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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 nineteenth 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 eighteen-year history, the Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School has hosted over 5,500 student participants from schools throughout northeast and central Alabama. Teams from Adamsville, Alabaster, Alexandria, 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 2012 Web Site at http://www.esoatjhs.org The Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School, set for Saturday, February 18, 2012, 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 six teams in each of the 28 events. In addition, team trophies will be awarded to the top six schools based on a total compilation of points during the day-long Olympiad. ESO 2012 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 six individuals/teams in each event. In addition, team trophies will be awarded to the top six schools based on a total compilation of points during the Olympiad. + Elementary Science Olympiad 2012 at Jacksonville High School is only a regional event. There is not a statewide competition for winning teams. ESO 2012 Important Dates Please note the following dates for Elementary Science Olympiad 2012 at Jacksonville High School:
* A maximum of 30 teams will be admitted for ESO 2012 at JHS. New teams will be added in order of registration with the state office following the Returning Teams Registration Deadline on November 1st. We are excited about working with you on our nineteenth 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 2012 Events The ESO at JHS staff has adopted several changes to this year's event line-up. Going Green, Treasure Hunt and Which Way's North? have been dropped from the 2011 list and replaced with three events returning from previous competitions including an ESO at JHS original. Returning after over a 10-year hiatus is Map Reading in which students answer questions utilizing a variety of maps. Treasure Hunt converts into Get Your Bearing in which teams of students use a compass locate points along a route. And, Scrabble Sprint, an ESO at JHS original, challenges students to identify science terms and concepts as letters are revealed in the answer. Elementary Science Olympiad events are distributed among three broad goal areas of science education. Science Concepts and Knowledge Boggle Science, Food for Thought, How Do You Spell Science?, In Bloom, Knock, Knock, Who's There?, Name the Scientist, Quick Sketch, Scrabble Sprint, Starry, Starry Night, Third Rock from the Sun, Triple Play, Weather or Not Science Processes and Thinking Skills Cranium Command, Estimania, Geometrics, Get Your Bearing, Grab a Gram, Map Reading, What Are You Trying To Tell Me?, Write It, Do It Science Applications and Technology Aerodynamics, Bridging the Gap, Calculator Contest, Crash Landing, Mystery Architecture, Pastamobile, Propeller Propulsion, Simple Machines Event Descriptions 1. Aerodynamics - Two-person teams will construct airplanes to be flown towards a pre-determined target. 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. Cranium Command - Teams of two students tackle challenging scientific mindbenders containing clues to an overall 6. Crash Landing - Students design and build a contraption onsite from predetermined materials to safely protect a raw egg dropped from a high place. 7. Estimania - Groups of two students will be asked to make quick estimates of large numbers. 8. Food for Thought - Students will be quizzed on their knowledge of nutritional information. 9. Geometrics - Students demonstrate their ability to measure various physical properties of various geometric shapes. 10. Get Your Bearing - Teams of two students use a compass to identify points along a route. 11. Grab a Gram - Teams of two students cooperate to pick up given materials in an amount not to exceed fifty grams. 12. 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. 13. In Bloom - Teams of two students will be tested on their knowledge of plant life including grasses, flowers, and trees. 14. 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. 15. Map Reading - Teams of two students answer questions using various kinds of maps. 16. Mystery Architecture - Teams of students build the tallest, strongest, and most stable tower from materials unknown to them prior to the competition. 17. Name the Scientist- Teams of two students will properly identify scientists and their contributions to science and technology. 18. Pastamobile - Teams build a cart entirely of pasta that will travel the greatest distance while remaining intact. 19. Propeller Propulsion - Teams of students build a device that is powered by a propeller. 20. Quick Sketch - Teams of two students will communicate science terms through art as one member draws "clues" for the other to guess the science term or concept. 21. Scrabble Sprint - Students will identify a science word from given clues and as letters are revealed at random in the word. 22. Simple Machines (advanced) - Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of simple machines. 23. Starry, Starry Night - A team of two students will identify constellations, planets, and other common celestial bodies in our universe. 24. Third Rock from the Sun - Teams of two students identify various rocks and minerals and demonstrate their knowledge of basic geology. 25. Triple Play - Teams of three students will work to categorize science terms and concepts by category or common characteristic. 26. Weather or Not - Students will demonstrate their knowledge of meteorological terms, instruments, and forecasts. 27. What Are You Trying To Tell Me? - Students will interpret written paragraphs, graphical relationship, illustrations, and demonstrations. 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 2011 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 Twenty ESO at JHS originals and adapations are available online in our Event Archive. |
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