They are some of the brightest and most inquisitive students in the state, and they’ll be descending on the Eastern Washington University campus Saturday, April 16, for the 2016 Washington State Science Olympiad.
This is the 30th anniversary of Washington Science Olympiad, and EWU’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CSTEM) is proud to host this event that improves the quality of K-12 education in the state and showcases the university’s fine math, science and engineering programs.
Approximately 800 middle and high school students will be competing in 50 events – including Disease Detectives, Crime Busters, Mission Possible, Wright Stuff and Electric Vehicle. The challenging events are separated into different categories of Biological/Life Science, Technology/Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Earth/Space Science, and Inquiry/Nature of Science. Each event is designed to test knowledge, problem-solving and application skills.
Opening ceremonies for the state Olympiad will begin at 8 a.m., inside the Reese Court Pavilion, with events scheduled from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. throughout campus. Ten engineering events (such as Air Trajectory, Bridge Building and Bottle Rocket) are open to the public – and are fun events to watch. After events and judging, winners will be announced during closing ceremonies, starting at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend the daylong competition.
Winners of this event will advance to the national Science Olympiad tournament at the University of Wisconsin (Stout), May 13-14. Due to a higher number of middle school teams that competed in the 2015-16 season, two middle school teams will advance to the national tournament – when normally only one advances. All teams that participated this year improve the level of science aptitude in the state.
For more information visit the EWU Science Olympiad website or contact tournament Co-Director Sue Murphy at (509) 359-6809.
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