Welcome to the 2021 Science Olympiad Season!
Download the free 2021 Science Olympiad Rules Manuals in the Science Olympiad Store now, and check out MY SO for single-player online tests, free Lesson Plans and STEM career videos! Founded in 1984, Science Olympiad is one of the premier science competitions in the nation, providing standards-based challenges to nearly 8,000 teams in all 50 states. We host 450 tournaments annually in-person and online and hold professional development workshops that showcase innovative STEM content. Form a team and join through your State Chapter to try our new Satellite and mini SO models today!
Tournaments
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State Websites
B/C Events
Science Olympiad Store + Ward's Science Kits
Policies
Save the Date!
Elementary
Science Olympiad Videos
FAQs + Rules Changes
Urban Schools Initiative
Workshops
Win $25K in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge!
10.14.20Congrats to Anika Chebrolu of Nelson Middle School in Texas for winning the 2020 3M Young Scientists Challenge!Double Good is the Official Science Olympiad Fundraiser of 2021!
10.12.20Raise funds for your team and keep 50% of the proceeds with Double Good popcorn! It's 100% online, no door-to-door sales, and they deliver direct to supporters!2021 Ward's Science Olympiad Kits!
10.11.20New 2021 Ward's Science Olympiad Kits available soon! All Science Olympiad events are NGSS-aligned, so kits are perfect for competition or classroom use.Expand STEM Skills with Yale Young Global Scholars
10.1.20The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Program is a summer academic enrichment and leadership program that brings together students from all over the world for two-week sessionsSearch for the Next Science Star
7.1.20Congrats to Jacqueline Prawira of Mountain House, California, for being crowned the Next Science Star!Science Olympiad Supports Million Women Mentors Initiative
12.5.19MWM surpassed its 2015 goal of involving 1M women in mentoring relationships with girls - in 2019, there were 2.3M Be Counted! pledges and more than 1M completed mentorships!Texas Instruments Workshops for Teachers
11.11.19Any Science Olympiad coach looking to bring hands-on excitement to the classroom should consider attending Texas Instruments'Science Olympiad Urban Schools Initiative
7.30.19Chicago Public Schools and Science Olympiad are proud to enter the 13th year of the Urban Schools Initiative (USI) program for 2019-2020, with more than 35 middle and high schools…New Resources from NOAA, NAAEE and Science Olympiad
7.29.19The 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
7.20.19As leading national retailer ACE Hardware rolls out its Hardware Science effort, STEM organizations like Science Olympiad are getting into the gameYum! Potbelly Sandwich Works and Science Olympiad Team Up!
3.29.19Science Olympiad and Potbelly Sandwich Works share a mission to feed the bodies and minds of students across the US and to support local educational communitiesScience Olympiad + FRINGE TV Show
1.1.19Free downloadable Lesson Plans that mix "Fringe" science with Science Olympiad events were the centerpiece of a FOX Broadcasting public service and promotional campaign designed…
- Check out our new MY SO for Lesson Plans and STEM Session videos
- Test your skills against a national audience in our STEM Showdowns
- Ways to Play for 2021 Flowchart and Survey Results
- Join a team through your State Science Olympiad program
- Invitational Tournaments
- Science Olympiad workshops + Workshop Wednesday on 11/18/20
- Updated 2021 Div. B & C Rules available for download now!
- Dr. Gerard J. Putz Memorial Scholarship $50K winners announced
- 2021 Event Chart
- 2021 Div. B and Div. C Short Event Descriptions
- 2021 CDs, Test Packets and DVD Downloads in the Science Olympiad Store
- 2021 Ward's Science Olympiad Building and Chem Kits
- 2021 Event Logistics Manual + COVID-19 safety procedures
- Science Olympiad TV YouTube Channel
- 2021 Science Olympiad Summer Institute
- Search for the Next Science Star - contest winners announced!
- Science Olympiad General Rules and Code of Ethics
- 10-min Volunteer Training for every Science Olympiad volunteer
- Official Rules Clarifications/Changes and FAQs
- Score Sheets and Checklists
- Signed W-9 for vendor requests, print and date (PDF)
- $10,000 2019 Founders' Scholarship Winners
- Science Olympiad Logos
- Alignment of 46 Science Olympiad events to NGSS
- Must-reads on the Event Supervisor resource page
- Science Olympiad Alums! Fill out an Alumni Survey today
- Student Opportunities
- Science Olympiad at the 2016 White House Science Fair with President Obama
