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Transcript of September 4 th, 2014 Science Olympiad Information Night.
September 4th, 2014
Science Olympiad Information Night
Agenda
Introduction What is the Science Olympiad? Student Commitment Coach Commitment Parents Volunteer Registration Website Important Dates Events List
Introduction
Head Coach Committee Ilham Rui Sheirman Xianxian Yan
What is Science Olympiad?
Annual science competition 23 individual and team events Students focus on optimal 3-4 events Team – 15 students per team Compete against other San Diego middle
schools in February (Division B) Top 20 teams are placed in each event Top 8 schools will be advanced to State Only 1 team per school for State
Benefits
Promotes teamwork & collaboration Improves study skills Exposure to sciences outside of regular
science class
Coach Commitment
Adherence to coaching schedules Take attendance at each practice Work to accommodate student interest Advise to Head Coach Committee for team
assignment Adherence to SO General Rules & Code of
Ethics Require PUSD Volunteer Level I & II
clearance
Parents Commitment
We LOVE volunteers Looking for additional coaches Need at least one parent to support coach
during weekly training session. Additional parent volunteers needed for building events.
Need help on Competition Day, T-Shirt & Team Banner Design
Need PUSD Volunteers Level I clearance Adherence to SO General Rules & Code of Ethics
Sponsorship/Wish List
Supplies – storage containers, clipboards, paper, markers, rulers
Equipment - goggle, lab coat, beaker, pipette, scale, architecture map(Road Scholar), lab meter stick, magnifier glasses
Materials for Robo-Cross, Bridge building, Bottle rocket, Wheeled Vehicle
Team T-Shirt Team Banner
Corporate Match – please contact Head Coach Committee if your employer offers Corporate Match
Student Commitment
14-16 weeks of training: Sept 22-Feb 6 3-6 hours per week (Prepare 3-4 events
is optimal) Attendance & participation at all
trainings Completion of work assigned by
coach(es) Adherence to D39C SO Policy and SO
General Rules & Code of Ethics
Student Commitment
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything
new." ~Albert Einstein
Important Dates
September 4th, 2014 (Thurs) - Parents Info Night / Coaches Meeting
September 19th, 2014 (Fri) - Last day to register (all paperwork, parents permission slip and donation turned in to consider completed the registration)
September 23nd, 2014(Tue) - Training begins this week November 15th, 2014(Sat) – Event Workshop @ RBMS Mid November, 2014 – Finalize Team Roster January 30th, 2015 (Fri) - D39C Pre-Regional Science
Olympiad meeting February 7th, 2015 (Sat) - Regional Science Olympiad
Competition April 4th, 2015 (Sat) - State Science Olympiad Competition Spring 2015 (Sat) – D39C Science Olympiad Post-Event
Picnic
Registration
Student and Parents review National Science Olympiad website(www.soinc.org) and decide what events you are interested in and rank them in priority order
Complete the online registration, make sure click “Submit” at the end Review & Sign
D39C Policy & Parent Permission SO Code of Ethics document San Diego SO Hold Harmless Agreement Form
$100 donation per student to help fully fund the SO team. Team Registration Supplies, study/building materials and coaching CDs
Turn in your completed forms and donation to D39C Welcome Center. Please staple your check and forms together and label it for ‘Science Olympiad’
Registration 9/8 – 9/19/2014
Website
http://science.d39c.org/ Login will be provided once registration
has completed.
2014-2015 Events List
Category Event Coach / Assistant Coach
Life, Personal and Social Science
Anatomy Christian McClung / Kartiki Gaur
Life, Personal and Social Science
Disease Detectives Christian McClung / April Xie
Life, Personal and Social Science
Bio-Process Lab Allen Hoong / Fiza Shaghel
Life, Personal and Social Science
Entomology Vivien Huang / Jane Huang
Life, Personal and Social Science
Green Generation
Life, Personal and Social Science
Road Scholar
Chemistry Can't Judge a Powder
Chemistry Crime Busters Ilham Ahmed / Brian Wang
Physics Simple Machines Song Pu
Physics Crave the Wave Jing Deng
Physics Trajectory
Earth and Space Science Solar System Vijay Marwah / Fiza Shaghel
2014-2015 Events List
Category Event Coach / Assistant Coach
Earth and Space Science Dynamic Planet Akash Gaur / Kartiki Gaur
Earth and Space Science Fossils (rocks and minerals)
Julie-Anne Zimmer
Earth and Space Science Meteorology Jing Deng
Inquiry & Nature of Science Write It Do It Jose Luis Contreras / Hriday Trivedi
Inquiry & Nature of Science Experimental Design
Inquiry & Nature of Science Picture This Sonali Carlton / Elizabeth Pegg
Technology & Engineering Elastic Launched Glider
Yun Deng
Technology & Engineering Robo-Cross
Technology & Engineering Wheeled Vehicle Ashraf Saad
Technology & Engineering Bottle Rocket Shilpa Palacharla
Technology & Engineering Bridge Building Shan Liang
Questions??
Email Head Coach Committee: [email protected]