Science Olympiad Division C (Grades 9-12)

Events to Georgia State Science Standards

Note: Georgia Science Standards are listed by courses for each Science Olympiad Event.

 Astronomy

Physical Science, Earth Systems, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh5 . Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their interpretations.

 Boomilever

Physical Science

SPS8e. Calculate amounts of work and mechanical advantage using simple machines.

Chemistry Lab

Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh5d. Express appropriate numbers of significant figures for calculated data, using scientific notation where appropriate.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their investigations.

 Physical Science

SPS2. Students will explore the nature of matter, its classifications and the system for naming types of matter.

•  Calculate density when given a means to determine a substance's mass and volume.

•  Predict formulas for stable binary ionic compounds based on balance of charges.

•  Use IUPAC nomenclature for transition between chemical names and chemical formulas of

•  binary ionic compounds (containing representative elements).

•  binary covalent compounds (i.e., carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride).

SPS4. Students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table.

SPS7c. Determine the heat capacity of a substance using mass, specific heat, and temperature.

Chemistry

SC1b. Identify substances based on chemical and physical properties.

SC1d. Use IUPAC nomenclature for both names and formulas:

•  Ionic compounds (Binary and tertiary)

•  Covalent compounds (Binary and tertiary)

•  Acidic compounds (Binary and tertiary)

SC2b. Experimentally determine indicators of a chemical reaction specifically precipitation, gas evolution, water production, and changes in energy to the system.

SC2d. Identify and solve different types of stoichiometry problems, specifically relating mass to mole and mass to mass.

SC4b. Compare and contrast trends in the chemical and physical properties of elements and their placement on the Periodic Table.

SC5a. Demonstrate the effects of changing concentrations, temperature, and pressure on chemical reaction.

SC6b. Collect data and calculate the amount of heat given off or taken in by chemical or physical processes.

SC6c. Analyzing (both conceptually and quantitatively) flow of energy during change of state (phase).

Circuit Lab

Earth Systems, Physical Science Chemistry, Physics

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4b. Use technology to produce tables and graphs.

SCSh4c. Use technology to develop, test, and revise experimental or mathematical models.

SCSh5 . Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

Physical Science

SPS10b. Explain the flow of electrons in terms of

•  alternating and direct current.

•  simple series and parallel circuits.

Physics

SP5b . Determine the relationship among potential difference, current, and resistance in a direct current circuit.

SP5c. Determine equivalent resistances in series and parallel circuits.

 Designer Genes

Biology, Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCSh3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations.

SCSh6c. Use data as evidence to support scientific arguments and claims in written or oral presentations.

Biology

SB2a. Distinguish between DNA and RNA.

SB2b. Explain the role of DNA in storing and transmitting cellular information.

SB2c. Using Mendel's laws, explain the role of meiosis in reproductive variability.

SB2d. Describe the relationships between changes in DNA and potential appearance of new traits including:

•  Alterations during replication.

•  Insertions

•  Deletions

•  Substitutions

•  Mutagenic factors that can alter DNA.

SB2f. Examine the use of DNA technology in forensics, medicine, and agriculture.

 Disease Detective

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body, Environmental Science

SCSh3a. Suggest reasonable hypotheses for identified problems.

SCSh3b. Develop procedures for solving scientific problems.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCS3e Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh3f. Evaluate whether conclusions are reasonable by reviewing the process and checking against other available information.

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4b. Use technology to produce tables and graphs.

SCSh4c. Use technology to develop, test, and revise experimental or mathematical models.

SCSh5. Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations.

SCSh6b. Write clear, coherent accounts of current scientific issues including possible alternative interpretations of the data.

SCSh6c. Use data as evidence to support scientific arguments and claims in written or oral presentations.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their investigations.

Environmental Science

SEV5b. Describe the effects of population growth, demographic transitions, cultural differences, emergent diseases, etc. on societal stability.

Dynamic Planet: Oceanography

Earth Systems, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh3a. Suggest reasonable hypotheses for identified problems.

SCSh3b. Develop procedures for solving scientific problems.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCS3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4b. Use technology to produce tables and graphs.

SCSh5d. Express appropriate numbers of significant figures for calculated data, using scientific notation where appropriate.

SCSh6b. Write clear, coherent accounts of current scientific issues including possible alternative interpretations of the data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their interpretations.

Earth Systems

SES3d. Relate the past and present actions of ice, wind, and water to the types and distributions of erosional and depositional features in landscapes.

SES3e. Identify preserved erosional and depositional features and use them to reconstruct preexisting landscapes.

 Ecology

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their interpretations.

 Environmental Science

SEV1b. Relate energy changes to food chains, food webs, and to trophies levels in a generalized ecosystem, recognizing that entropy is a primary factor in the loss of usable food energy during movement up the trophic levels.

SEV2b . Recognize and give examples of hierarchy of the biological entities of the biosphere (organisms, populations, communities, ecosystem, and biosphere).

SEV3a. Describe interconnections between abiotic and biotic factors, including normal cyclic changes in biomass, diversity, and complexity.

SEV3c. Explain how succession may be altered by traumatic events.

SEV3d Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence populations.

SEV3e. Describe interactions between individuals (i.e., mutualism, commensalisms, parasitism, predation, and competition).

SEV5a. Describe factors affecting population growth of all organisms, including humans. Relate these to factors affecting growth rates and carrying capacity of the environment.

SEV5b. Describe the effects of population growth, demographic transitions, cultural differences, emergent diseases, etc. on societal stability.

