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The document provides information about an upcoming Elementary Science Olympiad event taking place on April 21. It describes that teams of 16-17 members will participate in both build and lab events. The build events include constructing devices like hot air balloons, rubber band catapults, and straw towers. The lab events involve solving puzzles, measuring mass accurately, and identifying mystery powders through experiments. Teams will work to design, build, and compete with their devices while learning new science skills through the hands-on lab challenges.

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WG Eso Intro

The document provides information about an upcoming Elementary Science Olympiad event taking place on April 21. It describes that teams of 16-17 members will participate in both build and lab events. The build events include constructing devices like hot air balloons, rubber band catapults, and straw towers. The lab events involve solving puzzles, measuring mass accurately, and identifying mystery powders through experiments. Teams will work to design, build, and compete with their devices while learning new science skills through the hands-on lab challenges.

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Elementary Science Olympiad

Saturday, April 21
Introduction
● Teams of 16-17 members
● Each person has:
○ one lab event
○ one build event
Build Events
● You will be given an event and materials
○ Build the device in science club (7 days to complete)
○ Compete with it on April 21

● Hot Air Balloon, Rubber Band Catapult, Pastamoblie, Straw


Tower, Barge Building, Egg Drop, Paper Rockets
Hot Air Balloon (50 min)
● Teams of 3 will make a hot air balloon out of plastic
bags and other materials that will stay in the air
with a hairdryer

● Scored on flight time and aesthetics


Rubber Band Catapult (20 min)
● Teams of 2-3 will make a device that can launch a
rubber band
●
● Scored on greatest distance
Pasta Mobile (60 min)
● Teams of up to 4 will create a vehicle out of glue
and pasta
●
● Scored based on how far the car travels and if the
car stays intact
Straw Tower (45 min)
● Teams of 2 will try to build the strongest straw
tower using 50 straws and a length of masking tape
●
● Scored based on tower height divided by tower
mass
Barge Building (20 min)
● Teams of 2 will create a barge that will hold the
largest number of objects without getting them wet
●
● Scored based on amount of cargo it can hold
Egg Drop (20 min)
● To build a package that will keep an egg from
breaking after being dropped free fall from a high
spot
●
● Will be graded by drop height, weight of package,
and condition of egg
Paper Rockets (30 min)
● Teams of 2-3 will build a paper rocket that can be
launched from an air pump
●
● Scored based on size of rocket and time it stays in
the air
Lab Events
● You will learn information on an assigned event, perform a
lab on the topic, and be judged based on how well you do
○ We will be teaching you a new lab event every other
week
○
● Escape Room, Grab a Gram, Write it, Do it, Reflection Relay,
Bridge Building, Get Your Bearings, Mystery Powders
Escape Room (15 min)
● Teams of three will solve puzzles in a given amount of time
using knowledge they have obtained from past meetings to
escape from a locked room

● Scored based on time needed to escape the room or number


of puzzles solved
Grab a Gram (60 min)
● Teams of two will try to pick up 50 grams of two different
materials

● Scored on the accuracy of the material’s mass


Write It, Do It (55 min)
● One partner is shown a contraption build with
legos, blocks, science equipment, etc., and have 25
minutes to write a description of the object and
how to build it
● Second partner (in a different room) will have 20
minutes to recreate the contraption based on
partner’s description
Reflection Relay (30 min)
● Teams of 3 will cooperate to bounce a laser beam
off of pocket mirrors and onto a target
○ All three mirrors must be used

● Scored on time needed to bounce laser onto target


Bridge Building (45 min)
● Teams of 2 will construct a straw bridge that can
hold a weight for at least 10 seconds
●
● Scored based on bridge length and strength
Get Your Bearing (15 min)
● Teams of up to 2 will use a compass and directions
to locate metal objects on a large open area

● Scored on number of objects correctly found


Mystery Powders (20 min)
● Teams of 2 will identify mixtures of white powder
by using the given materials (water, vinegar, ect.)
○ Can use a chart made before the event

● Scored on accuracy and time


Finish filling out the slip and turn it in

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