4-H Boca Buddies Science Olympiad 2016

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Elementary Science Olympiad at FAU. Grades 3-5.  

This was SO AWESOME last year.  I SO, SO, SO want to do this again.

24 schools signed up last year.  It was amazing! These were our results from last year...

Fossils                  1st Place      Cole & Mary

Straw Egg Drop   6th Place     Angelic & Sarah

Crime Busters     8th Place      Mary & Paula

Water Rockets   10th Place      Liam, Jessica & Sebastian

Cool It                13th Place     Lily & Grace

I combined all of our scores, and divided it by number of participants and came up with a total score.

Overall, we ranked about 14th place out of 24 Teams.  They did not give me this number.  I calculated it myself, so if there was a tie somewhere in there, it may be a little different.  This is our "UNOFFICIAL" ranking.  :)

2016 Season:  Saturday, April 16, 2016
FAU Science Buildings and Lawn
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Most kids participate in 2 to 3 events during the day.  Events end around 3:00 p.m., and judging takes place around 5:00 p.m. after all of the scores have been calculated.  A parent needs to be present when their child is on campus at all times.  You do not need to stay for the whole day, but are encouraged to do so.  We will have a classroom inside FAU as a home base, as well as camp chairs and blankets outside.  Families and siblings are invited to come and have fun on the lawn!  Bring drinks, snacks, chairs, shade, frisbees, and balls.  It's a blast!

For our team:  I would like to have this be a 95% work at home event.  You would coordinate the events you would like to do with me, choose your team mate, meet together once or twice a week with your team mate, and prepare yourself for your events.  It is possible to use some of our time at Friday Co-Op during lunch, or from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. to practice on events under parent supervision. You can choose the same team mate for each event, or pick different team mates.  It's up to you!  Our total number of team members can not be more than 12.  It would be nice to have 2 more kids as back up just in case.  Last year we had a few who couldn't make it due to Sports Championships and illness.

Link to read more about it:
http://www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad/

I've already registered!  We're doing this!  Spread the word... I need 12 super motivated kids and moms!

$20 per kid to pay the entree fee.  

12 kids in 13 events.  1 event has 3 kids, all the rest have 1-2 kids.

$10 4-H Registration 

$1   4-H Parent Registration

$10 T-shirt  (optional)

$10 Parent T-shirt (optional)

     Total = $40 per kid  + $11 for parent

Registration for 4-H:

     Register on 4honline.com.  MUST BE DONE BY MARCH 10th. (At least 30 days before event.)

     Please be sure to list Palm Beach County at all times, even if you live in Broward.

     Club Name:  Boca Buddies

     $10 for children

     $1 for adults

     You need to create a family profile, then add yourself, then add child.  This takes about an hour.

     Registration needs to be for one adult in the family, and for the child participating in the event.

     List projects as Science.

     Payment to Candi.  Please mark your payment with a note or an envelope with name on it.

T-shirts:

This was our first year in the photos below, so we didn't know quite what to expect.  It was so cool to see everyone walking around in their Team T-shirts.  Mom's and Dad's had them on, and so did all of the kids.  It was really exciting. 

Team Members for 2016:
Place Guaranteed if you are registered and paid for 4-H and Olympiad.

     Name/ Grade                 4-H Member        Olympiad Fee     Youth T-shirt       Parent T-shirt
                                                   $10 / $1                    $20                             $10                      $10

1.  Cole, Grade 4                    Yes, Paid                    Paid                           Paid                     Paid

2.  Sebastian, Grade 3          Yes, Paid                                                       Paid                     Paid

3.  Enzo, Grade 4                   Yes, Paid                   Paid                            Paid                     Paid

4.  Mary, Grade 5

5.  Liam, Grade 3 
6.  Zackary, Grade

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Preferred if you choose a mixture of Build/Knowledge events, not all of one kind.  You are free to study all of them on your own. 

I place a #1 next to the name if it is their most preferred event.

I place a ? next to the name if I am suggesting a place for them.  Confirmation needed.

It takes quite a bit of shuffling to get everyone into an event their excited about.   When the list is complete, then you'll know you're set for the event.  Right now, we're just trying people out in events.
By the way, Cole was placed in the Fossils event last year because no one else wanted to do it.  That happens to be the one he won first place on, and is NOW his favorite subject.  That was not the case when we started.  :)  Mary jumped in a week before the event to be his partner, because he had none.  Amazing how it all worked out in the end!

