B = Middle School
C = High School
B/C = Both Levels
Anatomy (B) - Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including respiratory and digestive systems.
Anatomy & Physiology (C) - This event encompasses the anatomy and physiology of selected body systems, this year limited to respiratory, excretory and digestive systems.
Astronomy (C) - Teams will demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of math and physics relating to stellar evolution and type Ia supernovas.
Awesome Aquifers (B) - Students will construct an aquifer and answer questions about groundwater concepts - includes a presentation.
Bottle Rocket (B) - Prior to the tournament, teams construct two rockets designed to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.
Chemistry Lab (C) - Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Compute This (B) - Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format. The 2012 domain is www.cdc.gov.
Crime Busters (B) - 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.
Disease Detective (B/C) - This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem. (Food Borne Illness)
Dynamic Planet (B/C) - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (Earth's Fresh Waters)
Experimental Design (B/C) - Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Fermi Questions (C) - A Fermi Question is a science related question that seeks a fast, rough estimate of a quantity which is difficult or impossible to measure directly. Answers will be estimated within an order of magnitude recorded in powers of 10.
Food Science (B) - Using their understanding of the chemistry and physical properties of baking ingredients, teams will answer questions at a series of stations.
Forensics (C) - Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Forestry (B/C) - This event will test student knowledge of North American trees that are on the Official National Tree List.
Gravity Vehicle (C) - Teams design, build and test one vehicle and ramp that uses gravitational potential energy as the vehicle's sole means of propulsion to reach a Target Point as quickly, as accurately and as close to their predicted time as possible.
Helicopters (C) - Students will construct and test free flight rubber-powered helicopters prior to the tournament to achieve maximum flight times.
Keep the Heat (B) - Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat. Students must also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts.
Meteorology (B) - This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology (Climate).
Microbe Mission (B/C) - Teams will answer questions, solve problems and analyze data pertaining to microbes.
Mission Possible (B)- 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 (B) - Teams will design, build and test a vehicle using one mousetrap as the sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly, accurately and close to their predicted time as possible.
Optics (B/C) - Teams compete in activities and answer questions related to geometric and physical optics.
Protein Modeling (C) - Students will use computer visualization and online resources to guide them in constructing physical models of proteins and in understanding how the structure of the protein determines the function. For 2012, students will model proteins involved in the regulation of apoptosis as they explore the discovery and treatment of a rare (one in a billion) genetic trait discovered through genome sequencing.
Reach for the Stars (B) - Students will demonstrate an understanding and basic knowledge of the properties and evolution of stars, open clusters and globular clusters, and normal and star-forming galaxies.
Remote Sensing (C) - Teams use remote sensing imagery, science and math process skills to complete tasks related to an understanding of Earth's Hydrosphere.
Road Scholar (B) - Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
Robot Arm (C) - Prior to the competition teams must design, build, document and test one robotic device to move scored items.
Rocks and Minerals (B/C) - Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.
Sounds of Music (C) - Prior to the competition, students will build two different instruments of any type based on a 12 tone tempered scale, prepare to describe the principles behind their operation and be able to perform a major scale, a required melody and a chosen melody with each.
Storm the Castle (B) - Prior to the tournament, teams design, construct and calibrate a device that uses only the energy of a falling counterweight to launch a projectile as far and as accurately as possible.
Technical Problem Solving (C) - Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.
Thermodynamics (C) - Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat. Teams must also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts.
Towers (B/C) - Team members design and build the most efficient tower.
Water Quality (B/C) - The event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments.
Write It/Do It (B/C) - 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.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
2011-2012 Season
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.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
2011-2012 Season
Information About Our Greater Lansing Area 2012-2012
Science Olympiad Team
Creative Science Investigators
for home educated
High School & Middle School
Head Coach:
Tammy Parker ~ seekhispeace@gmail.com ~ 517-819-9813
http://csiso.blogspot.com/
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 & family’s commitment?
* prepare and study for a minimum of 3 events per student;
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs ($20 up front)
* attend all Team Meetings (or at least most); and
* help get sponsors to keep financial burdens to a minimum.
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.
Science Olympiad Team
Creative Science Investigators
for home educated
High School & Middle School
Head Coach:
Tammy Parker ~ seekhispeace@gmail.com ~ 517-819-9813
http://csiso.blogspot.com/
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 & family’s commitment?
* prepare and study for a minimum of 3 events per student;
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs ($20 up front)
* attend all Team Meetings (or at least most); and
* help get sponsors to keep financial burdens to a minimum.
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.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
It is not too late to join!
It is not too late to be on the team... Come join the FUN!!!
We have had our first Team Info Meeting and our next meeting will be Oct 22nd at 6:30pm at my home (email me for directions - seekhispeace@gmail.com). We have assigned some events, but there are several fun events still open... I put a list of the open events in the 9/23/10 post.
