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Volunteer Training Session
2014
Saturday, Feb
th
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Check-in begins 7:15 am
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History of Event
Science Olympiad
• Was
created to increase interest
in science and as an alternative
to traditional science fairs
• The Olympiad now has
members in all 50 states
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Olympiad Goals
Science Olympiad is devoted to
• improving the quality of
science education
• increasing student interest in
science and
• providing recognition for
outstanding achievement in
science education by both
students and teachers.
Olympiad Criteria
Background and Requirements:
• Teams of 15 students, led by one coach.
• A school can have more than one team.
• Two divisions: B (middle), C (high)
• 23 different events plus Math Challenge (FAU
unique)
• We have 38 high school & 10 middle school teams (so
over 700 students on campus that day)
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• This is the 7th regional competition at FAU
• This year’s regional:
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15th
• State competition at UCF
• National competition May is at University of Central
Florida
Olympiad Criteria
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Middle School, Division B Events
Anatomy
Metric Mastery
Boomilever
Road Scholar
Can't Judge a Powder Robo-Cross
Crime Busters
Rocks and Minerals
Disease Detectives
Rotor Egg Drop
Dynamic Planet
Shock Value
Entomology
Simple Machines
Experimental Design
Solar System
Helicopters
Sounds of Music
Heredity
Water Quality
Math Challenge
Wheeled Vehicle
Meteorology
Write It Do IT
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High School, Division C Events
Anatomy and Physiology
Experimental Design
Astronomy
Forensics
Boomilever
GeoLogic Mapping
Bungee Drop
MagLev
Chem Lab
Materials Science
Circuit Lab
Math Challenge
Compound Machines
Mission Possible
Designer Genes
Rocks and Minerals
Disease Detectives
Scrambler
Dynamic Planet
Technical Problem Solving
Elastic Launched Glider
Entomology
Water Quality
Write It Do IT
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Rules and Criteria
•Read over the rules and make sure you
understand them.
•The rules are complex.
•Make sure you understand how the scoring
criteria works.
• For certain events, score sheets can be
provided electronically.
•Check for rules clarifications at
www.soinc.org and
www.floridascienceolympiad.org
•The students will know the rules very well!
Rules
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Rules:
Bolded items are changes
from last year.
Items allowed.
Supervisor provided
Scoring
Rules
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Lab and Research Events
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Designing Lab/Research Events
• Be clear and concise about what you
want students to do.
• Make sure you write items, questions or
activities that are aligned to the rules.
• Make several levels of items. Create 1/3
of each at an easy, medium, and
difficult level. Try to avoid “tricky”
questions.
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Designing Lab/Research Events
• Make sure no one can get a 100%. If
several teams get 100%, it is difficult to
determine 1st place.
• Try to do as much hands on as
possible – for research events, use
stations if possible.
• Ensure that there is a space for NAMES,
TEAM NUMBERS and RANKS on
response sheets.
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Designing Lab/Research Events
• Know how ties will be broken. This
could be as simple as posting the
questions that will be tie breakers. (For
example, Question 1, 3, 5 in that order
will break ties; or start at 1 & work your
way through)
• Indicate on the answer sheet how ties
will be broken.
• All ties must be broken (except last
place)
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Essays
• Write an answer key (rubric) to the
essay that you consider an ideal score.
• Identify factors that make it ideal.
• Determine the number of points for an
ideal essay.
• Determine what constitutes awarding
fewer points.
• Be careful of having too many longanswer questions that will be timeconsuming to score.
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Calculations
When scoring for calculations, determine
a range that will receive highest number
of points.
Example: Measuring mass and acceleration to find force, student
collects the following data and finds the force to equal 56.7 N:
m = 10.5 kg
a = 5.4 m/s2
A scoring rubric might give:
5 points for 58 and 55
3 points for 61 and 52
0 points if beyond 61 and 52
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Logistics
• You can expect from 6-7 teams for each 50
minute block for high school events and 13 teams for middle school events.
• Design your event to handle the expected
load (e.g., you might have 8 stations, allow
6 minutes per station).
• Grade as you go! (grade block 1 during
block 2)
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Engineering Events
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Impounding
The following are Impound Events:
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7.
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Rotor Egg Drop (B)
Simple Machines (B)
Wheeled Vehicle (B)
Bungee Drop (C)
Compound Machines (C)
MagLev (C)
Mission Possible (C)
Scrambler (C)
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Impounding
•If you are judging at event that requires
a device to be impounded, students will
have until 9:45 am to turn in their
device.
•No modifications are allowed to device
after this time. Prior to this time, you
can suggest that something needs to be
fixed (e.g., the device violates the rules).
•Give students a receipt (these will be
included in your judge’s packet)
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Impounding
•Do not release times, distances, and
other pertinent information about the
event prior to the impounding.
•Make sure students have their School
ID numbers and names on the devices.
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Self scheduled events
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Boomilever
Bungee Drop
Elastic Launched Glider
Mag Lev
Wheeled Vehicle
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Mission Possible
Scrambler
Helicopters
Robo-Cross
Sounds of Music
Rotor Egg Drop
• They are signing up for
slots between now and
Feb 11th.
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Helping teams prepare….
• If you want to provide any help to teams
prior to competition (e.g., useful websites,
guidelines), please give me the
information & I will post it on the SO
website.
• www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad
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Judging Procedures
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Judging
•Students must have a wristband with
the school number on it.
•They students will have received these
from the teacher prior to competing.
•You also have the team listed on the
scoring summary sheet.
