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MY SO
MY SO is a new program that 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. How does it work? Take advantage of free resources like Lesson Plans and STEM Session videos, or buy a ticket to a STEM Showdown and test your knowledge against a national audience for a Top 25 MY SO Medal! Like what you see? Join a team through your State Science Olympiad program. MY SO How-To
Free MY SO Resource Library
Lesson Plans & Curriculum
- January Lesson Plan for Anatomy & Physiology
- December Lesson Plan for Weather
- November Lesson Plan for Circuits
- October Lesson Plan for Space
- September Lesson Plan for Epidemiology
Practice Tests & Resources
January
- Division B Practice Test - Division C Practice Test
- Notes Power Point
- Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines
December
- Practice Test
- Notes Power Point
- Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines - registration is free for the first 1,000 to sign up!
November
- Division B Practice Test - Division C Practice Test
- SO TV Circuit Lab Video Library
- Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines
October
- Division B Practice Test - Division C Practice Test
- Division B Space Notes Power Point - Division C Space Notes Power Point
- Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines
September
- Division B Practice Test - Division C Practice Test - Epidemiology Notes Power Point
- Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines
- Epidemiology STEM Showdown Rules for the 9/24/20 test
STEM Sessions
January STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube page posted 1/15/21 in spotlighting Inquiry & Nature of Science Rules Committee Chair & Indiana State Director Dan Nichols; former North Carolina Science Olympiad Competitor & Volunteer of the Year, National Anatomy & Physiology Event Supervisor & first year medical student at VCU Ashwin Ghadiyaram; and pharmaceutical researcher at PDD & Washington Science Olympiad Catherine Vrentas. Discussion Transcript
December STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube Page posted 12/15/20 featuring a conversation with Kayla de Couto, Outreach and Communications Specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Dr. Susannah Burrows, a PA Science Olympiad alumni & Climate Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory facilitated by Dr. John Loehr, Vice President of STEM Education at Science Olympiad. Discussion Transcript.
November STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube Page posted 11/15/20 featuring Alan Chalker, National Physics Rules Committee Chair and Director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, Burt Dicht of IEEE, Gordon Lipscy of Delaware Science Olympiad and Francis Parker SciOly alum Julie Newman from NASA's JPL to learn more about careers in electrical engineering and the life-changing effects of Science Olympiad. Discussion Transcript
October STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube Page posted 10/15/20 featuring Science Olympiad alums Tad Komacek & David Kanner, Science Olympiad's in-house NASA educator Donna Young with a welcome from Earth & Space Rules Committee Chair Dr. Dusty Schroeder. Discussion Transcript
September STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube Page posted 9/15/20 featuring Science Olympiad alum and Disease Detective Emily Briskin (live from her work with Doctors Without Borders in Nigeria) and National Event Supervisor Dr. Ralph Cordell with a welcome from Bio Rules Committee Chair Karen Lancour. Discussion Transcript
Test Registration - 2020-2021 Showdowns Open Now!
Buy a $10 Ticket to the Div. B (Grades 6-9) and/or Div. C (Grades 9-12) STEM Showdown - register separately for each monthly test to obtain your unique code by clicking the LINKS below! Up to 10 player tickets can be purchased per transaction. If looking to use a Purchase Order, you must purchase at least 20 tests - email dmendenhall@soinc.org to initiate that process. The Science Olympiad STEM Showdown tests are open to residents of the United States and are intended for a general science audience age 13-18. The Ticket Window CLOSES 4 days before the test so BUY NOW!
General Guidelines for Purchasing a Ticket: Rules of Play for the STEM Showdown
January - Anatomy & Physiology - Date of Test: January 28, 2021
- Division B Test Ticket - Division C Test Ticket
February - Structures - Date of Test: February 25, 2021
- Division B Test Ticket - Division C Test Ticket
March - Forensics - Date of Test: March 25, 2021
- Division B Test Ticket - Division C Test Ticket
April - Plants - Date of Test: April 29, 2021
- Division B Test Ticket - Division C Test Ticket
May - Engineering - Date of Test: May 27, 2021
- Division B Test Ticket - Division C Test Ticket
MY SO STEM Showdown Results
Middle School Division B Results - December
High School Division C Results - December
- Downloadable Results Image
Middle School Division B Results - November
High School Division C Results - November
Middle School Division B Results - October
High School Division C Results - October
Middle School Division B Results - September
High School Division C Results - September
- Downloadable Results Image