COLORADO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
2861 Butte Circle
Sedalia , CO 80135 - 8216
email: tcreed2@aol.com
COLORADO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
The Colorado Science Olympiad (CSO) is an academic interscholastic competition designed to increase student interest in science and to improve the quality of science education. More than 100 teams participated in the 2006 CSO tournaments. The Science Olympiad tournament consists of twenty-three individual and team events in each division for which students prepare during the year. These challenging and enjoyable events are very motivational and foster teamwork, group planning and cooperation. The events are balanced among facts, concepts, process skills, and applications. The emphasis is on learning, participation, interaction and having fun.
COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISIONS
There are two competitive divisions in the CSO. Grades 6 - 9 (Division B) and grades 9 - 12 (Division C). Ninth grade placement will depend on grades normally constituted in each participating school.
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS
There are no organized competitions for Division A-1 (Grades 1 - 3) or Division A-2 (Grades 4 - 6). However, the CSO encourages teachers in grades 1 - 6 to use the activities included in one of the two elementary manuals in their class rooms. School and/or District contests can be beneficial in preparing students for future Science Olympiad competitions while providing an exciting, hands-on science program. Contact the CSO for help in developing your program.
This year's events are expected to be as follows (New Events or Rule Additions in Bold)
A for Anatomy (B) Fermi Questions (C) Robot Ramble (C)
Astronomy (C) Five Star Science (C) Rocks and Minerals (B/C)
Awesome Aquifer (B) Food Chemistry (B/C) Science Crime Busters (B)
Balloon Race (B) Forensics (C) Science Word (B)
Balloon Launched Glider (B) Health Science (C) Scrambler (C)
Boomilever (C) Hereditary (B) Simple Machines (B)
Chemistry Lab (C) Meteorology (B ) Sounds of Music (C)
Circuit Lab (C) Metric Mastery (B) Storm the Castle (B )
Designer Genes (C) Mission Possible (B ) The Solar System (B)
Disease Detectives (B/C) Oceanography (B/C) Tower Building (B)
Don't Bug Me-(B/C) Physics Lab (C) Wheeled Vehicle (B)
Ecology ( B /C) Remote Sensing (C) Wright Stuff (C)
Experimental Design (C) Road Scholar (B ) Write It /Do It (B/C)
EVENTS: Check the National Website at < www.soinc.org > for the complete list of events and
rules clarifications. Further amplification of the rules are in the coaches manual.
COLORADO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COACHES CLINIC
A Science Olympiad Coaches Clinic will be held at UCCS on January 11-12. Registration, meals, instruction, and coaching materials will be provided free of charge. Presenters include several National Event Supervisors. If you wish further information, please email your name, school, and email address to Linder Winter at LWothworld@aol.com . Please use the phrase "Colorado SO Coaches Clinic" as the heading. You will be contacted as more information becomes available.
EVENT SCHEDULES
Southern Regional, University of Colorado , Colorado Springs, March 8, 2008
Northern Regional, Poudre High School , Fort Collins March 8, 2008
State Tournament, Colorado School of Mines , Golden April 12, 2008
National Tournament, The George Washington University , Wash , DC May 30 -31, 2008
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
The student who designs the winning logo for the 2008 Colorado Science Olympiad T-Shirt will win fifty dollars and T-Shirts for his/her team. Details will be sent upon receipt of your registration. T-Shirt sales by CSO is the primary source of revenue from which we provide supervisor T-shirts and lunches to our volunteers.
COLORADO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD INFORMATION LINE
For current information on CSO registration contact Barb Gaddis (719) 262-3688 for the Southern Region and Jack Lundt 970-224-5466 for the Northern Region. Our web site home page is < www.coloradoscienceolympiad.org > Updated information on events is available on the MAST Hotline, ph: 1- 970-351-1280 as well as the CSO web site. The National Web Site at <www.soinc.org > contains much information about Science Olympiad that is very helpful for coaches and teams.
A non-refundable registration fee of $100.00 per team must be submitted with the completed registration form by December 21, 2007 . The fee entitles the school to a copy of the 2008 coaches manual for each registered team and to send its teams to their respective Regional Science Olympiad competition. All team members must be registered in one school, or the same home school program. Schools from small districts may combine their enrollments and register as one team. Teams that place in the top half of each regional will advance to the State Tournament. The State Champions will advance to the National Science Olympiad (NSO) to be held at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. May 30 - 31, 2008 .
Specific rules have been developed for each event and these are described in the coach's manual. It is important that the current rules be read very carefully. Schools must compete in a regional competition to be eligible to attend the State Competition and advance to the Nationals. Each team may compete in one or more of the events.
To register for this year's competition, mail the form below with your remittance of $100.00. Note: If you must remit by Purchase Order without a check, a handling fee of $15.00 must be added . Forms must be received by December 21, 2007
Please use only one name for the coach/contact person as only one person will receive mailing and be listed as the team's coach. Make your remittance payable to Colorado Science Olympiad.
Mail check to: Colorado Science Olympiad
2861 Butte Circle
Sedalia CO 80135-8216
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— Division A-1 (Grades 1-3) $12.00 for Manual Only
— Division A-2 (Grades 4-6) $17.00 for Manual Only
— Division B (Grades 6 - 9) $100.00 Registration Fee with Manual
— Division C (Grades 9 - 12) $100.00 Registration Fee with Manual
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