Lansing Area Science Olympiad Teams
Creative Science Investigators
Middle School
and
High School
How do I get on the team????
GREAT question!
COME TO THE MEETING THIS.... Friday, 10/9/09
6:30pm-8:30pm
(social time afterward 8:30pm to ???)
If at all possible,
Parents should come with their students to this first meeting!
Where?..
Coach Parker's home
11406 Wilbur Hwy ~ Eaton Rapids, MI
about 5 miles south of I-96 off of M-99
(email her for directions - seekhispeace@gmail.com)
check out...
http://csiso.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Come prepared....
Hello Team,
BRING A FRIEND or TWO Friday Night!!!!
We are going to assign events through group discussion at the meeting, so pray about your.... Yeah, Yes, No, and Yucks for the events, based on the list that applies to you (i.e. High School or Middle School). The two lists are posted. Remember... 8th and 9th graders can pick either team. I posted both lists, and then a list with the short descriptions.
DO THIS AND BRING IT WITH YOU!!!
PRINT the correct list for (one for each student)
each student puts ONE of these four words to the right of the event name: Yeah, Yes, No, and Yuck
BRING the list with you!!!!
I look forward to seeing all of you again.
Also, in case you haven't noticed... this year will be run VERY differently than past years. We are meeting as a whole team ONLY on the 2nd Friday of each month, at each applicable Invitational, and at Regionals.
It is YOUR responsibility to BE PROACTIVE and:
study and prepare for your events
get with your event partners
schedule locations to test build-its (if applicable)
get help for each of your events from knowledgeable people (seek them out)
purchase what you need for your event (you are only reimbursed up to the budgeted amount for that event)
know your budgeted amounts for your events and get reimbursed as allowed
I am the only Head Coach. I WILL NEED PARENT HELP. Also, despite our family cutting back on outside scholastic activities, my schedule is already filled with business (we have started several "family" businesses since I have seen most of you) and "normal" school items. Thus, my time for coaching is minimal. At first I considered not having a team, but that's no fun...plus, if students really want to succeed - it really needs to come from them... or should I say YOU!!!!
PARENTS... WE NEED YOUR HELP.....
As far as parents, these jobs are ESSENTlAL:
Event Proctors (we will need one each for 6 Invitationals)
Test Writers/ Event Prep (we will need one each for 6 Invitationals)
Librarian (to be done on Friday meeting nights)
Food Coordination (Sheila Robbe has already claimed this one)
Ride Coordination (by email, to make sure everyone has a ride)
Yahoo! Moderator (uploading files and keeping the calendar accurate)
T-Shirt Coordination (designing back, ordering, and disbursing T-Shirts)
Treasurer (collecting and disbursing funds and keeping track of all the financial stuff)
Secretary (coordinating, filing, and sending paperwork)
As far as parents, these jobs are VERY helpful, but not required:
Food Coordination (Sheila Robbe has already claimed this one)
Ride Coordination (by email, to make sure everyone has a ride)
Yahoo! Moderator (uploading files and keeping the calendar accurate)
Event Category Coaches (helpful for students to have a point person fro questions/tests/info/etc.)
Thanks,
Coach Parker
BRING A FRIEND or TWO Friday Night!!!!
We are going to assign events through group discussion at the meeting, so pray about your.... Yeah, Yes, No, and Yucks for the events, based on the list that applies to you (i.e. High School or Middle School). The two lists are posted. Remember... 8th and 9th graders can pick either team. I posted both lists, and then a list with the short descriptions.
DO THIS AND BRING IT WITH YOU!!!
PRINT the correct list for (one for each student)
each student puts ONE of these four words to the right of the event name: Yeah, Yes, No, and Yuck
BRING the list with you!!!!
I look forward to seeing all of you again.
Also, in case you haven't noticed... this year will be run VERY differently than past years. We are meeting as a whole team ONLY on the 2nd Friday of each month, at each applicable Invitational, and at Regionals.
It is YOUR responsibility to BE PROACTIVE and:
study and prepare for your events
get with your event partners
schedule locations to test build-its (if applicable)
get help for each of your events from knowledgeable people (seek them out)
purchase what you need for your event (you are only reimbursed up to the budgeted amount for that event)
know your budgeted amounts for your events and get reimbursed as allowed
I am the only Head Coach. I WILL NEED PARENT HELP. Also, despite our family cutting back on outside scholastic activities, my schedule is already filled with business (we have started several "family" businesses since I have seen most of you) and "normal" school items. Thus, my time for coaching is minimal. At first I considered not having a team, but that's no fun...plus, if students really want to succeed - it really needs to come from them... or should I say YOU!!!!
