MY SO
Welcome to MY SO, a program developed during the pandemic with a direct-to-you focus! MY SO complements Science Olympiad's traditional US tournament structure and is available to all middle and high school students who love STEM and want to stay engaged in learning - at home, at school, or after school. Take advantage of free resources like Lesson Plans and STEM Session videos and Workshop Wednesday webinars. Like what you see? Join a team through your State Science Olympiad program.
Free MY SO Resource Library
For each month of MY SO, you will find a lesson plan, practice tests, notes PowerPoints, and a STEM Session Video. Check out these free resources today!
Anatomy & Physiology
- Anatomy & Physiology MY SO Resources - January 2023
- STEM Session on the spread of disease from the CDC NERD Academy
- Anatomy & Physiology MY SO Resources - January 2022
- STEM Session with guest Cathy Vrentas, Pharmaceutical Researcher at Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
- Anatomy & Physiology MY SO Resources - January 2021
- STEM Session with SO alums working in medicine & the pharmaceutical industry
Earth Science
- Rocks & Minerals MY SO Resources - December 2021
- STEM Session with guest Tova Peltz from the Oregon Department of Transportation
- Weather MY SO Resources - December 2020
- Workshop Wednesday with NBC Meteorologist Iisha Scott
- STEM Session featuring NOAA and SO alums working in meteorology
Engineering
- Wheeled Vehicle MY SO Resources - May 2023
- Cybersecurity MY SO Resources - December 2022
- STEM Session Video with Marianne Kramer, Cybersecurity
- Robots MY SO Resources - May 2022
- Solar Power MY SO Resources - March 2022
- STEM Session with guest Brian Haug of Continental Energy Solutions
- Flight MY SO Resources - October 2021
- STEM Session featuring Flight champion Ben Saks
- Engineering MY SO Resources - May 2021
- Structures MY SO Resources - February 2021
- STEM Session featuring SO alums and partners in structural engineering careers
Epidemiology
- Disease Detectives MY SO Resources - March 2023
- STEM Session on Public Health Stories, Inspiring STEM Learning with CDC Disease Detectives National Event Supervisor & Science Olympiad
- Epidemiology MY SO Resources - September 2021
- STEM Session on Epidemiology with guest Kelly Cordeira of the CDC
- Epidemiology MY SO Resources - September 2020
- STEM Session featuring SO alums in public health careers
Forensics
- Forensics & Crime Busters MY SO Resources - November 2022
- STEM Session on Forensics & Crime Busters
- Forensics MY SO Resources - February 2022
- STEM Session with guest Mark Tourre of the US Army Criminal Investigations Lab
- Forensics MY SO Resources - March 2021
Life Science
- Agricultural Science MY SO Resources - April 2023
- Forestry MY SO Resources - October 2022
- STEM Session on Forestry-related careers with the US Forest Service
- Green Generation MY SO Resources - April 2022
- Plants MY SO Resources - April 2021
- STEM Session featuring SO alums & partners studying plants and agriculture
Physics
- Crave the Wave, Wifi Lab & Sounds of Music MY SO Resources - September 2022
- STEM Session on Waves Events with Dan Nichols, Science Olympiad Program Director
- Circuits MY SO Resources - November 2020
- STEM Session featuring Science Olympiad volunteers and alumni working in the industry
Space
- Astronomy & Solar System MY SO Resources - February 2023
- STEM Session with Science Olympiad Alumnus, Dr. Sarah Lipscy of Ball Aerospace
- Astronomy MY SO Resources - November 2021
- STEM Session featuring SO alum Connor Todd of the Space Telescope Science Institute
- Space MY SO Resources - October 2020
- STEM Session featuring Science Olympiad alums & Event Supervisors working in astronomy
Lesson Plan Library
Download all of the lesson plans from each year of MY SO in one PDF using the links below!