Information About Our Greater Lansing Area 2011-2012
Science Olympiad Team
Creative Science Investigators
for home educated
High School & Middle School
Head Coach:
Tammy Parker ~ seekhispeace@gmail.com ~ 517-819-9813
Our schedule will run from September until the competitions end.
If you would like more information email the Head Coach.
The competitions are in 2012 ~ January, February, and March
(with States in April or May if they qualify).
Science Olympiad Team
Creative Science Investigators
for home educated
High School & Middle School
Head Coach:
Tammy Parker ~ seekhispeace@gmail.com ~ 517-819-9813
Our schedule will run from September until the competitions end.
If you would like more information email the Head Coach.
The competitions are in 2012 ~ January, February, and March
(with States in April or May if they qualify).
High School Credit?
* Each family handles this differently - guideline 1/4 - 1/2 credit for each event studied.
Ages for CSI teams?
* Ages/grades are broken into these groups: (8th and 9th graders can choose HS or MS)
9th to 12th graders are are Level C = HS = High Schoolers
6th to 9th graders are are Level B = MS = Middle Schoolers
What is a Science Olympiad competition?
* Each competition is one day with up to 23 events.
* Each CSI team member will participate in 3 to 4 events at each competition.
* Events range from build & test/race/run... to study and do. Check out: www.soinc.org
* Teams receive points from each event entered, based on participation.
* Teams are ranked based on total points from all events.
What is the student’s commitment?
prepare and study for a minimum of 3 events per student;
compete in 4 Saturday tournaments;
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs ($20 up front)
* attend all weekly Team Meetings held on Thursday afternoons (or at least most);
help get sponsors to keep financial burdens to a minimum; and
help find Event Coaches (not required to find, but the more Event Coaches, the better the team).
Where and when are the Team Meetings?
Team Meetings will be held bi-weekly on alternating Thursdays
at Coach Parker's home (call or email for directions)
from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
How do team members prepare?
Each event will have 2 or more students working together to study and/or build something. Budgeted event costs will be reimbursed with a receipt. Anything over the budgeted amount is the responsibility of the family that purchased it.
In Build-It events students find information and materials, with mentoring from their Event Coach, to construct an item.
In Study-It events the student, with mentoring from their Event Coach, studies and practices for their event.
Combo Events are events that have some prior building or practicing, but the main part is performed at the competition.
