1. COACHES: MS ZEOLI AND MS VEGA
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
COACHES: MS ZEOLI AND MS VEGA

2. Competition Info: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 at Scarsdale Middle School
20 events
5 builds, 15 tests

3. Sci Oly Preparation Every Thursday leading up to the event
Occasional Tuesdays during January and February
Must prepare during these times, and can prepare on own

4. Sci Oly Preparation Rules must be summarized by Thursday, October 27th
Materials must be determined by Thursday, November

5. Sci Oly Preparation
Teams and events will be FINALIZED by Thursday, October 20th
Each team will have ONE team leader – decided by coaches
Based on experience, attendance, willingness

6. Events – Anatomy and Physiology
Test - Must study
Nervous System
Sense Organs
Endocrine System
Process skills – observation and inference, data analysis, calculations, etc.

7. Events – Disease Detectives
Test – must study!
Food Illness
Using the scientific method in related to food-borne illnesses
Recognize risk factors for health problems
Know the components of the scientific method used in investigating a disease outbreak to real-life situations affecting health
Understand and interpret the basic concepts of mathematics (rates & proportions as attack rate, relative risk & odds ratio) used to assess health risks
Recognize an case definition
Know the different types of study designs used by epidemiologists and be able to recognize them from written accounts

8. Events – Dynamic Planet
Test – must study!
Plate Tectonics

9. Events – Ecology Test – must study! Terrestrial Ecosystems of NA
Tundra
Taiga (Boreal Forest or Coniferous Forest)
Deciduous Forests
Environmental concerns for tundra, taiga, and deciduous forests
Role of these ecosystems in Earth’s climate
Major Environmental Issues
Conservation Biology – goals, environmental threats, actions
ECOLOGY – how organisms interact with one another and with their environment
ENVIRONMENT – living and non-living components

10. Events – Experimental Design
Test/Do
Experiment: a process in which some treatment is applied to a number of subjects and its effects observed
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
HYPOTHESIS
Variables
EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL
MATERIALS
PROCEDURE
QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS
QUANTITATIVE RESULTS
GRAPHS
STATISTICS
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
POSSIBLE EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER EXPERIMENTATION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

11. Events – Fast Facts Test
Must know facts about scientific concepts, famous scientists, vocabulary terms
Be able to associate them by letter
MUST PRACTICE

12. Events – Food Science Over a long period of time
Learn about making a certain food
Practice and experiment making these products while developing a notebook
Attend tournament and take written test and make products, impound notebook and bring supplies
HAVE FUN!!!!

13. Events – Herptology
Test – Must study!
Reptiles and amphibians

14. Events – Hovercraft BUILD & TEST Self-propelled air-levitated vehicle
Up to two battery-powered motors that turn one propeller each to levitate and move the vehicle down a track
Competitors must also be tested on their knowledge of classic mechanics (MOTION AND FORCES) and related topics
Video clip

15. Events – Mission Possible
Build
Must use SIMPLE MACHINES in order to transport an object
Some sort of end result – last year’s was to ring a bell
Video clip

16. Events – Meteorology
Test
Weather patterns and Climate

17. Events – Mystery Design
Teams will design, build, test and evaluate a structure that demonstrates understanding and proficiency of engineering design principles
Examples of common materials that could be utilized include: paper, paper clips, rubber bands, binder clips, and tape; common household items: straws, paper or Styrofoam plastic cups, plates, bowls, toothpicks, spaghetti, wire, string, aluminum foil, cling and wrap; and computer supplies: CD/DVD disks.
Example structures that teams may be asked to design: a bed, hammock, chair, swing, stool, wagon, umbrella, boat, parachute, neck or leg brace

18. Events – Optics Test and BUILD Behavior of light
Must shine a laser through a series of movable mirrors in order to get light to shine in a specific place

19. Events – Reach for the Stars
Test
Students will demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the properties and evolution of stars especially star forming regions and supernova remnants and their observations with different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum: Radio, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray and Gamma Ray.
Part I: Constellations, Stars, and Deep Sky Objects
Part II: Spectral Classification of Stars

20. Events – Road Scholar
Test
State Road Map
Topographic Map

21. Events – Rocks and Minerals
Test
Identification and knowledge of several rocks and minerals
Given a list

22. Events – Scrambler Video clip
Designing and building a device that transports an Egg Transport Vehicle (ETV), with a Large Grade A uncooked chicken egg mounted to its front, a distance of 9 to 12 meters along a straight track as fast as possible
Device should stop as close to the center of a terminal barrier, going as straight as possible and not hit the wall, without leaving a 2 meter wide lane

23. Events – Towers
BUILD
Given certain parameters of length, width, height, and material, each team is to design, build and test the lightest and tallest tower to carry a maximum standard load

24. Events – Wind Power Test and BUILD
Competitors must build turbine blades that attach to a full-size, unmodified CD
During competition, the judges will attach the device to a DC motor
They will then place a fan in front of the device and turn it on. The blades will spin, therefore creating voltage
Test on alternative energy. Notes are allowed, and the test may also include power transmission and storage concepts.

25. Events – Wright Stuff Build Video clip
The event involves making, testing, and flying an airplane powered by a twisted rubber band, with the goal of achieving the longest flight duration