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
Practice Tests & Resources 

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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
February - Structures - Date of Test: February 25, 2021
March - Forensics - Date of Test: March 25, 2021
April - Plants - Date of Test: April 29, 2021
May - Engineering - Date of Test: May 27, 2021

 

MY SO STEM Showdown Results

Middle School Division B Results - December

High School Division C Results - December

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