PARENTS... WE NEED YOUR HELP.....
As far as parents, these jobs are ESSENTlAL:
Event Proctors (we will need one each for 6 Invitationals)
Test Writers/ Event Prep (we will need one each for 6 Invitationals)
Librarian (to be done on Friday meeting nights)
Food Coordination (Sheila Robbe has already claimed this one)
Ride Coordination (by email, to make sure everyone has a ride)
Yahoo! Moderator (uploading files and keeping the calendar accurate)
T-Shirt Coordination (designing back, ordering, and disbursing T-Shirts)
Treasurer (collecting and disbursing funds and keeping track of all the financial stuff)
Secretary (coordinating, filing, and sending paperwork)
As far as parents, these jobs are VERY helpful, but not required:
Food Coordination (Sheila Robbe has already claimed this one)
Ride Coordination (by email, to make sure everyone has a ride)
Yahoo! Moderator (uploading files and keeping the calendar accurate)
Event Category Coaches (helpful for students to have a point person fro questions/tests/info/etc.)
Thanks,
Coach Parker
2009-2010 Event Lists
2009-2010 Events:
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Middle School:
Anatomy
Battery Buggy
Bio-Process Lab
Can't Judge a Powder
Compute This
Disease Detective
Dynamic Planet
Ecology
Elevated Bridge
Experimental Design
Fossils
Junkyard Challenge
Meteorology
Ornithology
Pentathlon
Physical Science Lab
Road Scholar
Science Crime Busters
Shock Value
Solar System
Trajectory
Wright Stuff
Write It/Do It
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High School:
Anatomy & Physiology
Astronomy
Cell Biology
Chemistry Lab
Disease Detective
Dynamic Planet
Ecology
Egg-O-Naut
Elevated Bridge
Environmental Chemistry
Experimental Design
Forensics
Fossils
It's About Time
Mission Possible
Mousetrap Vehicle
Ornithology
Physics Lab
Picture This
Remote Sensing
Technical Problem Solving
Trajectory
Write It/Do It
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Descriptions:
Anatomy
Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including skeletal and muscular systems.
Battery Buggy
Teams will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion, quickly travels a specified distance, and stops as close as possible to the center of the finish line.
Bio-Process Lab
Teams will demonstrate biology laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Can't Judge a Powder
Students will test and characterize one pure substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance.
Compute This
Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.
Disease Detective
This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
Dynamic Planet
Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Ecology
Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.
Elevated Bridge
Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.
Experimental Design
Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Fossils
Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
Junkyard Challenge
Students will partially pre-construct an device with final construction and adaptation onsite to complete a published challenge.
Meteorology
This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology
Ornithology
This event will test knowledge of North American birds on the official list.
Pentathlon
Teams will compete in an academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall understanding of five major science content areas.
Physics Lab
Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics including wind power and alternative energy. Teams will build a blade assembly used to capture wind power and generate voltage.
Road Scholar
Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
Science Crime Busters
Teams will identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by using paper chromatography and analysis of unknown solids, liquids, and plastics found at the scene of a crime.
Shock Value
Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.
Solar System
Teams will demonstrate knowledge of the Sun, planets and their satellites, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, the asteroid belt, meteoroids, Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.
Trajectory
Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.
Wright Stuff
Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
Write It/Do It
A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.
Anatomy & Physiology
This event encompasses the anatomy and physiology of selected body systems, this year limited to skeletal, muscular and endocrine systems.
Astronomy
Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.
Cell Biology
Students will demonstrate their understanding of cell biology and biochemistry.
Chemistry Lab
Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Disease Detective
This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
Dynamic Planet
Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Ecology
Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.
Egg-O-Naut
Teams will design, construct and launch rockets to stay aloft and carry a raw egg without breaking.
Elevated Bridge
Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.
Environmental Chemistry
Teams will be asked questions pertaining to environmental chemistry, which may include chemical reactions, characterization, and quantification
Experimental Design
Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Forensics
Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Fossils
Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
It's About Time
Using a pre-constructed non-electronic device, students will measure time in intervals.
