Science Olympiad Corner

The Science Olympiad Corner is a resource for students and coaches to stay informed and practice for events during the "off-season". Here you can find news, resouces, tips, and activities.

**Montana Science Olmypiad now has a complementary web forum. The forum is hosted by the Avagdro's system. Topics and posts may be created using the username and password you used to login to avogadros for last years competition or create a new user if you are new.

Science Olympiad News

• Corvallis Science Olympiad Team Honored (KPAX News)
• Cental High Students Take First at Montana Science Olympiad (Billings Gazette)

 

Event Resources and Activites

Forestry:

• Sample problems
• Solutions
• Soinc.org Forestry Resources
• Scioly.org Forestry Resources
• 2012-2013 National Forestry List
• 2012-2013 Montana Forestry List
• FVCC Logging Team and StumpJumper Days

 

Water Quality:

• Sample problems
• Solutions
• Soinc.org Water Quality Resources
• Scioly.org Water Quality Resources
• EPA's Clean Water Act
• Bull Trout Rebound in Western Montana Waters (Missoulian)
• Study explores long-term water quality trends in near-pristine streams (Science Codex)
• Canadian coal mining causing water pollution (KTQV.com)

Macroinvertabrates Sampling Activity

• Washington State Macroinvertabrate Sampling Instructional Video

Remote Sensing:

• Sample problems
• Solutions
• Soinc.org Remote Sensing Resources
• Scioly.org Remote Sensing Webpage
• NASA Landsat 7 Compositor website
• Google Earth
• New Landsat 8 first Images article space.com

Astronomy/Reach for the Stars:

• Sample problems
• Solutions
• Soinc.org resources: Astronomy, Reach for the Stars
• Scioly.org webpages: Astronomy, Reach for the Stars
• Hubble Telescope Site
• NASA for Students
• ChandraX-Ray Oberservatory, Science Olympiad Webinars

Towers/Boomilever:

• Sample Problems
• Solutions
• Bridge Identification Exercise
• Bridge Identification Solutions
• Popsicle Stick Bridge Ideas at GarretsBridges.com
• Bridge Basics (Bridge Identification Help)
• Bridge Terms
• National website Event Info for BoomileverScioly.org resources: Boomilever, Towers
• Historic Fairview and Snowden bridge (youtube)

Example Popicle Stick Bridge Activity:

I began by visualizing what the deck of my bridge will look like with cross beams.

Next I assembled two sets of runners for the deck with towers supports. (One set is shown)

The sets of the mainspan and towers were then connected with crossbeams.

Cross beams were also added to the towers supports, as well as guides for the suspension string.

The final step was the addition of the suspension string.