Events:                                      Type:                         Team Member:          Team Member:        Backup:

1.  A is for Anatomy                Knowledge

2.  Bridge Building                 On site build

3.  Egg Drop                             Pre-Build                        Enzo #1                        Cole 

4.  Energy Lab                         Pre-Build                                                                                                   Enzo

5.  Food Science                      Knowledge

6.  Mystery Packaging           On site build                                                                                               Enzo

7.  Mystery Powders               Knowledge/Lab             Mary ?

8.  Picture This Weather (3) Knowledge                      Cole ?           Enzo ?   and Sebastian ?

9.  Rock Hound                       Knowledge                      Cole #1                        Enzo ?  Mary ?

10.  Solid, Liquid or Gas        Knowledge

11.  Starry, Starry Night         Knowledge

12.  Water Rockets                  Pre-Build                        Enzo #1                        Cole

13.  Who ... Be a Biologist     Knowledge

Link to description of events at FAU:
http://www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad/so_new_2016_version_009.htm

Friday Co-Op Elementary Science Olympiad

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Friday Co-Op 2014–15
Elementary Science Olympiad K–5
Corresponds to Classical Conversations Cycle 3

Competition Dates: FAU - May 2, 2015  (They now have one close to us!  No trip to Orlando on May 9th!) Register Team Prior to March 15

GOAL:  REGISTER TEAM BY MID–OCTOBER
              (Possible Training for 2 Mentors?  Unknown location and dates.)
              12 Students.  Goal Grades 3–5.  Will use younger if needed or very willing.

GOAL:  CHOOSE YOUR EVENTS BY FEBRUARY
              See which events children respond to the most.  Assign teams and individuals so they can
              be preparing at home also.


Semester 1:  (Meeting Every Other Week)
CC:  Weeks 1-12  Human Anatomy

Weeks 1     No Class
Week 2       A is for Anatomy:  Skeletal, Muscular
Week 3       No Class
Week 4       A is for Anatomy:  Digestive, Nervous, Sensory
Week 5       No Class
Week 6       Solid, Liquids, or Gas
Week 7       No Class
Week 8       A is for Anatomy:  Urinary, Circulatory
Week 9       No Class
Week 10     A is for Anatomy:  Endocrine, Respiratory
Week 11     No Class
Week 12     Solid, Liquids, or Gas
Break          Bridge Building
                   (Can visit the Bridge Building Competition at South Florida Fair Grounds as a family.  Usually first or 2nd Week in December.)
FYI:  Last Year's Bridge Building Information for Middle/High School:
I just wanted to put out a quick reminder that the bridges are due for certification on Dec. 10 (Tues) between 1 and 5 pm at  the South Florida Fair Grounds. For those of you that are not familiar with the location, it is just off of Southern Blvd. east of 441, in Palm Beach County. If you are headed north on 441, turn right onto Southern Blvd., and when you see the sign for the fair grounds, turn left.  It will be through one of the gates.  The actual testing takes place the next day, starting at 9 am at the same location.

Semester 2:  (Meeting Every Week)
CC:  Weeks 13–18  Chemistry
CC:  Weeks 19–24  Science Theories

Week 13     Egg Drop
Week 14     Mystery Packaging
Week 15     Estimania  (CC Science Lab Appendix for Cycle 3)
Week 16     Mystery Powders
Week 17     Mystery Powders
Week 18     Mystery Powders
Week 19     Starry, Starry Night
Week 20     Who Wants To Be A Biologist
Week 21     Rock Hound
Week 22     Rock Hound
Week 23     Energy Lab
Week 24     Fun Time

Official Events:  Teams will receive the rules manual after registering.

2015 Events.

There are some different ones!  Please refer to link.  Not text from 2014.

http://www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad/so_new_006.htm

• A is for Anatomy -The event will consist of questions, case studies, pictures or models that will require an understanding of the structure and function of the following systems: skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, circulary, urinary, nervous, sensory, endocrine.
• Bridge Building - This event tests students' ability to build a lengthy, strong, stable, and reproducible bridge from common materials.BUILT ONSITE.
• Egg Drop - A team of two students will construct and bring a package to protect an egg from breaking. The egg is dropped free fall from a high spot selected by the tournament director. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
• Energy Lab - The objective is to build a reflecting device that most efficiently uses and focuses the energy supplied to a light bulb. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
• Estimania - Students will be asked to estimate the answers to approximately ten questions requiring an estimate between ten and one million. Students will be provided a sample of the item to be estimated and will be premitted to measure its mass and the total mass of the container that contains all the objects. No calculators will be permitted.
• Mystery Packaging - At the beginning of the event, teams will be given a bag of building materials and instructions for designing and building a package that will protect a given material from a drop. BUILT ONSITE
• Mystery Powders - A team of two contestants will be asked to identify a mixture of common white household powder.
• Pentathlon - Five physical skills are interspersed with science questions in an obstacle course that will be run in a relay race style where each student passes the balloon to the next student. This year, the concepts will focus on those related to the water cycle and weather.
• Rock Hound - Teams will prepare charts, identify various rocks and minerals, and describe their characteristics
• Starry, Starry Night - A team of two students will identify constellations, planets, and other common celestial bodies in our universe.
• Solid, Liquids, or Gas - Teams of two students will test their abilities to classify materials into one of three categories.
• Water Rockets - Students will build and launch a 2-liter plastic bottle for maximum time aloft. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
• Who Wants To Be A Biologist - Teams will compete in three game show style events that will focus on various aspects of biology and life science.

HELPFUL LINKS:
http://mrsbaileysbrilliantbunch.weebly.com/elementary-science-olympiad.html

Mystery Packaging
http://www.sciencenc.com/event-help/junkyardchallenge.php