We are very glad to have you as a member of our team. Science Olympiad is your opportunity to take your science learning beyond the classroom. Work hard, have fun, and do your best.
Here are the 2019 Rules. There are some required events to be part of the team:
February 2 - West Ottawa Invitational (Tests from W.O.)
February 23 - Regional Tournament (Schedule of Events)
April 27 - State Tournament
2019 University of Michigan Tests
2019 Tests and keys for University of Florida tests
2019 Test Exchange that has tests from regionals around the country
SciOly Wiki and Practice Tests -specific to this year
West Ottawa Tests
2017 tests from ionia invitational
Great and tough tests from Tufts
Crash Course: Youtube link with has nice intro material for several events. You will need to access at home.
Coach Warnke: Anatomy and Physiology, Astronomy, Boomilever, Circuit lab, Dynamic, Experimental Design, Fermi, Geologic Mapping, Sound of Music, Thermodynamics, Write it, Do it
Coach Postma: Designer Genes, Disease Detectives, Fossils, Forensics, Herpetology (John P), Proteins, Water Quality, and Wright Stuff
Coach O'Donnell: Chemistry Lab and Thermodynamics
Coach Lind: Codebusters
Use the E.O. Wilson's 4th Textbook on iTunes (free)
Cardiovascular, Excretory and Immune Systems
Quiz each other with released practice tests from invitationals.
Annotate your tests as you take them. This may help with tiebreakers!
Use laptops!
3 parts of event: 1)Content 2)Laws/math 3)Deep space objects.
aavso.org
apod.nasa.gov
chandra.harvard.edu
-Get Mr. O'Donnell's sheet for chemistry and create a binder and see him for help!!
-Perform Labs fro practice.
Population growth + statistics + Pathogens = Epidemiology
Great basics site for the event
Use ActiveEpi online course to learn materialRead Emerging Epidemics to get a strong understanding of the field
University of Ottawa site contains an excellent summary of the study designs.
Nova Interactive for disease detectives
Know the 10 steps to investigate epidemiological outbreak
a) Cohort - retrospective or prospective
1) attack rate
2) Relative risk
b) Case-Control
1) odds ratio
Read Mortality and Morbidity weekly report
Up to 3 people!!!
-Be sure to pay attention to the scoring rubric.
-check out old tests at scioly.com.
Chem based.
-Organize a toolbox and an unlimited resource binder!
(Binder-flow charts)
-15 solids to identify.
Spectroscopy-MSU site and Arizona site.
Tab your field guide.
Organize your 3 ring binder but don't rely on it! It should be to look at a few times during the test. You will have 2-3 minutes per station!
Divide the list into sections, quiz each other every meeting.
Look at old tests!
Can be written, station or both (be prepared for both)
Make your own stereonet.
Intro Geology book. (see Mrs. Warnke for resources).
Be able to read Topographic maps and Structural geology maps
Start with learning proteins in "Cambell's AP Biology textbook
Compile a notebook and narrow it down as competition nears.
Center for Biomodeling Science Olympiad link
Start with Freedom Flight plane and build from there.
Make lots-they break!!!
Know the rules!!
Take your time on directions writing!
Less time for building accurately=More points.
15 steps in writing.
Switch roles to increase awareness of the needs of each other!