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ESO 1998 Introduction &
Information
Dear Coaches and Educators,
Jacksonville High School invites your school to become a part of an
exciting hands-on science
experience in northeast Alabama. For the sixth consecutive year,
Jacksonville High School is
sponsoring an Elementary Science Olympiad, an academic
interscholastic competition which is
designed to increase student interest in science and improve the quality
of science education.
The Elementary Science Olympiad offers a unique opportunity for your
students to test their
creative and cooperative skills, interact with other motivated students,
and expand their minds
with science.
Over its first five years, the Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville
High School has
hosted over 1,200 student participants from schools throughout northeast
Alabama. Teams from
Anniston, Attalla, Boaz, Childersburg, Gadsden, Glencoe, Jacksonville,
Lincoln, Munford,
Oxford, Saks, Talladega, Wellborn, and White Plains have competed in very
successful
tournaments. We would now like to add your school’s team to this growing
list.
Elementary Science Olympiad teams are comprised of up to 24 upper
elementary students who
compete in a series of individual and team events which participants
prepare for prior to
the tournament. The majority of Elementary Science Olympiad events are
team competitions
which require teamwork, group planning, and cooperation. The emphasis is
on learning,
participation, interaction, and having fun. If you are not familiar with
the Science Olympiad,
please read the enclosed information and visit the Official Elementary
Science Olympiad 1998
Web Site at http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~ddp0223/index.html.
The Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School, set for
Saturday, February 21,
1998, will once again be offering competition in Division A-2 for
students in grades 4, 5,
and 6. Olympic-style medals will be awarded to the top four
individuals/teams in each of
the 28 events. In addition, team and coach trophies will be awarded to
the top four schools
based on a total compilation of points during the day-long
Olympiad.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Science Olympiad or just want
to get a head start
on preparation, we will be conducting an Elementary Science Olympiad
Coaches Workshop on
Friday, October 24, 1997, beginning at 4:30 pm in the Jacksonville
High School library.
At this free workshop, we’ll take an in-depth look at each ESO event,
address team preparation
and strategy, and answer your questions in detail. Participating teams
attending the workshop
will also receive a free copy of the new 1997 ESO Coaches Manual packed
with over 80 exciting
events*. Plus, new coaches will have the opportunity to interact with
veterans to gain a better
understanding of the Olympiad. If you are uncertain about participating
in the Olympiad,
please come to the workshop and then make your decision.
*Participating coaches not attending the workshop
will receive ESO at
JHS materials in the mail one week later and may purchase the necessary
1997 ESO (Division A-2)
manual from ESO national headquarters by sending $18.70 per manual to
Elementary Science
Olympiad, 5955 Little Pine Lane, Rochester Hills, MI 48306.
ESO 1998 Fast Facts
+ Competition will be offered in Division A-2 for students in grades 4, 5,
and 6.
+ Teams shall consist of no more than 24 students from grades 4 through 6.
There is
a limit of 8 sixth graders per team, but an unlimited number (up to
maximum of 24) of
fourth and fifth graders.
+ The Elementary Science Olympiad is a day-long competition beginning at
about 8:00 am
and ending around 3:30 pm.
+ Most events are 30 minutes to 1 hour long. All events take place on the
grounds of
Jacksonville High School under the supervision of sponsors and Elementary
Science Olympiad
staff members.
+ Teams may enter as many or as few of the 28 events as they wish. For
each event, teams
should enter the required number of participants.
+ Most events are attended only by its students participants (i.e. no
coaches or parents),
but individuals may wait outside the event site for their participants to
exit.
+ Up to 6 events may be occurring simultaneously. Complete event
schedules are available
at the ESO 1998 Coaches Workshop in October.
+ Olympic-style medals will be awarded to a minimum of the top four
individuals in each
event. In addition, team and coach trophies will be awarded to the top
four schools based
on a total compilation of points during the Olympiad.
+ Elementary Science Olympiad 1998 at Jacksonville High School is only an
regional event.
There is not a statewide competition for winning teams.
ESO 1998 Important Dates
Please note the following dates for Elementary Science Olympiad 1998 at
Jacksonville
High School:
| ESO 1998 Coaches Workshop
| Friday, October 24,
1997 |
| ESO 1998 Registration
Deadline
| Tuesday, December 9,
1997 |
| ESO 1998 Pre-Registration
Forms Due
| Monday, February 2,
1998 |
| Elementary Science Olympiad
1998
| Saturday, February 21,
1998 |
We are excited about working with you on our sixth Elementary Science
Olympiad and look
forward to seeing you in October and February. Please share this
information with your
colleagues. If you have any questions or for additional information
please don't hesitate
to contact us at ddp0223@garnet.acns.fsu.edu.
Andra Lyons, Sponsor / Anna Messer, Student Coordinator
David Peters, Brad Rohrer, & Jason Lord, Alumni Consultants
Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School
Elementary Science Olympiad 1998
Events
The ESO at JHS staff has revamped its event lineup to provide a broad new
array of challenges
to its participants. In addition to 19 traditional favorites, nine new
events will add greater
perspective to this year’s Olympiad set for Saturday, February 21,
1998.
