Science Olympiad employs cross-cutting concepts in all of its standards-aligned events, building 21st-century skill sets essential to today’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce. There are 23 events each in Division B (middle school) and Division C (high school), providing a platform for students to apply and display a wide variety of talents, from design and prototyping to technical writing, to chemistry lab skills. A team of 15 students pairs up to tackle the 23 events which are generally spaced in six 50-minute blocks across a Saturday, encouraging collaboration, teamwork, and cross-training.
Science Olympiad starts here at CKS for students in 6th-8th grades in the fall of 2019, with the Regional Tournament taking place in early March 2020. There will be a parent meeting in October and practices will begin in early November. The practice schedule will be structured so that students do not have to choose between participating in Science Olympiad and another extracurricular activity. They can do both. Ideally, we would like to have enough sixth through eighth graders to participate so that we could field two teams.
To get a preview of the 2019-2020 events, visit the national website at the address below. We will be participating in Division B.