The Science Olympiad is an academic competition that aims to improve science education in schools. It covers a wide range of topics, including science, engineering, and technology. Students in the competition are divided into two groups: Division B for grades 6-9 and Division C for grades 9-12. Each competing school can send one team of 15 students.
On Friday, there will be build/design-themed events that are free and open to the public at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, laboratory and knowledge-based competitions will be held on the Texas A&M campus only for participants. The competition will conclude with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. in Texas A&M’s Rudder Auditorium.
One of the events called “Towers” challenges students to design and build the lightest and tallest balsa wood towers that can withstand the heaviest load. This event is just one of the many exciting activities that participants will have to showcase their skills throughout the two-day competition, which includes constructing gliders, cars, launching rockets, detecting diseases, and discerning potions and poisons.
The competition promises to be challenging as well as exciting, with nearly 200 Texas A&M and Blinn College faculty, staff, and students setting up and judging the 56 events along with local coordinators and volunteers from NASA, business and industrial representatives from Houston and Austin communities who are providing their services and expertise to make this event a success.
