Uncle Science Olympiad Needs You

Devlin-du-GEnie writes "I'll be judging an event for Florida's state Science Olympiad this coming weekend. It's kind of like a track meet of science and engineering. The participants are middle- and high-school students from all over Florida. (There are also two elementary school divisions.) I judged an event last year. It was incredibly rewarding to see kids fiercely competitive and engaged with problem solving. It's chock-full of geekly joy." Read on for some more details, including how you can get involved in the program.

The menu of events includes:

• Bottle Rocket
• Cell Biology
• Chemistry Lab
• Designer Genes
• Disease Detectives
• Dynamic Planet
• Experimental Design
• Robot Ramble
• Storm the Castle (catapaults!)
• Naked Egg Drop

Regional and state olympiads take place around the country. They always need volunteers to judge and help out. Check out the national Olympiad site and see what you can do to help. Their 20th anniversary national event is this May about 90 miles west of Harrisburg, PA."

Comments

Re:An Innocent Question

[Anonymous Coward]

it's worth noting that years later I would go on to get a Ph. D. in a scientific field from one of the most prestidous science institutes in the world and Scott did not

Damn straight! You really showed that cheating little punk Scott! And even better, now all of Slashdot knows it! Man, I'd hate to be that guy right now. You the man!

You know you're getting old when

[rk]

You see an event like this and wonder "why didn't my high school do this when I was there?" only to realize that the event didn't exist yet when you were in high school.