Welcome to the new Science Olympiad website. For the past 33 years, Science Olympiad has led a revolution in science education. What began as a grassroots assembly of science teachers is now one of the premier science competitions in the nation, providing rigorous, standards-based challenges to 7,600 teams in 50 states. Science Olympiad's ever-changing line-up of events in all STEM disciplines exposes students to practicing scientists and career choices, and energizes classroom teachers with a dynamic content experience.
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2017 Ward's Science Olympiad Kits!
12.20.16Get your Ward's Science Olympiad Kits today! All Science Olympiad events are NGSS-aligned, so kits are perfect for competition or classroom use. Students, coaches and supervisors…Science Olympiad Wins MWM Excellence in Partner Innovation Award!
12.19.16Expand 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…New Resources from NOAA and Science Olympiad
12.5.16The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has teamed up with Science Olympiad to provide i- 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 Olympian Wins the $25,000 Discovery Ed. 3M YSC!
10.25.16Maanasa Mendu, a Science Olympiad team member from Mason Middle School in Mason, OH, wins the 2016 Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge with her Harvest bio-inspired energy…ACE Hardware Science Partners with Science Olympiad
10.7.16As 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 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…Fight Hunger! DuPont Pioneer Matching Grant Challenge Open thru 6/30!
6.10.15Aiming to raise $10,000 to fight hunger, Science Olympiad and DuPont Pioneer launched the "It's Good To Be Smart, and It's Smart To Be Good" program in conjunction with the 31st…
- Check event pages before tournaments for new Score Sheets - Electric Vehicle and Scrambler updated 1/19/17
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!
Training Handouts and Sample Tests posted for all Life/Bio Events 11/21/16!
Signed W-9 for vendor requests, print and date (PDF)
2017 Rules Manuals/DVDs/CDs in the Science Olympiad Store
2017 Event Table and Short Event Descriptions Posted
Join a team for the 2017 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
Great Cover Story on Science Olympiad in Rock & Gem Magazine
Teacher Disease Detectives - become a CDC Science Ambassador
Mandatory Science Olympiad Eye Protection Policy - Updated 7/29/15
2016 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
Where Are You Now? Fill out an Alumni Survey
Check out more than 80 Trial Events
Science Olympiad makes an IMPACT in the communities we visit - donations to the Virtual Food Drive 100% matched by DuPont Pioneer up to $5,000!
Science Olympiad at White House Science Fairs in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
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