Science Olympiad is nationwide competition where students compete in topics including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Science Olympiad is designed to increase a student’s interest in STEM fields and provide recognition for outstanding achievement in team events.
We're excited to start the Bay Area Elementary Science Olympiad Tournament for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Bay Area Elementary Tournament
Final Results - Posted 5/13/2023
Thanks for participating in our Tournament, everyone! We hope you had a fun time and enjoyed the events... we sure did!
We have a few things in lost-and-found. If any of these items are yours and you want them back, please email us at cvhsscioly@gmail.com and we can arrange to get them back to you.
5/13/23 Update:
Happy Tournament Day! Some announcements:
Our HQ is in the Aux Gym. Come find us here for any questions, help needed, first aid, etc.
Our Castro Valley High School Students are wearing purple shirts with the CVHS CupNoodles design. Please ask any of them for help if you need it.
The Aerodynamics, Pentathlon, and Straw Egg Drop events are open to spectators, but please refrain from speaking directly to competitors during the event.
We have shepherds who will congregate just outside the main gym about 5 minutes before each timeblock to lead the students to their events. Look for the high-schoolers in purple shirts waving signs for each event..
Our super coach Kathy will be giving an informational presentation for parents on the transition to middle school Science Olympiad for those interested in joining a Castro Valley team next year. This will be held in the Aux Gym from 8:40-9:10.
We have snacks for sale in the main quad! Proceeds help send our Castro Valley High School team to the National Science Olympiad Tournament in Kansas next week.
Good luck today!.
5/5/23 Update:
Rules Clarifications:
Thank you to all of you for sending in questions regarding the rules. We have compiled those questions and posted these as clarifications for the rule here. Please use these clarifications as changes to the official rules for the upcoming tournament.
Thank you to all of you for sending in questions regarding the rules. We have compiled those questions and posted these as clarifications for the rule here. Please use these clarifications as changes to the official rules for the upcoming tournament.
Team Roster:
Prior to the day of the tournament, we ask that each head coach submit the names of the students on their team by using this form.
Prior to the day of the tournament, we ask that each head coach submit the names of the students on their team by using this form.
Team Number:
The team numbers can be found here.
The team numbers can be found here.
Schedule:
Please note the updated schedule. Teams should follow the schedule based on their team number found above. For example, team A12 should follow the 11-18 block so that they should go to A is for Anatomy during the 9:30-10:20 block.
Please note the updated schedule. Teams should follow the schedule based on their team number found above. For example, team A12 should follow the 11-18 block so that they should go to A is for Anatomy during the 9:30-10:20 block.
Waivers:
Prior to tournament day, please be sure to have waiver signed by the parents/legal guardian of each of the competitors. During check in on the morning of tournament day, please have them ready and turn them in at the check in table.
Prior to tournament day, please be sure to have waiver signed by the parents/legal guardian of each of the competitors. During check in on the morning of tournament day, please have them ready and turn them in at the check in table.
3/15/23 Update:
- How to Register a Team: click here
- Rules are available to head coaches once registration is complete
- Tournament documents (schedule, handbook, waiver): click here
Note that the tournament schedule is designed to allow students to not have to worry about schedule conflicts for the various events.
3/2/23 Update: Homeschool Students
Participation through a Local Public School: If the state in which a homeschooled student resides allows homeschooled students to participate in public school activities, homeschooled students may choose to participate as a member of the Elementary Science Olympiad team at the local public school they would attend were they not homeschooled.
Participation through a Homeschool Team: If the state in which you reside does not allow homeschooled students to participate in public school activities then a Homeschool Team may be created. This team can only consist of homeschooled students who live within the boundaries of two contiguous, side-by-side, geographic counties in a single state.
3/1/23 Update
For the 2022-2023 academic year, we will be hosting the inaugural Bay Area Elementary Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at Castro Valley High School. This will be an in-person tournament! Registration is now open and tournament information can be found on this web page. Each team can have up to 6 students but each school can bring multiple teams. Registration is $120 per team and can be paid via credit card or via checks. The list of events can be found below and the rules will be sent to the team after the team has registered:
- Aerodynamics: students demonstrate their paper airplane building and flying skills
- A for Anatomy: a knowledge test of the muscular and skeletal systems of the human body
- Deep Blue Sea: a knowledge test on oceanography and marine life
- Pasta Bridge: students build a bridge to hold weight over a distance
- Pentathlon: five physical skills interspersed with five sets of science questions in a relay race
- Straw Egg Drop: students build a device out of drinking straws to protect a raw egg from breaking when dropped
- Write It Do It: one student will write a description of an object and how to build it, and then the other student will attempt to construct the object from the description