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Agenda. What is Science Olympiad?ExpectationsSigning up for SOParents: We need your help!!. 2. 3. What is the Science Olympiad?. Annual science competition 23 different events of 50 minutes eachCompete against other SD middle schools at SO Regional Competition in Feb. Run like a sports competi
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1. 1 CVMS Science Olympiad Information Meeting
2. Agenda What is Science Olympiad?
Expectations
Signing up for SO
Parents: We need your help!! 2
3. 3 What is the Science Olympiad? Annual science competition
23 different events of 50 minutes each
Compete against other SD middle schools at SO Regional Competition in Feb.
Run like a sports competition, only with science
CVMS has had GREAT past performance
2007: 1st place at Regionals
2010, 2011: 2nd place at both Regionals/State
4. SO at CVMS Very popular
Competition limits us to 6 teams (90 students)
This year will not be first come, first serve
Final teams will not be chosen until December
This aligns us with other top-performing schools
Team choice criteria
Coach assessment of performance
Participation and attendance
Focus and teamwork
Seniority and parent coaching
Top performers at Regionals will go to State
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5. 5 SO Student Requirements Weekly Training ? Oct – Feb
Plan to spend at least 6-8 hours per week
Attendance/focus at all trainings is a must
Team event – others rely on your participation
Completion of work assigned by coach(es)
Adherence to CVMS rules
Prior subject knowledge is NOT required – but willingness to learn is
6. 6 SO Events 23 events for this year
Life, Personal & Social Science
Earth and Space Science
Physical Science & Chemistry
Technology & Engineering
Inquiry & Nature of Science
Some building, some testing, some a little of both.
Check the Regional SO website for event info www.sandiegoso.org
7. 7 SO Coach Coach 12-20 students on one event
Fine to learn the event along with the students
How to best help
Contact cvms.so.2012@gmail.com for list of remaining open events
List as many open slots as you can reasonably accommodate
Give us more than one event you’re willing to coach
8. Events still needing coaches Awesome Aquifer
Bottle Rocket
Forestry
Meteorology
Mission Possible
Mousetrap Vehicle
Towers
If no lead coach is found for these events, parents of students assigned to these events will need to come together to decide how to coach 8
9. Science Olympiad Code of Conduct Respect
Show up for meetings on time and ready to work
Listen to your coaches, focus on learning
If you have to miss a meeting, let your coach and partner know!
SO is not an individual event
Your partner gets the same score as you do, TRY YOUR BEST
Your team relies on you to carry your event, TRY YOUR BEST.
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16. Signing Up This year’s application has 4 parts
Paper form (at SO link on cvmsptsa.com)
Turn in to office by Tuesday Sept. 20
Online form (at SO link on cvmsptsa.com)
Complete by Tuesday Sept. 20
Suggested donation ($125 to CVMS PTSA)
Turn in with paper application
Practice science test
Friday Sept. 23rd at lunch/PAW time
Check email on Sept. 22 for more details 16
17. Application - Availability Students must participate in 3 or 4 events
Coaching sessions are once per week for each event
Usually 1 - 2 hours - at coach’s discretion
Usually at coach’s home but CVMS has also offered space this year
Students must be available at event practice time
The more open slots for practice that you list, the more options you will have for events
If you only have a few time slots available, maybe only your last choice events practice in the few open time slots you listed
If insufficient time slots are listed, you may not be able to participate in SO due to the logistical impossibilities of assigning you to enough events 17
18. 18 Program Contribution Science Olympiad is funded through participants
CVMS SO gets no direct financial support from the school
Money is used for
Reusable and/or common materials (e.g. books, maps, fossils, chemicals, etc.)
Copying and printing
Office supplies
T-shirts
awards
Competition day food
Competition registration fees
Building events may require additional funds from participants of those events (e.g. airplane kit)
19. How are events assigned Schedules chosen to maximize student choices under these constraints:
Must evenly cover all 23 events
No conflicting test times on competition day
No conflicting practice times
There is no perfect solution to this scheduling problem
Some element of luck and good fortune comes into play
In December, there may be some minimal event assignment changes
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20. Why I didn’t get my event choices Student was not available at the event practice time.
Event practice times are chosen based on coach availability, competition schedule, conflicts with other events
Some of your event choices test at the same time on competition day
For example, at 10AM on competition day, both Can’t Judge a Powder and Dynamic Planet tests are given. One person could not do both of these events.
Some of your event choices practice at the same time
Suppose Food Science and Compute This both practice on Saturday late afternoon. One person can’t go to both practices.
Student participation must be evenly spread among events.
Other members of your team may have listed the event higher on their lists.
This is a reason why you might get an event you didn’t ask for.
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21. 21 Parent Volunteers Can’t do it without YOU
Lead coaches (or assistants)—this is our most urgent need!! Please consider volunteering!!
Competition day coordinator
Publicity manager
Practice test proctors (Sept. 23rd at lunchtime)
Lunch time meeting assistants
T-shirt coordinator
Relax and enjoy it! - It’s rewarding and fun
22. 22 Important Dates
Tuesday! - September 20th!!
Turn in completed paper application and fee at CVMS office
September 23rd
Practice science test for all SO applicants
September 29th
Coaches’ Meeting (CVMS Media Center – 7 pm)
February 4th – Regional Competition at Rancho Bernardo High School
23. 23 More Info… cvmsptsa.com – click on Science Olympiad link
sandiegoso.org – San Diego Regional website
soinc.org – National SO web site
scioly.org – nice Wiki site for SO events!
cvms.so.2012@gmail.com
Cindy Morrin/Erika Pollner
CVMS SO coordinators
24. Questions You can also feel free to email questions to us at cvms.so.2012@gmail.com
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