Congrats to our 2017 National Tournament Winners!
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Who Will Win $25,000 in Discovery Ed. 3M YSC?
5.12.17Science Olympiad students won in both 2015 and 2016! Grade 6-8 kids entering the 2017 Competition by April 192017 Ward's Science Olympiad Kits!
5.9.17Get your 2017 Ward's Science Olympiad Kits today! All Science Olympiad events are NGSS-aligned, so kits are perfect for competition or classroom use.Yum! Potbelly Sandwich Works and Science Olympiad Team Up!
2.7.17Science Olympiad and Potbelly Sandwich Works share a mission to feed the bodies and minds of students across the US aNew Resources from NOAA and Science Olympiad
1.30.17The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has teamed up with Science Olympiad to provide in-depth and up-to-date resources for Meteorology and more!ACE Hardware Science Partners with Science Olympiad
1.20.17As leading national retailer ACE Hardware rolls out its Hardware Science effort, STEM organizations like Science Olympiad are getting into the game. With 4,600 stores nationally,…Science Olympiad Wins MWM Excellence in Partner Innovation Award!
12.19.16What an honor! Science Olympiad was presented with the Excellence in Partner Innovation Award at the October 2016 Million Women Mentors Summit in Washington, DC!Expand STEM Skills with Yale Young Global Scholars
12.18.16The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Program is an academic enrichment and leadership program that brings together outstanding high school students from around the world for…Science Olympiad Urban Schools Initiative
12.8.16Chicago Public Schools and Science Olympiad are proud to enter the 10th year of the Urban Schools Initiative (USI) program for 2016-2017, with more than 35 middle and high schools…- 11.27.16Organized by MAKE Magazine, makezine.com and craftzine.com, Maker Faire brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus music in a fun, energized, and exciting public…
Science Olympiad Supports the DuPont Challenge
5.1.16The DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition encouraged students in Grades 6-12 to get to the edge of scientific discovery by writing about a technological or scientific…
- 2018 Event Chart Posted 6/26/17!
- Science Olympiad Summer Institute - Sold out as of 6/1/17!
- Congrats to 2017 Champs Troy HS from CA and Daniel Wright JHS from IL! 2017 Official Results here!
- Check this page for Prizes, Results and More for the 2017 Science Olympiad National Tournament!
- Archived Replay of 2017 Opening and Closing Ceremonies - watch now!
- Six Science Olympiad workshops at NSTA 2017 in Los Angeles March 31-April 1!
SO Mobile B and SO Mobile C 2017 Rules Apps for iPhones and iPads
SO Mobile B and SO Mobile C 2017 Rules Apps for Android phones and tablets
Rules Clarifications or Rules Changes for 2017 - for Microbe Mission, Hovercraft, Anatomy & Physiology, and more!
Signed W-9 for vendor requests, print and date (PDF)
New 2018 Materials in the Science Olympiad Store coming this fall!
Join a team for the 2018 season through your State Science Olympiad program
Students & Coaches - Use the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) system for all event-related questions
Using the Science Olympiad Logo? Read this first!
Tournament Personnel - check out our Event Supervisor resource page
Science Olympiad TV YouTube Channel video clips of events and tournaments
Science Olympiad Workshops
Science Olympiad at the 2016 White House Science Fair with President Obama
Check out this ArcelorMittal Video: Employee mentoring
Mandatory Science Olympiad Eye Protection Policy - Updated 7/29/15
2017 Alignment of 46 Science Olympiad events to NGSS
Elementary Alignment to NGSS, Math and English Language Arts
The Golden Rules: Science Olympiad General Rules and Code of Ethics
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