Crave The Wave

Welcome to Crave the Wave! In this event competitors must demonstrate knowledge and process skills needed to solve problems and answer questions regarding all types of waves and wave motion.

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. You can find free online copies of the current rules for download on the 2022 Rules page of the Science Olympiad website. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence.

Resources & Links

• Crave the Wave Coaching Tips
• Crave the Wave Class 1 - Introduction to Waves
• Crave the Wave Class 2 - Mechanical Sound Waves
• Crave the Wave Class 3 - Electromagnetic Light Waves
• The Physics Classroom: Waves
• Introduction to waves
• Khan Academy - Introduction to Waves
• Khan Academy - Oscillations and mechanical waves
• Properties of waves
• oPhysics interactive simulations
• Williams waves demonstrations
• Light and Matter online physics textbook

Science Olympiad Store Materials

• Coming soon!

Practice Problems & Tests

• Practice Test - 2021 UT Austin Invitational
• Practice Test - 2021 Troy High School Invitational
• Practice Test - 2021 BirdSO Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 National Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 UChicago Invitational

Event Supervisor Resources

In addition to the resources on the Event Supervisors page, Crave the Wave Event Supervisors should be sure to use the following resources:

• Science Olympiad Mathematics Guidelines for Physics Events - The Science Olympiad Physics Rules Committee has prepared these guidelines to help Event Supervisors target their questions to the mathematical ability that students bring to the events. This information may be useful to teams as they assign team members to Physics Events as well as they prepare for those events.
• Event Logistics Manual 

Career Connections

• CareerOneStop - Physicists Career Video
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics - You're a What? Seismologist
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Electrical and Electronics Engineers