Mission Possible
Prior to the competition, participants will design, build, test and document a "Rube Goldberg-like device" that completes a required Final Task using a sequence of consecutive tasks.
Mousetrap Vehicle
Teams will design, build and test a vehicle that uses one or two snap mousetraps as the sole propulsion energy source to travel a distance and return to the starting line center as quickly as possible.
Ornithology
This event will test knowledge of North American birds on the official list.
Physics Lab
Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics including wind power and alternative energy. Teams will build a blade assembly used to capture wind power and generate voltage.
Picture This
Draw representations of a set of scientific terms or concepts and guess the term being drawn.
Remote Sensing
Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human impact on the Earth.
Technical Problem Solving
Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.
Trajectory
Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.
Write It/Do It
A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.
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Middle School:
Anatomy
Battery Buggy
Bio-Process Lab
Can't Judge a Powder
Compute This
Disease Detective
Dynamic Planet
Ecology
Elevated Bridge
Experimental Design
Fossils
Junkyard Challenge
Meteorology
Ornithology
Pentathlon
Physical Science Lab
Road Scholar
Science Crime Busters
Shock Value
Solar System
Trajectory
Wright Stuff
Write It/Do It
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
High School:
Anatomy & Physiology
Astronomy
Cell Biology
Chemistry Lab
Disease Detective
Dynamic Planet
Ecology
Egg-O-Naut
Elevated Bridge
Environmental Chemistry
Experimental Design
Forensics
Fossils
It's About Time
Mission Possible
Mousetrap Vehicle
Ornithology
Physics Lab
Picture This
Remote Sensing
Technical Problem Solving
Trajectory
Write It/Do It
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Descriptions:
Anatomy
Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including skeletal and muscular systems.
Battery Buggy
Teams will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion, quickly travels a specified distance, and stops as close as possible to the center of the finish line.
Bio-Process Lab
Teams will demonstrate biology laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Can't Judge a Powder
Students will test and characterize one pure substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance.
Compute This
Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.
Disease Detective
This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
Dynamic Planet
Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Ecology
Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.
Elevated Bridge
Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.
Experimental Design
Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Fossils
Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
Junkyard Challenge
Students will partially pre-construct an device with final construction and adaptation onsite to complete a published challenge.
Meteorology
This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology
Ornithology
This event will test knowledge of North American birds on the official list.
Pentathlon
Teams will compete in an academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall understanding of five major science content areas.
Physics Lab
Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics including wind power and alternative energy. Teams will build a blade assembly used to capture wind power and generate voltage.
Road Scholar
Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
Science Crime Busters
Teams will identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by using paper chromatography and analysis of unknown solids, liquids, and plastics found at the scene of a crime.
Shock Value
Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.
Solar System
Teams will demonstrate knowledge of the Sun, planets and their satellites, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, the asteroid belt, meteoroids, Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.
Trajectory
Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.
Wright Stuff
Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
Write It/Do It
A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.
Anatomy & Physiology
This event encompasses the anatomy and physiology of selected body systems, this year limited to skeletal, muscular and endocrine systems.
Astronomy
Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.
Cell Biology
Students will demonstrate their understanding of cell biology and biochemistry.
Chemistry Lab
Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Disease Detective
This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
Dynamic Planet
Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Ecology
Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.
Egg-O-Naut
Teams will design, construct and launch rockets to stay aloft and carry a raw egg without breaking.
Elevated Bridge
Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.
Environmental Chemistry
Teams will be asked questions pertaining to environmental chemistry, which may include chemical reactions, characterization, and quantification
Experimental Design
Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Forensics
Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Fossils
Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
It's About Time
Using a pre-constructed non-electronic device, students will measure time in intervals.
Mission Possible
Prior to the competition, participants will design, build, test and document a "Rube Goldberg-like device" that completes a required Final Task using a sequence of consecutive tasks.
Mousetrap Vehicle
Teams will design, build and test a vehicle that uses one or two snap mousetraps as the sole propulsion energy source to travel a distance and return to the starting line center as quickly as possible.
Ornithology
This event will test knowledge of North American birds on the official list.
Physics Lab
Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics including wind power and alternative energy. Teams will build a blade assembly used to capture wind power and generate voltage.
Picture This
Draw representations of a set of scientific terms or concepts and guess the term being drawn.
Remote Sensing
Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human impact on the Earth.
Technical Problem Solving
Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.
Trajectory
Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.
Write It/Do It
A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.
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