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2023 Starry, Starry Night Event Coach Training

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ASTRONOMY (Starry Starry Night Handouts From County)

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ASTRONOMY (Starry Starry Night Handouts From County)

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Preface - Anatomy and Physiology 2e | OpenStax

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OpenStax is part of Rice University, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation. As an educational initiative, it's our mission to transform ...

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Can Race-Science Olympiad STEM Challenge

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Deep Blue Sea Science Olympiad | 282 plays | Quizizz

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Deep Blue Sea Science Olympiad quiz for 3rd grade students. Find other quizzes for Other Sciences and more on Quizizz for free!

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Science Olympiad At Home, Vol. 1 - Gummi Bear

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Simple Machines for Kids | Learn all about the 6 simple machines!

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Science Olympiad at Home, Vol. 5 - Save The Ice

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SciOnTheFly: Tissue Paper Hot Air Balloons

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2023 Mystery Architecture Event Coach Training

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Science Olympiad at Home, Vol. 3 - Write It Do It

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Check out the right side of this link.....almost all events have materials.  I think this is where  the county gets their info....?

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Check out the right side of this link.....almost all events have materials.  I think this is where  the county gets their info....?

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We are advancing to state. In the county level we placed 7 th out of 36 schools. I'm very proud of the students and their dedication. The schedule for state as not been sent out yet. I will forward all information as soon as I received it.

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Bottle Rocket - Science Olympiad Student Center Wiki

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Second, the objective of this event is to get your rocket to stay up as long as possible. There are 2 basic factors that will get you time. These are height, and the cone (backsliding). These in combination will get you the time desired.

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WHAT IS ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD?

Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO) looks different in different places, but there is one unifying idea: kids learn science by doing science! Our hands-on, inquiry-based activities (or as we like to call them, Events) challenge students in grades K-6 to build their own understanding of basic scientific concepts, like measurement, force, engineering design, and energy.

ESO offers a lot of flexibility - ESO can be adapted for the classroom, after school space, summer camp, and even at home! Some schools use it as a feeder program for their middle and high school competitive Science Olympiad programs; and some simply appreciate our 40 years of experience as science educators and want their students to love science.

Whatever your needs are, we are confident we can help. Contact Elementary Science Olympiad Director Shari Haug ([email protected] ) for a conversation! Check our Elementary Science Olympiad and Your School brochure, and while you're at it, sign up for our quarterly Elementary Science Olympiad e-Newsletter!

Double Good Kids Day at the Kohl Children's Museum in Glenview, Illinois, on Sunday, October 1, 2023

WHERE DO I START?

Professional Development: Start by participating in an Elementary Science Olympiad professional development workshop. Your school or district can run its own workshop using our Professional Development Manual and Elementary Science Olympiad In-A-Box kit from Ward's Science. Our staff is also available for virtual and in-person training. Contact us for pricing.

Manuals: Our manuals feature hands-on activities that cover a variety of science topics.

Elementary Science Olympiad Fun Day/Night - 50+ non-competitive activities focusing on science exploration and fun! Great for school-wide STEM days, family STEM nights, afterschool programs, summer camp, and more. See the table of contents.

Elementary Science Olympiad Competitive Tournament Rules - 90+ hands-on activities focusing on science learning and friendly competition. Great for the classroom, after school STEM programming, summer camp, and more. See the table of contents.

Club Lesson Plans - contains 15 lesson plans and accompanying worksheets, designed for use in an after school program, Saturday STEM club, or in the classroom.

Elementary Science Olympiad for All - contains 10 of our most beloved hands-on activities and includes accommodations for students with disabilities, including academic; communication; health; vision/hearing; motor (small and large); functional; and social/emotional disabilities.

Kits: Our partners at Ward's Science supply hand-selected kits that complement the Elementary Science Olympiad activities.

Elementary Science Olympiad In-A-Box - Contains materials and equipment for ten ESO activities, enough for up to 20 students. Purchase here.

Elementary Science Olympiad Signature Kits for school or home - contain materials and directions for a variety of hands-on activities, and including: Metric Mastery, Bottle Music, Don't Bug Me, Operation Egg Drop, Gummi Bear Long Jump, Straw Towers, Rock Hound, Monster Match, Save the Ice, and What Did it Eat?

FREE RESOURCES!

Practice our favorite ESO activities at home! "Science Olympiad At Home" Quarantine Edition - videos hosted by Science Olympiad's Elementary Director Shari Haug with instructions on how to make and do Elementary Science Olympiad activities from the comfort of your own basement, kitchen or living room!

Free activity for grades K-1: Fill The Bill, where students will conduct a simulation to find out which bird beaks are best at catching worms! Check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for great pics and info about birds!

Free activities for grades 3-5: Agriscience-based Lesson Plans and Resources for Students from Science Olympiad Partners NSTA and Corteva Agriscience!