New in 1998, students will stretch their minds to the limit with a series
of perplexing
scientific puzzles in Cranium Command, an ESO at JHS Original.
Participants will design
a device onsite to prevent their egg from making a Crash Landing
after a two-story flight.
Going nuts for noodles will be normal for students during the construction
of their
Pastamobile, a vehicle made completely from pasta. Height is
nice, but strength is key to
the structures built in Mystery Architecture. Exploring the
universe has never been more
important now that we’ve added Starry, Starry
Night to our list. Exploration on Earth is
just as essential in Wildlife Safari
and Treasure Hunt, a pair of new events
from
the newly revised Elementary Science Olympiad Coaches’ Manual.
Elementary Science Olympiad events are distributed among three broad goal
areas of science
education.
Science Concepts and Knowledge
Boggle Science, Categories, Deep Blue Sea, Food for Thought, How Do You
Spell Science?,
Pentathlon, Picture This, Science Bowl, Starry, Starry Night, Weather or
Not, Wildlife
Safari, & Zowie Metrics
Science Processes and Thinking Skills
A is for Anatomy, Barge Building, Calculator Contest, Cranium Command,
Estimania, Grab a Gram,
Reflection Relay, Treasure Hunt, What Are You Trying To Tell Me?, Which
Way's North?, & Write It,
Do It
Science Applications and Technology
Bridging the Gap, Crash Landing, Mystery Architecture, Pastamobile, Tennis
Ball Catapult
Event Descriptions
1. A is for Anatomy
- Each team of two will view models, slides, and pictures of organs and
tissues from the human body. They will identify and explain the function
of each.
2. Barge Building -
Each team will construct a barge of aluminum foil that can support a cargo
of the largest number of pennies without getting them wet.
3. Boggle Science -
Students will attempt to locate words pertaining to a particular category
in a letter grid similar to the game Boggle.
4. Bridging the Gap
- Teams will try to build a strong bridge with the greatest span with
materials supplied at the competition.
5. Calculator
Contest -
This event allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of
problem-solving using a hand-held, non-programmable calculator.
6. Categories - This
event demonstrates students' ability to sort information given into
categories.
7. Crash Landing -
Students design and build a contraption onsite from predetermined
materials to safely protect a raw egg dropped from a high place.
8. Cranium Command
- Teams of two students tackle challenging scientific mindbenders
containing clues to an overall puzzle.
9. Deep Blue Sea -
Each team of two students will work cooperatively to answer questions
and identify ocean flora and fauna, physical features and phenomena
related to marine science.
10. Estimania -
Groups of two students will be asked to make quick estimates of large
numbers.
11. Food for
Thought -
Students will be quizzed on their knowledge of nutritional information.
12. Grab a Gram -
Teams of three students cooperate to pick up given materials in an amount
not to exceed fifty grams.
13. How Do You Spell
Science - Students will be asked to spell words from the earth,
life, and physical sciences and give a definition of the word spelled.
14. Mystery
Architecture -
Teams of students build the tallest, strongest, and most stable
tower from materials unknown to them prior to the competition.
15. Pastamobile -
Teams of students build a cart made entirely of pasta that will traverse
a course in a predetermined amount of time.
16. Pentathlon -
Five physical skills are interspersed with science questions in an
obstacle course that will be run in a relay race style.
17. Picture This -
This event has teams of 3 students each competing in a contest in which
one member draws "clues" for the others to guess a science term or
concept.
18. Reflection
Relay -
Three team members, each supplied with a pocket mirror, cooperate to
bounce a light beam from a filmstrip projector onto a predetermined
target.
19. Science Bowl -
Students display their general science knowledge in this buzz-in style
event.
20. Starry, Starry
Night -
A team of two students will identify constellations, planets, and
other common celestial bodies in our universe.
21. Tennis Ball
Catapult -
Each two member team will build a device to launch a tennis ball
a selected distance from about 2 to 5 meters.
22. Treasure Hunt -
Students navigate a prescribed area with a compass to locate a hidden
treasure.
23. Weather or Not
- Students will demonstrate their knowledge of meteorological terms,
instruments, and forecasts.
24. What Are You Trying To Tell
Me? - Students will interpret written paragraphs, graphical
relationship, illustrations, and demonstrations.
25. Which Way's
North? -
Teams will identify map features as they follow directions around an
Alabama state map.
26. Wildlife Safari
- Students identify basic ecological knowledge.
27. Write It, Do It -
Students will prepare a written description of a contraption and other
students in a separate room will attempt to recreate the contraption using
only the written description.
28. Zowie Metrics -
Students will estimate and measure 100 grams, 100 milliliters, and the
volume in cubic centimeters of various substances.
For the electronic release of all the ESO 1998 updates,
check here first...
The Elementary Science Olympiad 1998 Web Site at http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~ddp0223/index.html
Returning teams should expect hard copies of this information in the
coming week.
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