Welcome to Science Olympiad Parent Information Session Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Welcome to Science Olympiad Parent Information Session
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Science OlympiadTools for Parents, Mentors, Coaches
and Teachers
New Opportunities for Students
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What is Science Olympiad?• An international
nonprofit organization dedicated to:
• Improving the quality of science education.
• Increasing student interest in science and science careers.
Students prepare to test for Bridge Building competition.
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Science Olympiad Events
• Students compete as individuals and as members of their school team.
• Students prepare for competitions during the school year.
• Some Science Olympiad events are easily integrated into current curriculum or serve well as an extracurricular activity/club.
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The EventsEvents represent the various science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, music and technology. ~Paper/pencil Events
Example: Fossils ~Engineering/building events
Example: Towers, Junkyard Challenge
Students learn from failures as well as successes.
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A Balanced ApproachEvents require:• Knowledge of science facts• Concepts• Processes• Skills• Science Applications• Teamwork• Creativity
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Overall Goals • Capturing and retaining the
interest of students in science and technology
• Development of pride for outstanding intellectual performance
• Enhancement of student self-esteem by giving a feeling of belonging and accomplishment.
• Enrichment of classroom science programs
• Strengthening of school spirit
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Objectives• To bring science to life, to show how science works, to
emphasize problem solving aspects of science and the understanding of science concepts.
• To expose students to real-life challenges of working
with a team, group planning and cooperation
• To make science education more exciting so students will enroll in science courses, programs, fairs, and clubs.
• To attract more students to careers in science, technology and science teaching.
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Science Olympiad in Virginia
• Science Olympiad is an evolving program in Virginia with tremendous growth in the last couple of years.
• Each school can send up to three teams to the regional tournament. Each team consists of 15 members.
• Each school will send one team of to the state tournament.
Students prepare to fly their balsa wood and rice paper airplanes.
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Science Olympiad Programs• K-5: Science Olympiad
Division A (competitive)
• 6-8: Science Olympiad Division B Events (competitive)
• 9-12: Science Olympiad Division C Events (competitive) Technical Writing
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Getting Started• Register for the program. Please note,
that parents MUST commit to being a coach for an event.
• Parents attend the orientation session to get a description of events for this year.
• Parents share the event descriptions with their child and determine areas of interest.
• Students should be willing to take on 3-4 events. In some cases, students might end up with only 2 and in other cases they can have as many as 4 – 5 events. It all depends on the matrix of events and conflicts.
• Learn the events and rules.
• Start planning the plan of study for your events.
• Practice the Events.
The smiles of Winners.
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The Competitions• Regional - held on Saturday in
January/February
• State – held in March
• All day events
• Awards Ceremony
• Learning Experiences
• Fun!
Future scientists study an unknown substance at the Science Olympiad.
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When to prepare forScience Olympiad?
• Set up as an after school activity and block off the time.
• Special weekend time with parent/coach
• Take advantage of sessions at school
Students ready their bridge for structural testing.
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Science Olympiad is out of this world!