Oak Valley
Middle School
Science Olympiad
2015-16
Time Line
• 8/26 - 9/4/15
• 9/8/15
• 10/7/15
• Oct./Nov.
• November
• 11/14/15
• 1/6/16
• January
• 2/6/16
• 4/___/16
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Timeline
Student Registration Period
Classes begin this week (depending on coaching)
First Meeting for San Diego Regional Teams (Head Coaches only - no students) at
San Diego County Offices of Education; 4:00pm
Top ninety students selected to form Regionals Teams (6 teams of 15)
Saturday optional “Invitational” competition; students who did not make Regionals Team
will be invited to represent OVMS
Event Workshop (for ALL head and event coaches, assistant coaches - no students), location
TBD; 2:30-4:00pm
Meeting of all Head Coaches and Event Coaches for Division B Teams; at San Diego County
Offices of Education; 4:00pm
Saturday optional Invitational
Division B San Diego Regional Competition at Carlsbad High School (ALL DAY LONG!)
Southern California State Science Olympiad Competition (Saturday date TBD; all day long)
OVMS Philosophy & Strategy
• Learning, teamwork and fun
• Students should select events that they are interested in, not parents
• All work and effort should be from your student
• Long-term strategy of growing students each year
• Students should:
Put their best work forward, but don’t be afraid to make mistakes
Have a cooperative spirit
Thank parents for their time, effort and support
• Parents – please encourage and support the volunteers and coaches
• Support Coaches and Leadership Team with researchers, administrative
and event management volunteers
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OVMS Philosophy & Strategy
So Cal State
(15 students)
San Diego
Regionals
(90 students)
OVMS Team (120+
students)
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Long Term Philosophy
Long-term philosophy
promotes reasonable
expectations
plus
a winning team!
Division B Events
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Life, Personal & Social
Science
Earth & Space Science
Physical Science &
Chemistry
Technology &
Engineering
Inquiry &
Nature of
Science
 Anatomy &
Physiology (Skeletal,
Muscular,
Integumentary)
 Bio-Process Lab
 Disease Detectives
(Population Growth)
 Green Generation
 Invasive Species
 Dynamic Planet
(Oceanography)
 Fossils
 Meteorology
(Everyday Weather)
 Reach for the Stars
 Road Scholar
Physics
 Air Trajectory
 Crave the Wave
 Wind Power
 Bridge Building
 Elastic Launched
Glider
 Mission Possible
 Scrambler
 Bottle Rocket
 Experimental
Design
 Picture This
 Write It Do It
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Division B Events
Chemistry
 Crime Busters
 Food Science
How to Choose an Event/Class
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How to Choose an Event/Class
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Event Selection Page
OVMS Policies and Scoring Procedures
Point System – 6 point maximum for any student, with a maximum of 5 events for any student.
1. All participants from 2014-15: 1 POINT
2. Previous medal holders at the Regional from last 2 years (2014 and 2015 Regionals): 1 POINT
3. State medal winners from last 2 years (2014 and 2015 Regionals): 0.5 POINT
4. Highest marks in the tests, quizzes for lab/study events, and highest marks for effort and quality of the design in building events. Points will be
assigned as follows:
CLASS
RANKING
Top 3
Top 5
Top 10
Top 12
Top 15
5.
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PONTS EARNED MULTIPLIED BY
EVENTS
0.5
X no. of events
0.4
X no. of events
0.3
X no. of events
0.2
X no. of events
0.1
X no. of events
Parent Volunteer points (maximum 1 POINT)
Coaches/Leadership Team: 1 POINT
Assistant Coach/Team Captain/Treasurer: 0.5 POINT
Researchers: 0.3 POINT
Class Helpers/High School volunteers: 0.2 POINT
Administrative Volunteer: 0.2 POINT
Event Management: 0.2 POINT
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OVMS Policies and Scoring Procedures
THE
NUMBER
OF
For example:
Jack is a 7th grader who participated in SO last year and was placed 3rd at the Regional in one event and 10th
in another. He also won 10th place in an event at the State level. His mom is coaching an event and dad is an
assistant coach for another event. This year, Jack is participating in 3 events and was placed 2nd in the first,
3rd in second and 13th in third in the class quizzes. Then his points would be calculated as…
o
o
o
o
All participants from last year 2014-15 1 POINT
Previous medal holders at the Regional from last 2 years 1 POINT
State medal winners from last 2 years 0.5 POINT
SO Event Class placement points
For the first event… 0.5x1=0.5
For the second event… 0.5x1=0.5
For the third event… 0.1x1=0.1
So, the total in this section would be 0.5+0.5+0.1= 1.1 POINT
o Parent Volunteer points… 1 POINT
Jack’s total SO points= 1+1+0.5+1.1+1=4.6 POINTS
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Points Example
Event Coaches and Assistant Coaches
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Event Coaches and Assistant Coaches
Communications:
 www.ovmsso.org
 Google Groups
 [email protected]
 Facebook?