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Utah Regional Tournament News

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2010 OUR FIRST SOUTHERN UTAH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT CEDAR HIGH SCHOOL.  Click here for event schedule.  Click here for the list of teams we expect to participate in this regional event.  Click here for driving directions.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2010 OUR FIRST CENTRAL UTAH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT SNOW COLLEGE, EPHRAIM.  Click here for list of events. Click here for schedule.  Click here for the list of teams we expect to participate in this regional event.  Click here for campus map and driving directions.

SATURDAY MARCH 6, 2010 OUR FIRST NORTHERN UTAH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL. Click here for the DRAFT B event schedule.  Click here for the DRAFT C event schedule.  Click here for the list of teams we expect to participate in this regional event. Click here for "Can't judge a powder" rule modification

Saturday March 27, 2010 - the  State Science Olympiad Tournament (schools must attend one of the regional events -  if more teams register than can compete at the State Tournament, only the top teams will move on)

2009 Science Olympiad overview powerpoint

How Science Olympiad works in Utah (FAQ) - frequently asked questions and other important information - a must read for new coaches and new teams.

New Events are in Blue (some are name changes or recycled events); Utah added events are in purple, click for rules; The number of teams which competed in certain events in past years is posted in Black (2007), Green (2008), and navy (2009)  next to each event

site last updated Jan 7, 2010

Letters and Forms and Misc. Information  B Division Events, Rules, Links C Division Events, Rules, Links
2010 tournament registration B event schedule  for 2010 TENTATIVE C event schedule  for 2010 Tentative
Utah Science Core Correlations Anatomy (skeletal, Muscular) 10, 15, 24 Anatomy and Physiology (was Health Science) (skeletal, Muscular, Endocrine)
teacher reflections - Benefits of Science Olympiad Battery Buggy Astronomy  14, 17, 23
coaches timeline and checklist Bio Process Lab  13, 20 Cell Biology  18, 26  2009 test  2009hints
Helpful Tips and Hints - 8/09 Can't Judge a Powder Chemistry Lab  16, 17, 22
what I know now (after tournament) that I wish I had known in the fall  (4/09) Compute This (Microsoft Office 2007 will be used - we hope to have 2003 installed as well)        19 Disease Detectives (population growth) 16, 16, 25
what will you do differently next year (4/09) Disease Detectives (population growth)  13, 15, 22 Dynamic Planet (earthquakes/volcanoes) 23
email me questions Dynamic Planet  21 Ecology (Grassland and Taiga focus)  15, 16, 27

National Science Olympiad

Ecology  (grasslands) 16, 12, 23 Egg - O - Naut  UTAH RULES
2009 tournament powerpoint Egg - O - Naut UTAH RULES  Elevated Bridge    2009checklist   2009clarifications  25
notes from Aug 2009 clinic Elevated Bridge 28    2009checklist  2009clarifications Environmental Chemistry  2009 test   2009 key 16
How Utah Science Olympiad works power point

Experimental Design  tips rubric  13,  24

Experimental Design 15, 17, 24   tips rubric
September 2009 letter to coaches

Fossils  23

Forensics 16, 14, 23   do not bring mercury thermometers ; 2009clarifications  2009 test      IMP UTAH rule changes; click here for tutorial
Oct 17 coaches clinic agenda Junkyard Challenge C score sheet from 2009  C TIPS from 2009 Fossils  23
click here for a link to the videos we have Meteorology (everyday weather) 10  13  18 It's About Time Utah Rules - BUILD ON SITE  our 2009 event  20
Notes from Utah Oct 2007 coaches clinic (updated Feb. 7, 2008) Metric Mastery  Metric Mastery 
General Tips from 2007 clinics Mystery Architecture  2009 clarifications Microbe Mission
  Ornithology Mission Possible
spectator event list; close food places; invitation flier (posted 3/3/2009) Pentathlon  26 Mousetrap Vehicle
October clinic notes (2008) Physical Science Lab   20 2009 test key UTAH RULES Ornithology
2008 Summer clinic notes Road Scholar 10  13   20 2009 test key and 2009 hints Pentathlon
code of conduct; video/photo release form    (don't worry about WSU signature) (posted 3/2/2009) Science Crime Busters 11  20  28 2009clarifications 2009 test   IMP UTAH rule changes; click here for tutorial Physics Lab (wind)  15  15  24 UTAH RULES
team base camp list (with notation re receipt of team list) B list;  C list  (updated 3/16/2009) Shock Value Picture This  26
Feb 2009 Coaches packet letter - very important (and pretty long), mailed 2/26/09   (posted 2/26/2009) Solar System Remote Sensing (Human impact)- 12  15
online team roster registration (due March 24,2010) (posted 2/26/2009) Trajectory  12  23 2009 clarifications Technical Problem Solving 2009 test  2009 key  19
  Wright Stuff  26 Trajectory  24  2009clarifications
Write It Do It       17   17  30 Write it Do it  13   18  28