Transcript Science Olympiad Event Presentation

Science Olympiad 2017
McAuliffe Middle School
Specifics
• 23 events
• Saturday February 11, 2017 at UCI
• Students will be competing in groups of 2.
• Students should sign-up by choosing an initial
direction
• Only15 students allowed on the final team.
2016 Division B Events
The 2016 Division B events are listed on Mrs. Lewis’ and Mrs. Neufeld’s
website
The following are categories of events:
•Life Science
•Earth Science
•Physical Science
•Engineering
•Science Process Skills
Engineering/
BUILDING EVENTS
Bottle Rocket
Some Details:
1 Liter bottle or less
Must remain in the air as long as possible carrying a raw egg which must remain intact
after landing.
Teams can bring two rockets but they can only be launched once.
Towers
Tower must be light weight and be able to hold a load of 15 kg
while being tested on an uneven surface.
Wright Stuff
Free flight rubber powered monoplane
Goal: Achieve Maximum time aloft
Scrambler
Design, build, and test one mechanical device
which uses the energy from a falling mass to
transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible
and stop as close to the center of a barrier without
breaking the egg.
Mission Possible
A Rube Goldberg-like device that raises a flag through a series of
simple machines (levers, pulleys, wheel and axles, inclined
planes, screws, and wedges)
Wind Power
Build a blade assembly that consists of any kind of
propeller/pinwheel/rotor attached to a compact disc, which
will be used to capture wind power.
Students will also be tested on their knowledge of alternative
energy.
Hovercraft
Construct a self-propelled air-levitated vehicle with up to two
battery powered motors that turn one propeller each to levitate
and move the vehicle down the track.
PERFORMANCE EVENTS
Fast Facts
Teams will fill in a grid of terms that begin with a given
letter to match given science categories
Category Scientist
Element
Unit of Type of
Measure Landform
A
Avogardo Aluminum Ampere
B
Niels
Bohr
Marie
Curie
Darwin
C
D
Boron
Part of a Cell
Butte
Carbon
Calorie
Dubnium
Dram
Canyon
Cytoplasm
Optics
Teams will participate in an activity involving positioning
mirrors to direct a laser beam towards a target. They will
also be tested on their knowledge of geometric and physical
optics.
Write it do it
One student will write a description of an
object and how to build it, and then the
other student will attempt to construct
the object from this description.
Experimental Design
Students will design, conduct, and report the findings of an experiment that
you conduct on site.
This is a team of 3.
Crime Busters
Students will be given a scenario, a collection of evidence and possible suspects and
they will use that information to perform a series of tests in order to solve a crime.
Road Scholar - Being able to draw and
read maps.
Students will be given directions and they need to find a location using maps.
● Highway and topographic maps may be from one or more states
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The event may be presented in a storyline format
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May be asked to draw features located within a square section on answer
sheet using correct features from Testing Area (presented in next few
slides)
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Participants may be asked to draw a topographic map profile that will be
included on the answer sheet.
Study Events
These events require studying and practicing tests.
Meteorology: Severe Weather
Emphasis will be on generating inferences, making predictions,
problem solving, etc.
Microbe Mission
Teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze date
pertaining to microbes.
Rocks and Minerals
Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and
minerals
Disease Detectives
Study Event - Students will use their
investigative skills to find out environmental
causes of diseases – focus is on food borne
illness.
Dynamic Planet
(Large-scale processes affecting the
structure of Earth’s crust)
Ecology
Tundra, Taiga, and Deciduous Forests.
Anatomy (Nervous System, Sense
Organs, & Endocrine System)
Invasive Species
Demonstrate knowledge of invasive species in local and national
ecosystems.
Reach For The Stars
Study Event – Students will demonstrate an understanding of the properties and
evolution of stars especially star forming regions and supernova remnants.
Food Science – Food Grains
Answer questions of the chemistry of food and build a simple
calorimeter to determine the energy content of a solid foodstuff.