•It must be their TIME SLOT to compete.
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Event Start Time
•Use Internet Time
•Let teams in even if they are late, but
don’t give them extra time at the end.
•It is not a benefit if they are late.
•If they come in and create a
disturbance, then they can be
disqualified.
•If there is more than one entrance to the
room, make sure to check that a team
isn’t waiting at that entrance!
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Schedule
Event
Location?
Impound
Teams
allowed
B01-B07
Time
slot
title
building/
room
Anatomy
Awesome Aquifer
impound
open to
public
9:00-9:50am
10:00-10:50am
PS 112
B-1 to B-7
B8 - B14
SC 115
B36-B42
B-1 to B-7
Battery Buggy
BS 302
yes
yes
IMPOUND
self schedule
Bottle Rocket
Admin Quad
yes
B-1 to B-7
B8 - B14
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Event Instructions
•Make sure before any student leaves
your room that all materials have been
returned, you have accounted for all
handouts and that all supplies are
clean.
•To help with cleanup at end of day,
please gather supplies to one place in
the room.
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Disqualifications
•If a student is outright disrespectful, they can
be disqualified. In addition, multiple
problems or outright cheating can result in
the disqualification of the entire team.
•Notify Tournament Director if there is a
problem that could lead to this.
•If a student is disqualified, note the reason on
the scored exam.
•There is a difference between legitimate
mistakes and blatant disregard for the rules.
Make a judgment about which category the
students may fall into when assigning points.
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Disqualifications
•DQ’s for scoring purposes are only
behavior related.
•DQ’s are not for these situations
•When students attempted but didn’t
follow the rules.
•Didn’t have safety equipment.
•Built something incorrectly.
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Mistakes
•You are the judge, so you are
empowered to make decisions.
•If you make a mistake interpreting the
rules, and catch it AFTER the first
school competes, continue the mistake
throughout the day.
•You can make adjustments when you
finalize the judging.
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Arbitration
If a student has a
problem with a
ruling, they are
instructed to pick
up an Arbitration
Form. These are at
the help desk (one
in PS walkway and
other on Sanson
Patio) and in your
packet.
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Arbitration
• Arbitration appeals are
made by the
STUDENT, not the
coach or the parents.
• They are not to engage
you in a prolonged
debate.
• The Arbitration Team
will make the FINAL
ruling.
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Parents and Teachers
•Parents and teachers can WATCH the
outside events, as well as the
engineering events, but they are not
allowed in the door-closed rooms
during events (labs/research events).
•They must remain a distance from the
events, as you so choose. They are not
to help the students, and they are not to
engage in a debate about problems.
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Scoring
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Scoring
•All places will be scored
•38 (n) teams = Div. C
•10 (n) teams = Div. B
•Each team that competes will get the
same number of points as their place.
•All ties must be broken (except last
place and beyond.)
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Scoring
• Teams that do not compete in the event receive
n+1 points.
• Teams that are disqualified for unsportsmanlike
conduct receive n+2 points (or more, depending
on gravity of the misbehavior)
• Lowest combined score of all the events will
determine the winner of middle and high school
divisions.
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Division B Scores
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10 Teams
n = 10
1st place = 1
2nd place = 2
Division C Scores
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38 Teams
n = 38
1st place = 1
2nd place = 2
Ties allowed at last place
and beyond
Ties allowed at last place
and beyond
– Last place = 10
– DNS = 11
– DQ = 12 +
– Last place = 38
– DNS = 39
– DQ = 40 +
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Scoring
• Make sure you score as you go. You or an
assistant should try to score results from Block 1
as you are running Block 2.
• Find someone to help with scoring, if you need
to monitor the event (e.g., chemistry labs…)
• Once everyone has finished competing and the
last teams have been scored, arrange the exams
or scoring sheets in descending order (best team
to last place team).
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Scoring Summary Sheet
• Fill out this sheet at the end of the event.
• Include the raw score. The raw score is the same
one you write down on the top of the student sheets
and event cards.
• Indicate whether high score or low score wins.
• After grading all teams, rank the schools from
1st to last place.
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Scoring Summary Sheet
Break all ties until last place.
HIGH SCORE WINS??
2 teams tied? Add .1 to winner
3 teams tied? Add .2 to winner, .1
to second)
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Scoring Summary Sheet
LOW SCORE WINS?
2 teams tied? Add .1 to winner
3 teams tied? Add .2 to winner, .1
to second)
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Scoring Summary Sheet
Tiers: BUILDING EVENTS
Tier 1: no construction or
competition problems
Tier 2, 3, etc: construction and/or
competition problems
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Lunch!
•Lunch will be available at 12 pm.
•Send the student volunteer in your
event to pick up lunch.
•We will not be taking lunch orders in
advance, but will have a variety on
hand
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When, Where, What
• Liaisons & helpers: We need you on campus at 7:15
a.m. Later is ok if you are ready to go
• Check-in is on the Sanson patio (pick up your judge’s
packets at the Judges/Volunteer check-in).
• If you have requested supplies, photocopies, etc. they
will be in box labeled with your event. Ask for it
• Continental breakfast is provided on the Sanson patio
to judges & volunteers.
• Head to your room to finalize the setup and figure out
any last minute issues.
• Impounds begin at 9 am and end at 9:45 am
• Lab setup will be from 7:15 am OR the evening before.
• First event starts at 9 am – the last event ends at 2:50
pm – impound events at 3:50!
• Have a great day!
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For More Information:
www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad
Or
561-297-3303 (Office)
Or
[email protected]
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