What is a Science Olympiad competition?
* We have a High School team and a Middle School Team.
* Each competition is on a Saturday and has up to 23 events.
* We attend 4 competitions per year January through
* Each CSI team member will participate in 2 or more 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.
* Trophies, Medals, and/or Ribbons are awarded to participants for each event and then overall to teams.
What is the student’s & family’s commitment?
* families must participate in homeschooling in some way in the following counties:
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs;
* pay for any supplies or expenses for their assigned events (varies from ZERO to $50+); and
* attend all Team Meetings and Competitions (or at least most).
How do team members prepare?
Most events will have 2 or more students working together to study and/or build something. Event costs will not be reimbursed and are the responsibility of the student's family. Some events have little to no expenses, but some events (especially Build-Its) can coast the family $50 or more to complete successfully. In Build-It events students find information and materials to construct an item. In Study-It events the student 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.
If you would like to join this year, have your student rank the available events in order of preference (1 being the most preferred) and email the list to me ( seekhispeace@gmail.com) and we can work on placing them on the team.
Finances...
There is a cost of $95 per student to be on the CSI Team. The amount is split into 3 payments.
$45/October meeting, $25/November meeting and $25/December meeting.
After we receive the parent forms and first payment your student will receive their event assignments and rule book.
We encourage you to fund raise for your CSI membership fees. I can email a sponsorship form to print out for anyone interested in fundraising ( seekhispeace@gmail.com). Some sponsorship ideas include:
I have pdfs of the forms needed email me for that: seekhispeace@gmail.com
A list of available events is in the 9/23/10 post.
As you may already know... you can also get more information at these websites:
http://csiso.blogspot.com/
http://soinc.org/
http://www.michiganso.org/index.php
http://scioly.org/phpBB3/
Thanks.....
Coach Tammy Parker
Creative Science Investigators
517-819-9813
We have had our first Team Info Meeting and our next meeting will be Oct 22nd at 6:30pm at my home (email me for directions - seekhispeace@gmail.com). We have assigned some events, but there are several fun events still open... I put a list of the open events in the 9/23/10 post.
What is a Science Olympiad competition?
* We have a High School team and a Middle School Team.
* Each competition is on a Saturday and has up to 23 events.
* We attend 4 competitions per year January through
* Each CSI team member will participate in 2 or more 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.
* Trophies, Medals, and/or Ribbons are awarded to participants for each event and then overall to teams.
What is the student’s & family’s commitment?
* families must participate in homeschooling in some way in the following counties:
- Eaton
- Ingham
- Clinton
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs;
* pay for any supplies or expenses for their assigned events (varies from ZERO to $50+); and
* attend all Team Meetings and Competitions (or at least most).
How do team members prepare?
Most events will have 2 or more students working together to study and/or build something. Event costs will not be reimbursed and are the responsibility of the student's family. Some events have little to no expenses, but some events (especially Build-Its) can coast the family $50 or more to complete successfully. In Build-It events students find information and materials to construct an item. In Study-It events the student 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.
If you would like to join this year, have your student rank the available events in order of preference (1 being the most preferred) and email the list to me ( seekhispeace@gmail.com) and we can work on placing them on the team.
Finances...
There is a cost of $95 per student to be on the CSI Team. The amount is split into 3 payments.
$45/October meeting, $25/November meeting and $25/December meeting.
After we receive the parent forms and first payment your student will receive their event assignments and rule book.
We encourage you to fund raise for your CSI membership fees. I can email a sponsorship form to print out for anyone interested in fundraising ( seekhispeace@gmail.com). Some sponsorship ideas include:
- doctors
- chiropractors
- dentists
- pet supply stores
- restaurants
- music / dance studios
- electronics store
- plumber or other contractor
I have pdfs of the forms needed email me for that: seekhispeace@gmail.com
A list of available events is in the 9/23/10 post.
As you may already know... you can also get more information at these websites:
http://csiso.blogspot.com/
http://soinc.org/
http://www.michiganso.org/index.php
http://scioly.org/phpBB3/
Thanks.....
Coach Tammy Parker
Creative Science Investigators
517-819-9813
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Events Still Available (as of 9/23/10)
Open Events as of 9/23/10
B = Middle School
C = High School
Anatomy (B) - Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including respiratory and muscular systems.B = Middle School
C = High School
Awesome Aquifers (B) - Students will construct an aquifer and answer questions about groundwater concepts - includes a presentation.
Battery Buggy (B) - 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.
Bottle Rocket (B) - Prior to the tournament, teams construct up to 2 rockets designed to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.
Can't Judge a Powder (B) - 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 (B) - Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.
Crime Busters (B) - 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.
