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Science olympiad is a club offered to students looking to explore sciences outside of what is taught in school. Teams of students from different schools compete in a series of challenges that cover a wide range of scientific disciplines. In the science olympiad, students compete in 23 events pertaining to various fields of science, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.
“The thing that inspired me to join the science olympiad was the amount of different events they had to offer so that I could expand my knowledge about different topics of science beyond what is taught at school. Specifically, the anatomy event, which caught my attention the most as it had a lot of intriguing information and new vocabulary,” sophomore Jaanvi Alluri said.
Science olympiad is a national nonprofit organization providing team based STEM competitions to students in grades K-12.
“To prepare for events I study the SciOly Wiki Page and take notes on the information provided for each event. I find highlighting my sheets for important information and reviewing information before competitions to be useful,” senior Salma Sajith said.
Each event tests students’ knowledge, problem solving skills, and ability to work collaboratively, encouraging students to explore their interests in science while fostering teamwork and critical thinking.
“An event that I’ve done is called bungee where we are given a random drop height and wight and we would have to calculate the length of the elastic band so it doesn’t touch the ground, a challenge I faced was eliminating the factors that can mess up our calculations,” junior Naviya Kamalakannan said.
The Science Olympiad was founded in 1948 in the United States. It started with just 23 teams and has grown significantly over the years.
“I think that through the science olympiad, I have picked up many useful skills, I’ve learned how to study efficiently on my own time without an instructor and I have learned to collaborate with teammates in order to place higher at competitions. These basic skills combined with the academic knowledge I’ve required from this club will aid me in college, medical school, and even my future profession,” Alluri said.
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