Science lessons and guides you can use at home
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Carl Sagan Dynamic Planet looks at the geography of the earth and rotates the region of focus each year. It is possible that next year will be a focus on the earth’s crust. Fossils is an identification event. The list can have some…
We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics. Katherine Johnson *Helicopter Is this year’s balsa wood flight build event. Students will build a rubber band powered helicopter.…
I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. Alan Turing Codebusters This event focuses on encryption and decryption of codes. This event can be practiced easily…
I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie These events are anchored in physics and chemistry and how they are used today. Whether it is analyzing forensic evidence or optimizing the efficiency of wind turbines, these events will have teams diving deep and learning skills that will follow…
One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period. E. O. Wilson These events focus on life from the late systems of ecology to the tiniest microbes. With such a broad topic students will have no trouble finding the right event to dive deeply in…
2024 season is over, yet there are plenty of us who are already looking forward to next season. So, what events are coming up? Lots of events are sticking around, but several (marked with *) will be different from last year. Click on the links to see what Science Olympiad Wiki has on these events.…