Transcript Coaches Training Session - Osceola County School District

Coaches Training Session
Florida Science Olympiad
Osceola County
November 2, 2007
Philosophy of Science
Olympiad
 Improve
 Create
quality of science education.
a passion for science learning.
 Provide
recognition for achievement.
Correlation of Science
Olympiad with State
Standards.
State standards for 6-8 and 9-12 have
been correlated to the events for the
Florida Science Olympiad. These are
listed in your manual.
The Events: Division B.
•A for Anatomy
•Amphibians and Reptiles
•Balloon Launch Glider
•Crave the Wave
•Disease Detectives
•Ecology
•Food Science
•Meteorology
•Metric Mastery
•Mystery Architecture
•Oceanography
•Reach for the Stars
•Road Scholar
•Robot Ramble
•Rocks and Minerals
•Science Crime Busters
•Science Process Skills
•Science Word
•Scrambler
•Simple Machines
•Tower Building
•Trajectory
•Write It, Do It.
The Events: Division C
•Amphibians and Reptiles
•Astronomy
•Boomilever
•Cell Biology
•Chemistry Lab
•Circuit Lab
•Disease Detectives
•Ecology
•Electric Buggy
•Experimental Design
•Five Star Science
•Food Science
•Forensics
•Health Science
•Oceanography
•Physics Lab
•Practical Probes
•Remote Sensing
•Robo-Cross
•Rocks and Minerals
•Sounds of Music
•The Wright Stuff
•Write It, Do It.
Types of Events
The events are generally divided into the
following types of events:
 Construction and Engineering
 Laboratory and Process Skill
 Research
 Knowledge Recall
Rules Books
 Contains
rules for students to follow and
to prep for events.
 If it is not specifically forbidden, it is
allowed.
 BUT, in most cases, electronic devices
are NOT permitted.
 If in doubt, contact us.
Rules Books
 If
in need of clarification, go to the FSO
web site at
www.floridascienceolympiad.org
 Also go to the National Clarifications
Page at www.soinc.org
 FSO follows the clarifications.
Setting up a team.
 Consist
of 15 students, one coach.
 Maximum of 7 seniors on division C.
 Maximum of 5 freshmen on division B.
 All students must be from home school.
 Can have as many separate teams as
you want – but must have separate
registration for each.
Setting up a team
 Only
one event is allowed to be entered
for each team.
 Can put top-achievers on one team
from a school.
 Can have a second team as a practice
team.
 Can have backup students.
Scheduling
 Best
to have a variety of students.
 Some schools do better with
generalists.
 Students too specified may not do as
well if schedule gets changed at last
minute.
 Don’t over-commit a student.
Scheduling
 Have
back up students for events. A
student in one event can switch at the
last minute with another if necessary.
 Some events don’t require the builder to
be present. Example: Bridge and
Tower.
Scheduling
 There
are a variety of ways to select
team members:
 Individual
school competitions.
 Teacher pick.
 Department pick.
 Open to all
Scheduling
 Try
to put the student in his or her
strongest event first.
 Note
the times and places of event so
students are close to their next event.
The Code of Conduct
Student participants are expected to compete in
tournament events with an honest effort to follow the
rules and the spirit of that competition. The goal of
competition is to give one’s best effort while
displaying honest, integrity, and sportsmanship.
Students, coaches, parents, and guests are expected to
display courtesy and respect toward Olympiad
officials, other teams, and guests of the Olympiad.
Failure to show honesty and/or courtesy by a
participant, coach or guest of the team may result in
disqualification of the team from that event, the entire
tournament or future tournaments.
Code of Conduct
 It
is important that all attending model
good behavior.
 The goal of Science Olympiad is to
emphasize the process of science, not
competition.
 Sportsmanlike conduct is to be
emphasized.
Clarification of the rules
 The
rules are complex! So check and
read them carefully.
 Any questions, contact FSO.
 Or contact the National Clarification
Web Site.
 It is possible for rules to be modified
slightly after the FSO tournament.
Pre-Olympiad Preparations
 You
will receive the following
paperwork:
 Code
of Conduct
 Final Registration Form
 FSO Event Card
 Website/Press Release Form
 Directions to FSO
 Schedule
 Map of school
Pre-Olympiad Preparations
 MAKE
SURE STUDENTS KNOW
THEIR TEAM NUMBER!
 Lunch will be provided by an outside
caterer.
 Be flexible!
 Prepare for equipment challenges.
 Bring extra supplies.
The Olympiad
 Enter ALL events,
even if you are not
prepared.
 Other students not competing can come
and watch.
 Remind everyone to not interfere or
interact with students, judges during
event.
The Olympiad
 Set
up a base of operations.
 Bring extra supplies for broken
engineering events.
 Remind the students of the Code of
Conduct.
 Have FUN!
The Olympiad - Scoring
 Team
 1st
scores will be:
Place = 1 point
 2nd Place = 2 points
 3rd Place = 3 points
 nth Place = n points
 Did not show = n+1 points
 Disqualified for behavior = n+2 points
Post-Olympiad
 Review
events with your team.
 Discuss what went right, wrong.
 Plan for next year.
 Notify FSO of issues we can change.
Additional
Training
 Coaches
Conferences
 San
Francisco
 Orlando
For more information…
Mike McKee
[email protected]
www.floridascienceolympiad.org
Fermi Questions
Require students to estimate and think
critically.
Must be familiar with rounding and
powers of 10.
Fermi Questions Examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
How many frames are in a typical
Disney animated film?
How many eggs can fit in a stadium?
What is the increase in mass of
humans over the last century?
How many heartbeats occur during a
human lifetime?
National Science Olympiad
Training
 Oct
12-13, 2007
 Olympia High School
 All events will be presented