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Gulf Coast Regional Science Olympiad
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Lone Star College Cy-fair on February 26th, 2022 , Saturday
Lone Star College Cy-Fair will host the Regional Science Olympiad at its Barker Cypress campus.
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Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization working to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and provide recognition of outstanding achievement for students and teachers.
Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic competitions balanced between the various science and engineering disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of facts, concepts, processes, skills and science applications. But beyond the technical knowledge needed to participate in Science Olympiad, participants works on teams and must learn important life skills such as team work, cooperation and creative problem solving.
TEXAS SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Please check this website for registration and other rules: http://outreach.science.tamu.edu/scienceolympiad.php
For state competition check the above mentioned website.
The Texas Science Olympiad (TSO) tournament is a rigorous academic interscholastic competition that consists of a series of individual and team events which students (grades 6-12) prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows, and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science and engineering disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of facts, concepts, processes, skills, and science applications.
REGIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD GUIDELINES
Regional Tournaments in Texas, including the Regional Science Olympiad at Cy-Fair, are qualifying tournaments for teams to advance to State competition. Guidelines for the regional competitions are as follows (from the Texas Science Olympiad)
- Each regional will host both a B and C division competition.
- These will be ‘open boundary’ regionals, so a team may select any of the regionals that are offered.
Teams at TSO
Team construction must follow the rules as stated in guidelines here. Winning teams from State advance to Nationals. Please see the Rules page for details. Due to the technology requirements of our online platform (where the events will be held) Chromebooks cannot be used to participate in the events.
COACHES RESOURCES
TEXAS SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COACHES CLINIC
https://txscienceolympiad.tamu.edu/olympiad/coaches-resources.aspx
The purpose of this Coaches’ Clinic is to introduce the current years’ events for the Texas Science Olympiad. Through this series of workshops, coaches will develop a better understanding of the events along with strategies for their classroom implementation. The clinic workshops will be conducted by experienced event supervisors and coaches.
The clinic will start at 8:30 a.m. and will be done by 4:00 p.m. in College Station, TX.
Coaches Clinic resources are still being prepared!
COACHES CLINIC REGISTRATION
The clinic fee is $40.
Awards at the state tournament:
Trophies will be awarded to the top four Division B (grades 6-9) and C (grades 9-12) school teams compiling the least total points during the Olympiad. Awards will also be given for each event and for best team spirit. Additionally, the 1st place team in each of Divisions B and C will be invited to represent Texas at the National Science Olympiad tournament. A second team in each division may also be invited to participate at National Science Olympiad depending upon total membership numbers.
Ethics statement:
Student participants are expected to compete in tournament events with an honest effort to follow the rules and the spirit of that competition. The goal of competition is to give one’s best effort while displaying honesty, integrity and sportsmanship. Students, coaches, parents and guests are expected to display courtesy and respect toward Olympiad officials, other teams, and guests of the Olympiad. Failure to show honesty and/or courtesy by a participant, coach, parent, or guest of the team may result in the disqualification of the team from that event, the entire tournament or future tournaments.
Judging support:
Educational Outreach and Women’s Programs realizes that in any competition, differences of opinion about the judges interpretations may occur. It is the policy of the Outreach Programs to support the interpretations and final decisions of the judges panel.
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