg.

Number of participants: 2

Time: 15 minutes to prepare catcher. The time of the actual event will vary.

The competition:Each team of two will be provided with ten sheets of 8.5" x11" copier paper (8.5" x 11"), one meter of 3/4" 1. wide masking tape, and a pair of scissors with which to construct their catcher. Students may only use the paper and tape that was issued to them; they may NOT “borrow” from other teams.

Fifteen minutes will be allowed for the construction of the device. 2.

The eggs, paper, tape, and scissors will be provided by the Olympiad officials. 3.

The egg catcher is NOT to be taped to the floor covering; it must be able to be moved easily. 4.

Eggs will be dropped by the students. Eggs will be inspected before and after each drop and must not have 5. any cracks in them when inspected after the fall. If your egg breaks when you are handling it, your team is out.

Dropping height is defined as the distance from the point of egg release to the ground. 6.

The top of the egg should touch the bottom of the string. 7.

You may use the plumb bob when the height of the rope is at eye level and above. You will have a choice of 8. holding the plumb bob or asking the judge to hold the plumb bob when the height of the rope is at eye-level and above.

Teams will be called to report to the gym to begin making their egg catchers 15 minutes before the gym is 9. opened for this final event.

Scoring:Successful egg dropping heights will be recorded for each team. The team with the highest successful height will win.



Picture This

Description:The object of this event is to have a team member draw a representation of a particular scientific term or concept for team members who must guess the term while watching it being drawn.

Number of participants: 4-5

Maximum time: 15 minutes (to sketch and identify terms) The competition:

1. There will be a maximum of 20 words in a round. All teams will use the same words in the same order.

2. At the start of the competition, one team member (the sketcher) will be selected to draw the science term. No other team member may see the term. The other team members will try to identify the term being drawn.

3. The sketcher will begin drawing pictures and visual clues on the whiteboard when instructed by the moderator to begin.

4. The sketcher may not speak except to notify the judge that the team wishes to pass a term. When a pass occurs, the judge will give the next sketcher a new term. The team may not go back to any passed terms.

5. Letters of any alphabet, numbers, or codes of any kind are not allowed. (This is to prevent teams from inventing alphabets, codes, etc.) You may not indicate the number of letter in the term.

6. Sketchers may use hand motions to indicate such things as "sounds like," "you're getting close," etc., but they may not turn around to face the team. The Sketcher must face the drawing board and away from team members at all times. This is to prevent the sketcher from "mouthing" the answer.

7. The Judge will not clarify or define the term. Part of the event is knowing science vocabulary.

8. If a team violates any of the rules regarding the use of alphabets, numbers, verbal communication, etc., the team will bepenalizedtheterminplayatthetimeoftheviolation.

9. The event Judge will indicate when a correct response is given. At this time, the team will be given a new term.

10. Each team must rotate sketchers when a new term is put into play. A definite order of rotation shall be followed.

11. Play continues in this manner for 15 minutes or until the team has gone through their set of terms.

12. Do not discuss the words after the event - Doing so may give another team an advantage.

13. You may NOT use cell phones during the competition.

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Picture This (continued)

Scoring:One point will be awarded for each term correctly identified in the allotted tine. The team correctly identifying the most terms will be declared the winner.

Additional Comments:

Science terms used in Picture This may be found in the glossary of adopted science texts, the index of a generic science dictionary, or encyclopedia. Care will be taken to ensure that selected terms represent a cross-sampling of science disci-plines at appropriate levels.

EXAMPLES OF SCIENCE TERMS(note that terms may cross disciplines)

LIFE EARTH PHYSICALkingdom earthquake liquidmuscle Galileo electron

mandible fault shadowskeleton equator atom

genes minerals circuits



Science Jeopardy

Description:

This event is similar to the television game Jeopardy, but teams of students play the game one at a time rather than competing against other teams.

Number of participants: 4 or 5, with a maximum of two 6th graders.

Maximum time: 25 minutes: up to 5 minutes of introduction/preparation 20 minutes of actual "playing" of the game.

The competition:

1. The game board is projected by an overhead projector. 2. The categories are Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, Health & Environment and Science Potpourri.

3. Questions have values of $100, $200, $300, $400, and $500.

4. In the Life, Earth, and Physical Science categories, the questions are based on the California State Content Standards. a. Lower value questions ($100-$200) are based on standards from grades 3-4. b. Higher value questions ($400-$500) are based on standards from grades 5-6.

5. The team must confer to select a category and question value.

6. Answers must be stated as a question for full credit. Otherwise correct answers not stated as a question receive half credit.

7. The team must confer before answering a question...no blurting out. If an answer is blurted out without conferring, it will receive no credit even if it is correct.

8. Only one person may answer a given question. The team decides who will answer each question. The answerer may be the same person each time, or may change with each question.

