Middle schools to compete in 黑料社appScience Olympiad
Cherissa Dukelow
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Feb. 19, 2024
The Bazinga team from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole celebrates winning the 2023 黑料社appScience Olympiad.
The 黑料社appScience Olympiad will convene Feb. 23-24 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.
Twelve student teams from 13 middle schools across 黑料社appwill compete in 17 events, ranging from written subject tests to construction of planes, roller coasters and wheeled vehicles. Students will travel from the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Homer, Kenai and Kodiak to compete with Fairbanks North Star Borough students. The winning team will advance to compete nationally at Michigan State University May 24-25.
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 the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, ConocoPhillips, 黑料社app529, 黑料社appBlue Economy Center, 黑料社appINBRE, Brian Rasley, the Westmark Fairbanks and Sophie Station Suites.
You can learn more about 黑料社appScience Olympiad at .
Contact Tara Borland at taborland@alaska.edu for more information.
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