Disease Detective (B/C) - This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem. (Food Borne Illness)
Dynamic Planet (B Open & C is Fully Assigned) - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (Earth's Fresh Waters)
Forensics (C) - Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Fossils (B/C) - Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
Helicopters (C) - Students will construct and test free flight rubber-powered helicopters prior to the tournament to achieve maximum flight times.
Junkyard Challenge (B) - Students will partially pre-construct an device with final construction and adaptation onsite to complete a published challenge.
Meteorology (B) - This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology (Severe Storms).
Microbe Mission (B is fully Assigned / C is Open) - Teams will answer questions, solve problems and analyze data pertaining to microbes.
Mousetrap Vehicle (C) - 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.
Optics (B/C) - Teams compete in activities and answer questions related to geometric and physical optics.
Ornithology (B is fully Assigned / C is Open) - This event will test knowledge of North American birds on the official list.
Protein Modeling (C) - Students will use computer visualization and online resources to guide them in constructing physical models of proteins. For 2011, students will model proteins involved in reprogramming adult cells to become stem cells.
Remote Sensing (C) - Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human impact on the Earth.
Road Scholar (B) - Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
Shock Value (B) - Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.
Solar System (B) - 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.
Sounds of Music (C) - Prior to the competition, students will build one wind instrument and one percussion instrument based on a 12 tone tempered scale, prepare to describe the principles behind their operation and be able to perform a major scale, a required melody and a chosen melody with each.
Technical Problem Solving (C) - Teams will gather and process data to solve problems. This event uses graphing calculators and their attachments.
Towers (B/C) - Team members design and build the most efficient tower.
Wind Power (C) - Teams will build a blade assembly that consists of any kind of propeller/pinwheel/rotor attached to a compact disc (CD) which will be used to capture wind power. Students will also be tested on their knowledge regarding alternative energy.
Write It/Do It (B Open & C is Fully Assigned) - 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.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
2010-11 Info Meeting
Come check out a fun science opportunity, please forward to other homeschoolers:
Lansing Area Science Olympiad Teams
Creative Science Investigators
for
Middle School
and
High School
How do I get on the team????
GREAT question!
COME TO THE MEETING THIS.... Saturday, 9/18/10
4:00pm-6:00pm
(social time afterward - see below)
If at all possible,
Parents should come with their students to this first meeting!
Younger siblings are welcome to come and play with my "youngers" during the 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/
You can get sponsors to cover your fees...
It costs $95 per student.
This will be broken up into 4 payments.
Families are welcome and encouraged to fundraise these payment amounts.
Rulebooks will be given and event assignments will be made after the first payment of $20 has been funded.
Many students will bring this to the first meeting; the sooner it is submitted, the sooner they can get started!
Team members are encouraged to seek out sponsors to cover the costs associated with CSI.
We have a sponsorship flyer you can use to get businesses, relatives, and friends to donate.
A pdf of this flyer is available upon request.
The team shirts have the sponsors listed on the back that donate $100 or more.
If you are interested in the social activity afterward...
Several families are heading over to a Contra Dance
Contra Dancing is fun for all ages.
http://www.lgmaa.org/
The dance begins at 7:30pm (Central United Methodist downtown Lansing).
You are welcome to bring a sack dinner if you are heading over to the dance after the meeting.
$9 for the public, and $4 for students (high school, college) with ID. Children under 15 are admitted for free!
Lansing Area Science Olympiad Teams
Creative Science Investigators
for
Middle School
and
High School
How do I get on the team????
GREAT question!
COME TO THE MEETING THIS.... Saturday, 9/18/10
4:00pm-6:00pm
(social time afterward - see below)
If at all possible,
Parents should come with their students to this first meeting!
Younger siblings are welcome to come and play with my "youngers" during the 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/
You can get sponsors to cover your fees...
It costs $95 per student.
This will be broken up into 4 payments.
Families are welcome and encouraged to fundraise these payment amounts.
Rulebooks will be given and event assignments will be made after the first payment of $20 has been funded.
Many students will bring this to the first meeting; the sooner it is submitted, the sooner they can get started!
Team members are encouraged to seek out sponsors to cover the costs associated with CSI.
We have a sponsorship flyer you can use to get businesses, relatives, and friends to donate.
A pdf of this flyer is available upon request.
The team shirts have the sponsors listed on the back that donate $100 or more.
If you are interested in the social activity afterward...
Several families are heading over to a Contra Dance
Contra Dancing is fun for all ages.
http://www.lgmaa.org/
The dance begins at 7:30pm (Central United Methodist downtown Lansing).
You are welcome to bring a sack dinner if you are heading over to the dance after the meeting.
$9 for the public, and $4 for students (high school, college) with ID. Children under 15 are admitted for free!
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