Event Supervisors | Science Olympiad

Below you'll find a variety of resources to help you act as an Event Supervisor at a Science Olympiad Invitational, Regional, State or National Tournament. For more information about your State Science Olympiad Organization, see our list of 49 State websites. All supervisors should be familiar with the Code of Ethics and General Rules, Scoring Policies and should review the Scoring Best Practices document.

Event Logistics Chart for 2017 - Essential information table with specs on room type needed, estimated hours of preparation time, minimum suggested supplies to run the event, the number of helpers neded and any comments from the National Rules Committee Chairs.

If you are an Event Supervisor for a Science Olympiad tournament, make sure you are working off the official event rules from the current year's manual - for the 2016-2017 competition year, you must use the new 2017 Division B and Division C Rules Manuals. You can ask your State Director for a PDF of the Event Rule you are supervising (do not post) or obtain a manual in the Science Olympiad Store. Science Olympiad does not post the Event Rules online or on any website, and if you see evidence of illegal posting, please report it.

The 2017 Science Olympiad Rules are available as apps for smart phones and tablets in the Google Play and iTunes Stores. Search for "SO Mobile B" and "SO Mobile C"

SO Mobile B and SO Mobile C 2017 Rules Apps for iPhones and iPads

SO Mobile B and SO Mobile C 2017 Rules Apps for Android phones and tablets

2017 Division B Events

2017 Division C Events

Each of the individual Science Olympiad event pages on this main Science Olympiad site contains Power Points, Training Handouts, Sample Score Sheets and other valuable free resources that you can use to understand each Science Olympiad event. Many event pages also contain links to Event Supervisor Guides. Please use the resources below to help prepare for your events. You may also view 1-minute video clips of events on our YouTube Science Olympiad TV Channel.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Alignment for all 46 2017 Events

A must-read! Mandatory Science Olympiad Eye Protection Policy Updated July 29, 2015

Using Data Collection Technology in Science Olympiad Events

Hydrogeology 2017 (Featured Trial Event): The extensive Event Guide for Hydrogeology on the Groundwater Foundation website gives detailed instructions about participating in and running the event.

Score Sheets and Team Checklists for 2017 Tech/Engineering + Physics Events POSTED!

Supervisor Guides and Sample Items

Anatomy & Physiology Division B & C Division Event Supervisor Guide for 2017

See the Anatomy & Physiology, Ecology, Disease Detectives, Microbe Mission and Invasive Species Pages for Sample Tests that can be viewed to prepare your own tests for tournaments - use as a sample only! Excellent ideas and suggestions. Review in advance of your tournament.

Astronomy Division C

Sample Image Sets, Tests, Answer Sheets & Keys for 2017 Maryland Regional, 2017 MIT Invitational, 2017 Golden Gate Invitational
2017 National Cathedral Invitational Sample Image Set, Test, Answer Sheet and Key
2016 Annotated Sample State-Level Test with Instructions
2016 Annotated Sample Regional-Level Test with Instructions
2016 Regional-Invitational Image Sets
2015 Astronomy Answer Pages
2015 Astronomy Answer Key
Webinars from NASA/Harvard's Chandra X-Ray Observatory 1/20/15