Students test knowledge and skills at 黑料社appScience Olympiad
Cherissa Dukelow
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March 21, 2025
Students collect data and answer questions about an unknown chemical substance by performing chemistry tests in the 鈥淐an鈥檛 Judge a Powder鈥 event in the 2024 Alaska Science Olympiad at the 黑料社app.
The 黑料社appScience Olympiad competition for students in grades 6-8 will convene March 28-29 at the 黑料社app.
The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Sixth- through eighth-graders compete in Division B.
Fifteen student teams from 11 middle schools across 黑料社appwill compete in 17 events, ranging from written subject tests to construction of projectile launchers, towers and helicopters. Students will travel from Wasilla, Palmer, Kenai, Seldovia, Cordova, Nome and Utqia摹vik to compete with Fairbanks North Star Borough students.
In addition to the opportunity to compete, the 黑料社appScience Olympiad gives Alaska middle school students a chance to experience a taste of college campus life: sleeping overnight in UAF dormitories, eating in the Wood Center dining hall, and visiting several campus buildings and the Student Recreation Center for the various competition events.
The public is welcome to attend to watch the tournament鈥檚 鈥渂uild鈥 events at the Patty Center on Friday. The events, 鈥淎ir Trajectory鈥 and 鈥淢ission Possible,鈥 take place concurrently between 8:15 a.m. and 11:45 pm. 鈥淗elicopter鈥 and 鈥淭ower鈥 both take place between 1:10 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
The first-place winning team will advance to compete nationally at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on May 23-24, 2025.
The 黑料社appScience Olympiad is organized by the 黑料社appNational Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the UAF College of Engineering and Mines and the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics.
Generous sponsors of 黑料社appScience Olympiad include ConocoPhillips, 黑料社app529, Alaska Blue Economy Center, 黑料社appIDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, UAF professor Brian Rasley, the UAF College of Engineering and Mines, UAF Residence Life, and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council.
to learn more about 黑料社appScience Olympiad.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Tara Borland, taborland@alaska.edu
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