9. The judge's decision is final. A student may politely question or explain the answer, but arguing will result in disqualification. No time will be added to the "playing time" for questioning the answer. The 20 minute playing time includes any questioning.

10. See the next two pages for sample questions and answers.



PhysicalScience

LifeScience

Earth Science

Health & Environment

SciencePotpourri

$100Energy comes to

Earth from the sun in this form.

If this term describes me, no more of my kind

live.

I am used to magnify distant objects such as

planets.

If a disease can be passed from one

person to another it is said to be.

This is the term for the amount of space that some-thing takes up.

$200The north ends of

two magnets will do this.

Animals that mostly eat plants

are called ...

I am a type of rock produced from

molten material.

The addition of harmful substances to the environment

is called this.

This scientist is famous for

writing about the theory of natural

selection.

$300 This type of circuit is used in houses.

Insects and bats fertilizeplantsthrough this

process.

This process results in water vapor in the air.

This drug is produced by the fermentation of

sugars.

100 of these equals a meter.

$400 All mater is made of these.

Plants use water, sunlight and

carbon dioxide to produce

Uneven heating of Earth causes air

movements called...

Meats, dairy products, and nuts are a good source

of this type of nutrients.

This group of organs and

tissues breaks food down into

nutrients that we need.

$500This layer is the

outer layer of the Earth.

This would show what organisms eat what other

organisms in an ecosystem.

Another name for oil is...

This chemical, pro-duced by burning fuels, is believe to be causing global climate change.

A scientist who studies the Earth

is called a ...

Science Jeopardy Sample Questions

Science Jeopardy



Science Jeopardy

PhysicalScience

LifeScience

Earth Science

Health & Environment

SciencePotpourri

$100 What is light, or what is electromag-

netic spectrum?

What is extinct?

What is a telescope?

What is communicable or

what is transmittable?

What is volume?

$200 What is repel?What is

herbivore?What is

igneous?What is

pollution?Who is (Charles)

Darwin?

$300 What is parallel? What is pollination?

What is evaporation, or

what is transpiration?

What is alcohol?What is a

centimeter?

$400 What are atoms?

What is photosynthesis?

What is convection, or

convection currents?

What are proteins?

What is the digestive system?

$500What is the crust, or

What is the lithosphere?

What is a food web? (Food chain

is half credit: $250)

What is petroleum?

What is carbon dioxide?

What is a geologist?

Sample Answers

If not stated as a question, they lose half credit. Only one person can answer each question.



Description:Each two-member team will build one or two paper airplanes to be flown for distance. Airplanes must be of a folded aerodynamic design. Crumpled wads of paper do not qualify.

Number of participants: 2 (required)

Approximate time: 90 minutes entire event (teams have no time limit). But don't put it off! The event closes at 11:30.

The competition:Two sheets of plain 8.51. " x 11" white paper and one small paper clip, approximately five centimeters of 3/4" masking tape, and a pair of scissors will be provided. The team may build one or two planes. Each plane can be built using one or two sheets of paper. Both team members must come to the event at the same time.

Planes flown in competition must be made on site, during the allotted time, using only the materials provided. 2.

Planes will be hand launched from a launch point on the floor. 3.

Each team member will be allowed two tosses and the best toss will count towards the score in each event. 4.

Each team member must toss at least once.5.

6. A student who competes in both Accuracy and Distance will have competed in TWO of the three allowed events.

Scoring:The length of the flight will be measured from the launch line to the point at which the plane first hits the ground. Each team member will be allowed two tosses (the better of the two flights will be scored). Team score will be determined by adding the best of each individual’s scores. The combined distances of the two team members from the launch point will become the school’s score.

If the plane hits the ceiling or a side wall, the toss will count and the measurement will be to the point where the plane hits the floor. If the plane hits the far wall of the gym, the distance from the floor to the contact point on the far wall will be added to the distance from the launch point to the base of the far wall.

Taking Flight (Formerly Aerodynamics - Distance)




Tower of Strength(replaced Structures)

Description:The student team will provided with a bag of materials with which they are to build a free-standing tower capable of supporting a tennis ball. The objective is to build he highest free-standing tower capable of supporting a tennis ball for 10 seconds.

Number of participants: 1 - 3


The competition:Each team will be given a bag of building materials containing:1.

10 straight pins 5 8.5" x 11" sheets of copy paper (16# or 20#) 20 plastic drinking straws 10 cm. (approx.) of 3/4" masking tape 5 jumbo paper clips 1 pair scissors 5 8 oz. waxed paper cups 1 tennis ball

The team has 25 minutes in which to construct a tower that is able to support a tennis ball for at least 10 2. seconds. The top of the tennis ball must be higher than any part of the structure.

