Have you registered your team yet? |
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The deadline to register your team for the state tournament is March 14, 2022 (the tournament is Friday, April 15).
Your team registration helps us with pre-planning so we can make the best possible Science Olympiad state tournament for you. Payment can be made online by credit card, or by check. We can also send you an invoice. Contact us with any questions about payment or registration. Thank you!
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STEM Night at Museum of the Rockies is now open for registration |
All teams who attend the Montana state tournament on Friday, April 15 are invited to attend STEM Night at Museum of the Rockies on the evening before the tournament: Thursday, April 14 from 6pm to 9pm. This event is FREE and features hands-on activities and demonstrations, plus the opportunity to see all the great exhibits at MOR! Visit our MTSO News page for the registration link.
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IMPORTANT NEWS ON WRITE IT, DO IT |
In Montana, the Write It, Do It event at both the Division B and Division C level will be hosted in the traditional way -- NOT using CAD software.
In the B rules manual, the event is on page B52; do NOT use the Write It CAD It rules under the trial section on page B64.
For the Division C manual, use the instructions on page C51. Do NOT use the Write it CAD it rules under the Trial section on page C69.
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New year, new resources! In addition to the National Science Olympiad event web pages, which are absolutely stacked with competition prep and workforce resources, you can access the terrific MY SO library of materials. The site includes engaging Lesson Plans, activities, practice tests and resources for popular SO topics like Anatomy & Physiology, Astronomy, Epidemiology and Green Generation.
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Welcome to our new MSU intern |
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We are excited to welcome MSU student Addie Rohlman as our new Science Olympiad intern! You will likely be getting to know Addie much better in the months leading up to the tournament, and be sure to say hello at the State Tournament at MSU!
From Addie: Growing up, I had always had an interest in science; however, living in rural Montana, there were very limited opportunities for students like me to explore science outside of a classroom setting.
Science Olympiad was an amazing opportunity for me to understand a more true sense of science, and I am grateful for the experience I had in the program at Corvallis High School. When I heard about the opportunity at MSU to become a student intern for Science Olympiad, I was thrilled with the idea of helping high school and middle students in Montana experience Science Olympiad as I had when I was in high school.
As a student at Montana State University, I am majoring in Medical Laboratory Science with the goal of attending medical school after my undergraduate degree. I am a student of the Honors College and am also considering a minor in Hispanic Studies. In the few moments of spare time that I have, I like to read books, binge-watch TV shows, and try to convince myself that I enjoy running.
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More Science Olympiad and STEM opportunities |
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Div B students: Win $25,000! |
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Feb.16: National Science Olympiad's Workshop Wednesday is Exploring Public Health and Epidemiology with the CDC NERD Academy
Join CDC’s Kelly Cordeira to learn about CDC NERD Academy, an educational resource for grade 6–12 STEM teachers and students designed to teach the basics of public health and epidemiology. Watch instructional videos, read about public health careers, and engage students using standards-based, all-inclusive lesson plans centered around a Novel Emerging Respiratory Disease, or NERD for short. Register for this workshop here
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Send a personal message to the moon! |
The Bobcats are going to the moon! Or at least our computer is. Through over a decade of research, MSU has created a new type of space computer that can operate in the harsh radiation environment of space while performing faster than existing space computers. NASA has selected MSU's computer to go to the Moon on an unmanned mission to really test it out. We put some extra memory on our computer to give you the opportunity to send a message along for the ride!
MSU is hoping to include 1,000 messages on this journey to the moon!
Submit a photo and/or message of around 50 words. Choose something that could inspire future generations and highlight the positive aspects of planet Earth, or consider a message paying tribute to somebody important in your life. Every student in your school can send their own message, and you can send one from your SciOly team, too! Submit your messages here.
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Free national conference for science teachers: SciIsCool8 |
ScIC8, the eighth "Science is Cool" unconference, continues to entertain and inspire with speakers and influencers who champion STEM education. Brought to you by the educators at PocketLab. Register for free to participate live or watch the recordings. Friday, Feb. 25 from 10am to 2pm.
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Are you interested in Citizen Science? |
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Important dates and reminders |
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Be sure you are using this year's rules manual. Remember that even if an event was run previously, there may be changes from year to year. Please do not post these PDFs or send them as an attachment - we request that all players, coaches and officials download their own copies to agree to stipulations that help all of us in the long run. Download the rules from the national site.
- State tournament is at MSU on Friday, April 15, 2022.
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Do you know an aspiring Science Olympiad coach or STEM teacher interested in cool opportunities? Please share this newsletter so they can follow along for next year! Or, they can subscribe at bit.ly/mtso-news
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