MORE ON ESO

ESO content is so wide-ranging that we encourage use in places outside of school -- such as park districts, libraries, nature centers and bookstores. Set up a Science Olympiad "Don't Bug Me" Day at the playground, catching insects and cataloging your finds. Have parent architects and engineers explain structural science with a Straw Tower Challenge. Or get a bunch of books about animals out at the library and host a big game of Science Olympiad concentration, matching stuffed animals to their scientific names or habitats. Have fun with it! We've even had requests to use our ESO content for birthday parties, and we say - go for it! Science is everywhere, and young children are fascinated by the way things work. Roll up your sleeves, crack open an ESO manual, and start planning!

National PTA Magazine article, "STEM: Use the Power of PTA to Make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Part of Your Mission" featuring Science Olympiad.

Elementary Medals and Trophies
To order medals, see the Medals and Trophies Link and fill out an order form.

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The Science Olympiad Straw Towers activity engaged students and families during a neighborhood Science in the City event, where they were challenged to build the tallest structure capable of holding a tennis ball for three seconds. More than 5,000 people and all 604 Chicago Public Schools participated in the Straw Tower Challenge in 2007.

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You need to get the Physics of air and water pressure right if you want this experiment to be a success. More explanation on that, later. First, let us get the facts right. A water bottle rocket is a type of model rocket that uses water as the reaction mass. The water is forced out by compressed or pressurized air. They can be used in science Olympiads. The construction is quite easy and children can do this in the lab.

How to Build a Water Bottle Rocket

Objective/Purpose

Making your own water bottle rocket.

Hypothesis

The water powered bottle rocket flies on pumping in air.

Materials

Empty plastic bottle (a 2 liter soda pop bottle would be fine)

Piece of cardboard made into a cone and 4 fins

Pump with a needle adaptor

Water

Cork

Step By Step Instructions

1. Pass the needle adaptor through the cork in such a way that it goes all the way through. You might have to trim the cork for this.

2. Attach the cone to the base of the bottle and the fins to the sides.

3. Make the bottle a quarter full with water and insert the cork in tightly to close it.

4. For launching, take the bottle outdoors and connect the pump to the needle adaptor.

5. The bottle should be made to stand inverted on its fins.

6. Pump air into the bottle and watch the rocket take off with force.

Don't stand too close to the rocket as water would be squirted out in all possible directions. The conclusion or result would be that the water bottle rocket could fly. Prepare a neat data sheet with the measurements, calculations, if any and present the lab report if you do the simple activity in school as a lab assignment. You can note the trajectory of the system for a vertical launch and launch at an angle in the report. A proper introduction, theory, design method, math and sketch are indispensable for the technical report.

Video

Water Bottle Rocket Designs

The various parts of a rocket, especially the nose cone, nozzle and fins, need careful designing for aerodynamical grace. You will get more ideas from the below diagrams.

Water Bottle Rocket Fins

The fins should be firm and not floppy. Cardboard and Styrofoam board are good materials. Duct tape can secure them firmly to the rocket body. The best designs of rockets that fly long distances and have greater hang times (the time they hang in the air) are those which have long and narrow fins. They give direction and guidance to your craft. For stability and security, the minimum number should be 3. Here are some fin design plans.

Nose Cone Designs

Tips

1. It is important to maintain an optimum weight. Larger rockets or those with a large volume should be built lighter whereas smaller lighter ones should be given some extra weight in order to fly higher.

2. To increase stability, you can add more mass near the nose cone of the rocket so that the center of mass is shifted towards the nose cone end.

3. The center of pressure must be located below the center of gravity for stability.

4. To calculate the height attained by your homemade rocket, attach a long length of sewing thread to the tail of the rocket. The thread should be laid flat on the ground so that the rocket takes it along as it gains altitude. Mark the thread just before it starts descending and measure the height.

5. Have a good recovery system in place. It would be best to have large wings or fins that are close to the center of gravity. It allows the rocket to glide to the earth avoiding severe damage to its parts.

How Does It Work?

The experiment is based on Newton's 3 rd law that states every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When air is pumped inside the bottle air pressure builds up and that increases the water pressure forcing it to come out downwards. If this force is termed as action, then the water should exert an equal and opposite reaction in the upward direction. It is this reaction that forces the water bottle rocket up. Note that the weight of the rocket constantly changes during flight. It falls back to the earth due to gravity. The law of conservation of the momentum holds as the upward momentum of the rocket is equal but opposite of the momentum of the escaping water.

Equation for Water Bottle Rocket

Below is an equation that connects all the variables and constants of the system.

m du/dt = F thrust - F drag - mg

where

m is the instantaneous mass of the rocket (kg)

u is the upward velocity (m/s)

F thrust is the thrust due to the expelled water (N)

F drag is the drag force of the surrounding air (N)

g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s ²)

t is the time (s)

The rockets provide pure education and entertainment at a small cost. They have been in vogue for many years to teach the principles of aeronautics. Kids interested in pursuing engineering would love building this project. You are free to investigate further, do research and gather background information on the DIY mechanism.