The tower must be free-standing. It may not be attached to the table top, floor, wall, ceiling, or 3. anything else.

The students are to inform the judge when they finish their tower. They will then place the tennis 4. ball on top of the tower. The judge will then measure the tower to the top of the tennis ball.

Only the materials in the bag may be used. The bag itself and the section of straw that holds the pins 5. may NOT be used.

Scoring:The tallest tower, measured to the top of the tennis ball will be the winner.



Who Am I?(Formerly What Went By?)

Description:Students will be asked to identify and provide information about 20-30 different organisms or evidence of organisms. They may be asked to interpret evidence, or to tell something about the organism represented.



The competition:1. Each team will be given an answer sheet. Each station and object will be numbered. The questions to be

answered will be attached to the table. Examples of possible stations are:

Animal footprint ...........................What kind of animal? Was the animal walking or running? Footprint ......................................... Is it the right or left?Animal scat .....................................What animal? What did it eat?Chewed nut ....................................What animal did this? From what kind of tree did this nut come?Leaf with holes ...............................How were the holes made?Nest ...................................................What made it?Tick: ................................................What am I? What do I use for food?Honeybee: ......................................What am I? Tell two ways that I am helpful to people.Grape leaf: ......................................What am I? My fruit can be eaten raw, or made into___ (answer: wine or raisins)Redwood branchlet and cone .....Icamefroma___tree.Theolive-sizedstructureisusedfor___.(reproduction or seed production)

2. Teams will begin at separate stations and proceed to the next station at a signal from the officials. Contestants must move on the signal and not before.

3. Forty-five seconds will be given for each station. The team will record the identity of the object on the sheet and the answers to any questions.

4. Sheets will be collected at the end of the competition time period and scored for each team.

5. More than one team maybe in the room at a time, so teams should keep their voices down.

6. Most objects will be from Sonoma County organisms, but up to 5 may be from organisms whose natural habitat is outside Sonoma County.

Scoring:One point is given for each correct identification and one point for each correct answer.


Event Materials

Barge Building 1 piece heavy duty aluminum foil, 15cm x15cmpennies (made after 1980) pan with water

Calculator Contest 2 Texas Instruments Explorer calculators sheet with question pencil and paper

Catapult

5 rubber bands (size 33) 3.5"x 1/8" 5 craft sticks (6" x ¾")4 paper fasteners/brads (1") 2 straws 7" x ¼" approx.1 nail (#16-D coated sinker) 5 jumbo paper clips1 m approx. masking tape (3/4”) 2 16 oz plastic cups1 cube red clay (approx. 5/8" on a side) 1 pair scissors1 lever arm (approx 12" x ¾" x 1/8", pine)

Categories 3 or 4 Category sheets pencils

Describe It, Make ItOne “model” made of approximately 15 Lego blocks of various shapes and colors, glued togetherA set of separate Lego blocks that corresponds to those used in the glued model

Hit the Spot 2 sheets 8.5" x 11" copy paper 1 small paper clip5 cm approx. masking tape (3/4”) 1 pair scissors

InvestigationsQuestion/Performance task sheet Paper and pencil(s)Materials appropriate for performing the task

Metric Measuring Mania

Various objects for estimating measurement 12" Ruler (with metric scale)Various objects to measure using tools meter stickPaper and pencil(s) Graduated cylinder

Naked Egg Drop 10 sheets copy paper (8.5" x 11") 1 pair scissors1 meter masking tape (3/4" wide)

Picture This Dry-erase marker or chalk, depending on roomCards with science terms to be drawn

Science Jeopardy Questions will be projected by an overhead projector.

Taking Flight 2 sheets 8.5" x 11" copy paper 1 small paper clip5 cm approx. masking tape (3/4") 1 pair scissors

Tower of Strength

10 straight pins 20 plastic drinking straws5 jumbo paper clips 5 8 oz. waxed paper cups5 sheets copy paper (8/5" x 11") 1 pair scissors10 cm approx. masking tape (3/4") tennis ball

Who Am I? Various specimens to be identified and about which students will answer questionsAnswer sheet, pencil, clip board


Materials List



Forms Information

School Registration (See page i): Is done online at www.scoe.org. There is a $40 per team registration fee* for teams that register on or before January 21, 2011. A school may register one or two teams by Friday, January 21, 2011. There is a limit of 24 teams. If two teams from a school are registered by November 12, one will be considered registered in the first round. The second will be considered part of the second round if space is available. Or a school may enter a second team between November 12, 2010 and January 21, 2011.

•Please make checks payable to SCOE. •Ifthereisspaceavailable,teamsmayregister"late"betweenJan.21andApril1,2011.Thelatefeeis$60perteam.

•No refunds after January 4, 2011.

