1. Standley Middle School Science Olympiad
San Diego Regional Science Olympiad
Mr. Carter
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2. What is Science Olympiad?
Annual Science Competition
23 team events
Each students competes (with a partner) in 2-3 events
Compete against other San Diego Middle Schools at Rancho Bernado High & Middle School on February 2, (SATURDAY) during an all-day event.

3. Science Olympiad Benefits
Promotes teamwork & collaboration
Improves study skills
Exposure to science subjects outside of science class
Great addition to academic resume

4. Science Olympiad Commitment
15 Weeks of training (October 22-February 2)
2-3 hours per week (before school , after school and or during advisory)
Students MUST attend and participate in all trainings and practices for their assigned events.
Completion of work assignment by coach(es)
Adherence to Standley rules

5. Student Registration Form
ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM:
REGISTRATION FEE to FINANCIAL OFFICE:
Complete Contact Information:
Student Info.
Parent Info.
Read and sign acknowledgement
Last day to sign-up: October 8th.
$ Donatons Covers:
-Standley’s Registration with Science Olympiad
-Materials costs
-Official Standley Middle School Science Olympiad Shirt
-Please submit Donations to to the financial office by Oct 22

6. Science Olympiad Event Selection
Rank top 5 on Registration Form online
Students will be grouped by desired events
Build vs. Test Events
Only 2 students per event so everyone is not guaranteed their first choice.
If parent coaches, student gets their first choice with a friend.
Try to give each student 1 build and 1 test event.
Teams formed as soon as we have coaches for each event!

7. Build Event: Elevated Bridge
Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.

8. Build Event: Trajectory
Teams design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a ball into a target using non-metallic elastic solids.
Understand the dynamics of Slingshots or Catapult devices? Good at math or graphing?
Engineering inclination

9. Build Event: Battery Buggy
Teams will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion, quickly travels a specified distance, and stops as close as possible to the center of the finish line.

10. Build Event: Junkyard Challenge
Students will partially pre-construct a device with final construction and adaptation onsite to complete a published challenge.

11. Build Event: Wright Stuff
Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
SO provides one kit per school.

12. Test Event: Disease Detectives
Students apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
CSI fan?
Do you have good logic skills, good detective?
Written test skills

13. Test Event: Compute This
Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.

14. Test Event: Fossils
Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.

15. Test Event: Pentathlon
Teams will compete in an academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall understanding of five major science content areas.

16. Test Event: Physical Sciences Lab
Emphasis: Wind Technology and Wind Generators.

17. Test Event: Science Crime Busters
Teams will identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by using paper chromatography and analysis of unknown solids, liquids and plastics found at the scene of a crime
Like CSI? Want to be a forensics detective?
Logic, analysis & verbal communication

18. Test Event: Anatomy
This event encompasses the anatomy of the skeletal and muscular system.
Interested in the human body?
Want to be a doctor?
Written and verbal tests skills

19. Test Event: Ornithology
This event will test knowledge of birds.
If these creatures interest you can learn all about them and then test your knowledge.

20. Test Event: Road Scholar
Students will answer questions based on their ability to read state highway maps, internet- generated maps, road atlases, or USGS topographic maps.
Do you always want to know where you are going and how to get there?
Do you like navigating on the family vacation?

21. Test Event: Meteorology
Involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology with respect to everyday weather.
Are you in tune with the weather and good at math?
Great event for surfers

22. Test Event: Solar System
Identify and/or know properties and evolution of sun-sized and massive stars, open clusters and globular clusters, and normal star forming galaxies.
Are you a space cadet? Do you own a telescope?
Good memorization skills, great at taking verbal and written tests

23. Test Event: Write it Do it
Technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description
Ability to write clear instructions
Ability to decipher written instructions and construct a something

24. Test Event: Shock Value (Circuits)
Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.

25. Test Event: Bio-Processes Lab
A lab oriented competition involving fundamental science processes.
Do you know the scientific method?
Are you good at collecting data?
Can you interpret data?

26. Test Event: Dynamic Planet
Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions (earthquakes/ volcanoes).

27. Test Event: Ecology (grasslands, Taiga)
Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.

28. Test Event: Can’t Judge a Powder
Students will test and characterize one pure substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance.

29. Test Event: Experimental Design
Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.

30. Parent Volunteers
Is there an event that you may want to coach? Please consider it even if you are not 100% comfortable. We are not looking for an expert, just someone willing to give their time to the students. Without volunteer coaches the team will not do as well since teachers can not possibly coach all the events.

31. How do I become a Volunteer?
Background Check
TB Test
Complete and Return:
Request to Conduct Volunteer Screening Form
School Volunteer Application
Can be completed here at Standley:
Shots: Tuesdays 9-10am
Read: Thursdays 3-4pm
Can also be completed at your own doctor.