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How to Make a Water Bottle Rocket | Science Project Ideas

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Water bottle rocket, water bottle rockets, DIY 2 liter water bottle rocket directions, supplies, procedure tutorial, manual

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You need to get the Physics of air and water pressure right if you want this experiment to be a success. More explanation on that, later. First, let us get the facts right. A water bottle rocket is a type of model rocket that uses water as the reaction mass. The water is forced out by compressed or pressurized air. They can be used in science Olympiads. The construction is quite easy and children can do this in the lab.

How to Build a Water Bottle Rocket

Objective/Purpose

Making your own water bottle rocket.

Hypothesis

The water powered bottle rocket flies on pumping in air.

Materials

Empty plastic bottle (a 2 liter soda pop bottle would be fine)

Piece of cardboard made into a cone and 4 fins

Pump with a needle adaptor

Water

Cork

Step By Step Instructions

1. Pass the needle adaptor through the cork in such a way that it goes all the way through. You might have to trim the cork for this.

2. Attach the cone to the base of the bottle and the fins to the sides.

3. Make the bottle a quarter full with water and insert the cork in tightly to close it.

4. For launching, take the bottle outdoors and connect the pump to the needle adaptor.

5. The bottle should be made to stand inverted on its fins.

6. Pump air into the bottle and watch the rocket take off with force.

Don't stand too close to the rocket as water would be squirted out in all possible directions. The conclusion or result would be that the water bottle rocket could fly. Prepare a neat data sheet with the measurements, calculations, if any and present the lab report if you do the simple activity in school as a lab assignment. You can note the trajectory of the system for a vertical launch and launch at an angle in the report. A proper introduction, theory, design method, math and sketch are indispensable for the technical report.

Video

Water Bottle Rocket Designs

The various parts of a rocket, especially the nose cone, nozzle and fins, need careful designing for aerodynamical grace. You will get more ideas from the below diagrams.

Water Bottle Rocket Fins

The fins should be firm and not floppy. Cardboard and Styrofoam board are good materials. Duct tape can secure them firmly to the rocket body. The best designs of rockets that fly long distances and have greater hang times (the time they hang in the air) are those which have long and narrow fins. They give direction and guidance to your craft. For stability and security, the minimum number should be 3. Here are some fin design plans.

Nose Cone Designs

Tips

1. It is important to maintain an optimum weight. Larger rockets or those with a large volume should be built lighter whereas smaller lighter ones should be given some extra weight in order to fly higher.

2. To increase stability, you can add more mass near the nose cone of the rocket so that the center of mass is shifted towards the nose cone end.

3. The center of pressure must be located below the center of gravity for stability.

4. To calculate the height attained by your homemade rocket, attach a long length of sewing thread to the tail of the rocket. The thread should be laid flat on the ground so that the rocket takes it along as it gains altitude. Mark the thread just before it starts descending and measure the height.

5. Have a good recovery system in place. It would be best to have large wings or fins that are close to the center of gravity. It allows the rocket to glide to the earth avoiding severe damage to its parts.

How Does It Work?

The experiment is based on Newton's 3 rd law that states every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When air is pumped inside the bottle air pressure builds up and that increases the water pressure forcing it to come out downwards. If this force is termed as action, then the water should exert an equal and opposite reaction in the upward direction. It is this reaction that forces the water bottle rocket up. Note that the weight of the rocket constantly changes during flight. It falls back to the earth due to gravity. The law of conservation of the momentum holds as the upward momentum of the rocket is equal but opposite of the momentum of the escaping water.

Equation for Water Bottle Rocket

Below is an equation that connects all the variables and constants of the system.

m du/dt = F thrust - F drag - mg

where

m is the instantaneous mass of the rocket (kg)

u is the upward velocity (m/s)

F thrust is the thrust due to the expelled water (N)

F drag is the drag force of the surrounding air (N)

g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s ²)

t is the time (s)

The rockets provide pure education and entertainment at a small cost. They have been in vogue for many years to teach the principles of aeronautics. Kids interested in pursuing engineering would love building this project. You are free to investigate further, do research and gather background information on the DIY mechanism.

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ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE ONCE YOU GET GOING.  THERE ARE ARCHIVED TEST FROM YEARS PAST AND THE WIKI LINK IS VERY HELPFUL FOR FINDING STUDY TOPICS

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ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE ONCE YOU GET GOING.  THERE ARE ARCHIVED TEST FROM YEARS PAST AND THE WIKI LINK IS VERY HELPFUL FOR FINDING STUDY TOPICS