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Dear Coaches and Educators, Jacksonville High School invites your school to become a part of an exciting hands-on science experience in east-central Alabama. For the seventeenth 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. In its sixteen-year history, the Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School has hosted nearly 4,500 student participants from schools throughout northeast and central Alabama. Teams from Adamsville, Alabaster, Anniston, Attalla, Boaz, Childersburg, Gadsden, Gardendale, Glencoe, Jacksonville, Huntsville, Leeds, Lincoln, Montgomery, Mountain Brook, Munford, Oxford, Piedmont, Pleasant Grove, Roanoke, Saks, Sylacauga, Talladega, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, 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 that 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 browse around our Official Elementary Science Olympiad 2010 Web Site at http://www.esoatjhs.org The Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School, set for Saturday, February 27, 2010, will once again be offering competition in Division A-2 for students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Olympic-style medals will be awarded to the top five teams in each of the 28 events. In addition, team trophies will be awarded to the top five schools based on a total compilation of points during the day-long Olympiad. ESO 2010 Fast Facts + Competition will be offered in Division A-2 for students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. + Up to 24 students from grades 3 through 6 may participate for a school's team. + Teams shall consist of students from a 3-grade span that is most appropriate for the school. Thus, teams may consist of 3rd through 5th graders or 4th through 6th graders. No teams may compete with both 3rd and 6th graders (4-grade span). + There is a limit of 8 sixth graders per team, but an unlimited number (up to the maximum of 24) of third, fourth, and fifth graders. + Schools may enter only one team in ESO at Jacksonville High School. + 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. Events typically require between 2 and 4 participants. Participants from the same team compete as a team, working together to complete the event. + 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 7 events may be occurring simultaneously. Complete event schedules are available online at the ESO at JHS web site in November. + Olympic-style medals will be awarded to the top five (potentially six depending on the number of competing teams) individuals in each event. In addition, team trophies will be awarded to the top five (up to six) schools based on a total compilation of points during the Olympiad. + Elementary Science Olympiad 2010 at Jacksonville High School is only a regional event. There is not a statewide competition for winning teams. ESO 2010 Important Dates Please note the following dates for Elementary Science Olympiad 2009 at Jacksonville High School:
We are excited about working with you on our seventeenth Elementary Science Olympiad and look forward to seeing you in 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 esoatjhs@campusrec.com. David Kadle, Faculty Sponsor Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School Elementary Science Olympiad 2010 Events The ESO at JHS staff has adopted several changes to this year's event line-up. Deep Blue Sea, Metric Mastery, Pentathlon, Solid, Liquid, or Gas and Wildlife Safari have been dropped from the 2009 list and replaced with four events returning from previous competitions and one all-new ESO at JHS original. Returning after a 3-year hiatus is Knock, Knock, Who’s There? in which students will test their investigative skills as teams work to identify organisms from the various evidence they might leave behind in passing. Cranium Command, an ESO at JHS original, challenges teams of two students to solve a puzzle using general science knowledge. Eating right is the topic in Food for Thought, an ESO at JHS original event that quizzes teams on nutrition. Geometrics, an all-new ESO at JHS original, will test students on the measurement of various geometric shapes. Finally, Pastamobile, a crowd favorite, will challenge ESO's young architects as they build vehicles entirely of pasta for launch at the competition. Elementary Science Olympiad events are distributed among three broad goal areas of science education. Science Concepts and Knowledge A is for Anatomy, Boggle Science, Food for Thought, Going Green, How Do You Spell Science?, In Bloom, Knock, Knock, Who's There?, Picture This, Starry, Starry Night, Weather or Not Science Processes and Thinking Skills Calculator Contest, Cranium Command, Estimania, Geometrics, Grab a Gram, Science Detectives, Treasure Hunt, Triple Play, What Are You Trying To Tell Me?, Which Way's North?, Write It, Do It Science Applications and Technology Bridging the Gap, Chopper Challenge, Crash Landing, Cutting Edge, Mystery Architecture, Pastamobile, Propeller Propulsion Event Descriptions 1. A is for Anatomy - Each team will models and pictures of organs and tissues from the humany body, identifying and explaining the function of each. 2. Boggle Science - Students will attempt to locate words pertaining to a particular category in a letter grid similar 3. Bridging the Gap - This event tests students' abilities to build a lengthy, strong, and stable bridge from common materials. 4. Calculator Contest - This event allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of problem-solving using a hand-held, non-programmable calculator. 5. Chopper Challenge - Contestants build 3 test choppers (rotary flying devices) using only the materials provided at the competition. 6. Cranium Command - Teams of two students tackle challenging scientific mindbenders containing clues to an overall 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. Cutting Edge - Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of the latest trends in technology. 9. Estimania - Groups of two students will be asked to make quick estimates of large numbers. 10. Food for Thought - Students will be quizzed on their knowledge of nutritional information. 11. Geometrics - Students demonstrate their ability to measure various physical properties of various geometric shapes. 12. Going Green - Teams of two students will demonstrate their knowledge of environmental concerns including conservation methods and current events. 13. Grab a Gram - Teams of two students cooperate to pick up given materials in an amount not to exceed fifty grams. 14. 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. 15. In Bloom - Teams of two students will be tested on their knowledge of plant life including grasses, flowers, and trees. 16. Knock, Knock, Who's There? - By examining a collection of evidence, teams of students will attempt determine the presence of, the passage of, or the existence of a particular organism in a given environment. 17. Mystery Architecture - Teams of students build the tallest, strongest, and most stable tower from materials unknown to them prior to the competition. 18. Pastamobile - Teams build a cart entirely of pasta that will travel the greatest distance while remaining intact. 19. 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. 20. Propeller Propulsion - Teams of students build a device that is powered by a propeller. 21. Science Detectives - Teams of two students will attempt to locate items fitting a specified list of properties. 22. Starry, Starry Night - A team of two students will identify constellations, planets, and other common celestial bodies in our universe. 23. Treasure Hunt - Students navigate a prescribed area with a compass to locate a hidden treasure. 24. Triple Play - Teams of three students will work to categorize science terms and concepts by category or common characteristic. 25. Weather or Not - Students will demonstrate their knowledge of meteorological terms, instruments, and forecasts. 26. What Are You Trying To Tell Me? - Students will interpret written paragraphs, graphical relationship, illustrations, and demonstrations. 27. Which Way's North? - Teams will identify map features as they follow directions around an Alabama state map. 28. 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. Online Registration Online... it's easy. Details on registering your team electronically for ESO 2010 at JHS. News and Notes Get the latest news from the ESO at JHS staff in our News and Notes section. Rule Clarifications We've adjusted a few of the rules from events in the ESO Coaches Manual. Check here for all the revisions. Event Archive Seventeen ESO at JHS originals and adapations are available online in our Event Archive. |
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