*We hope to find sponsors who will pay the registration fee (reimburse the school), but we can not promise this.

Team Roster Form: Please complete this online form at the SCOE Science Olympiad web site by Monday, April 4, 2011.

Team Roster changes: We will have name badges and certificates of participation for your students. I’m sure you understand that it is very

difficult for us to make changes in the last couple of days before the event, so PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY CHANGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

In order for us to make name tags and certificates, we must have any changes at least 5 business days before the event. Thank you for your cooperation!

T-shirt Order Form: Please complete this online form at the SCOE Science Olympiad web site by Monday, April 4, 2011 . We hope to find

sponsors who will reimburse schools for their shirts, but we can not promise this. Team coaches will be notified when the shirts are ready and we will make arrangements for shirts to be picked up. Make checks payable to: SCOE.

Plaque: We provide a participation plaque for each school. If your school participated in the past, please bring us your plaque at

least 2 weeks prior to the event. Plaques are due Monday, April 4, 2011. If we receive your plaque after the due date, we can not promise to get it engraved before the Science Olympiad.

Photo Consent Form: When we have your team roster, we will print out name badges for your students and send them to you along with

stickers to apply to the badges of the students who may be photographed. Please bring the photo consent forms with you on the day of the Science Olympiad.

Questions? Mike Roa: 707.522.3253 or [email protected] Jill McIntyre: 707.524.2823 or [email protected]



T-shirt Order Form

sampleActual shirt prices may vary from these prices.



Team Roster

sample


Photograph and Video Consent

For students under 18 years old

Student’s name _______________________________________________________________________

(please print first and last name)

School _____________________________________________________________________________ As the parent or guardian of the above-named student, I hereby give permission for the use of photographs or videos taken of my daughter/son in any newsletter, brochure, newspaper, website, electronic publication or other document that is published, distributed or issued by the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) or given by SCOE to the media. I understand that any photographs or videos of my child are being produced by SCOE for educational purposes.

I further agree to release SCOE, its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims, demands and actions of any kind that I may have against them in regard to the publication of the photographs or display of videos. I understand that if I do not provide written consent, then SCOE will not use photographs or videos of my child in its publications. Parent/Guardian signature ____________________________________________ Date ______________

For adults and students over 18

Your name ___________________________________________________________________________

(please print first and last name)

School/Agency ______________________________________________________________________ I hereby give permission for the use of photographs or videos taken of me in any newsletter, brochure, newspaper, website, electronic publication or other document that is published, distributed or issued by the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) or given by SCOE to the media. I understand that any photographs or videos of me are being produced by SCOE for educational purposes.

I further agree to release SCOE, its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims, demands and actions of any kind that I may have against them in regard to the publication of the photographs or display of videos. I understand that if I do not provide written consent, then SCOE will not use photographs or videos of me in its publications. Signature _________________________________________________________ Date ______________

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Permiso para Fotografías y Videos Para estudiantes menos de 18 años

Nombre del estudiante __________________________________________________________________

(favor de escribir en letra de molde, el primer nombre y apellido)

Escuela ____________________________________________________________________________ Siendo el padre o el guardián del estudiante nombrado arriba, yo por la presente doy mi permiso para la publicación de fotografías o videos tomadas de mi hija/hijo en cualquier noticiero, prospecto, periódico, publicación electrónica u otro documento publicado, distribuido o emitido por la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma. Entiendo que la Oficina de Educación produce las fotografías o videos para el proposito de educación.

Además, acuerdo liberar la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, sus funcionarios, agentes y empleados desde cualquier y todo reclamo, demanda y las acciones de cualquier tipo que yo pueda tener contra la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, con respecto a la publicación de las fotografías. Entiendo que si no proveo permiso escrito, la Oficina de Educación no usará las fotografías o videos en sus publicaciones. Firma del Padre/Guardián _____________________________________________ Fecha ____________

Para adultos y estudiantes más de 18 años Nombre _____________________________________________________________________________

(favor de escribir en letra de molde, el primer nombre y apellido)

Escuela/Agencia _____________________________________________________________________ Yo por la presente doy mi permiso para la publicación de fotografías o videos tomadas de mí en cualquier noticiero, prospecto, periódico, publicación electrónica u otro documento publicado, distribuido o emitido por la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma. Entiendo que la Oficina de Educación produce las fotografías o videos de mí para el proposito de educación.

Además, acuerdo liberar la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, sus funcionarios, agentes y empleados desde cualquier y todo reclamo, demanda y las acciones de cualquier tipo que yo pueda tener contra la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, con respecto a la publicación de las fotografías p videos. Entiendo que si no proveo permiso escrito, la Oficina de Educación no usará las fotografías o videos de mí en sus publicaciones. Firma____________________________________________________________ Fecha ____________

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