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

Practice Tests & Resources for March - Forensics Month

April - Plants - Date of Test: April 29, 2021

April Lesson Plan for Plants
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
- Plants STEM Showdown Rules for the 4/29 test

Free MY SO Resource Library

Lesson Plans & Curriculum

Practice Tests & Resources - Previous Months

March

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
- Forensics STEM Showdown Rules for the 3/25 test

February

Division B Practice Test - Division C Practice Test
Notes Power Point
Additional Notes Power Points on
- Free Body Diagrams - Joints - Material Strength & Properties
Additional activity demonstrating key structures principles
Specific topics that will be covered on the Div. B and Div. C tests and scoring guidelines
- Structures STEM Showdown Rules for the 2/25 test

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
- Anatomy & Physiology STEM Showdown Rules for the 1/28 test

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!
- Weather STEM Showdown Rules for the 12/17 test

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
- Circuits STEM Showdown Rules for the 11/19 test

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
- Space STEM Showdown Rules for the 10/29/20 test

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

March STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube page posted 3/15/21. For this month’s video, hear from National Rules Committee Chair Lin Wozniewski of Indiana University Northwest; Kate Doetsch, graduate of Mizzou and materials and process engineer with The Boeing Company; and Sarah Liu, Indiana Science Olympiad alum and student in biotech engineering at Purdue University. Discussion Transcript.

February STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube page posted 2/15/21 showcasing Rules Committee Chair CeAnn Chalker, SkyCiv Engineering CEO Sam Carigliano and Science Olympiad & Cornell University alum Savvas Popadopolus of Gilbane Building Company. Discussion Transcript.

January STEM Session - Video on Science Olympiad's YouTube page posted 1/15/21 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