SEV5c. Describe the actual and potential effects of habitat destruction, erosion, and depletion of soil fertility associated with agricultural practices.

SEV5d. Describe the effects and potential implications of pollution and resource depletion on the environment at the local and global levels (e.g., air and water pollution, solid waste disposal, depletion of the stratospheric ozone, global warning, and land use).

Biology

SB4a. Investigate the relationships among organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes.

SB4b. Explain the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems by

•  Arranging components of a food chain according to energy flow.

•  Comparing the quantity of energy in the steps of an energy pyramid.

•  Explaining the need for cycling of major nutrients (C,O,H,N,P).

SB4c. Relate environmental conditions to successional changes in ecosystems.

SB4d. Assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water and power consumption.

SB4e. Relate plant adaptations, including tropisms, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions.

SB4f. Relate animal adaptations, including behaviors, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions.

SB5e. Recognize the role of evolution to biological resistance (pesticide and antibiotic resistance).

Earth Systems

SES6a. Relate the nature and distribution of life on Earth, including humans, to chemistry and availability of the water.

SES6b. Relate the distribution of biomes (terrestrial, freshwater, and marine) to climate regions through time.

SES6c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle fossil fuel formation and combustion.

SES6e. Identify the evolutionary innovations that most profoundly shaped Earth systems: photosynthesis and the atmosphere; multicellular animals and marine environments; land plants and terrestrial environments.

 Entomology

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body, Environmental Science

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCSh3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4b. Use technology to produce tables and graphs.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations .

SCSh6c. Use data as evidence to support scientific arguments and claims in written or oral presentations.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their interpretations.

 Experimental Design

Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4c. Use technology to develop, test, and revise experimental or mathematical models.

SCSh5a. Trace the source on any large disparity between estimated and calculated answers to problems.

SCSh5c. Recognize the relationship between accuracy and precision.

SCSh5d. Express appropriate numbers of significant figures for calculated data, using scientific notation where appropriate.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations .

 Fermi Questions

Earth Systems, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCSh4. Students use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh5 . Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

 Five Star Science

Earth Systems

SES2a. Distinguish among types of plate tectonic settings produced by plates diverging, converging, and sliding past each other.

SES2b. Relate modern and ancient geologic features to each kind of plate tectonic settings.

SES2c . Relate certain geologic hazards to specific plate tectonic settings.

SES2d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources.

SES2e. Explain how plate tectonic creates and destroys sedimentary basins through time.

 Physical Science

SPS10 . Students will investigate the properties of electricity and magnetism .

Physics

SP5 . Students will evaluate relationships between electrical and magnetic forces.

Environmental Science

SEV3. Students will describe stability and change in ecosystems.

 Biology

SB4. Students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.

 Food Science

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3a. Suggest reasonable hypotheses for identified problems.

SCSh3b. Develop procedures for solving scientific problems.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCS3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh5d. Express appropriate numbers of significant figures for calculated data, using scientific notation where appropriate.

Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body

SAP4a. Describe the chemical and physical mechanisms of digestion, elimination, transportation, and absorption within the body to change food and derive energy.

SAP4b . Analyze the relationships between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems as they obtain oxygen needed for the oxidation of nutrients and removal of carbon dioxide.

Biology

SB1b. Explain how enzymes function as catalysis.

SB1c. Identify the function of the four major macromolecules (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acid).

Chemistry

SC6b. Collect data and calculate the amount of heat given off or taken in by chemical or physical processes.

Environmental Science

SEV1. Relate energy changes to food chains, food webs, and to trophies levels in a generalized ecosystem, recognizing that entropy is a primary factor in the loss of usable food energy during movement up the trophic levels.

SEV1c. Relate food production and quality of nutrition to population growth and trophic levels.

Chemistry

SC1b. Identify substances based on chemical and physical properties.

SC1d. Use IUPAC nomenclature for both names and formulas:

•  Ionic compounds (Binary and tertiary)

•  Covalent compounds (Binary and tertiary)

•  Acidic compounds (Binary and tertiary)

SC3f. Relate light emission and the movement of electrons to element identification.

SC4b. Compare and contrast trends in the chemical and physicals of elements and their placement on the Periodic Table. 

Health Science

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body, Environmental Science

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh3d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.

SCSh3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh4a. Develop and use systematic procedures for recording and organizing information.

SCSh4b. Use technology to produce tables and graphs.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations.

SCSh6b. Write clear, coherent accounts of current scientific issues including possible alternative interpretations of the data.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their interpretations.

Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body

SAP1a. Apply correct terminology when explaining the orientation of body parts and regions.

SAP1b . Investigate the interdependence of the various body systems to each other and to the body as a whole.

SAP3a. Interpret interactions among hormones, senses, and nerves which make possible the coordination of functions of the body.

SAP3b . Investigate the physiology of electrochemical impulses and neural integration and trace the pathway of an impulse, relating biochemical changes involved in the conduction of the impulse.

SAP3c. Describe how the body perceives internal and external stimuli and responds to maintain a stable internal environment.

SAP4a. Describe the chemical and physical mechanisms of digestion, elimination, transportation, and absorption within the body to change food and derive energy.

SAP4b. Analyze the relationships between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems as they obtain oxygen needed for the oxidation of nutrients and removal of carbon dioxide.

SAP4d. Relate the role of the urinary system to regulation of body wastes (i.e., water-electrolyte balance and volume of body fluids).

SAP4e. Examine various conditions that change normal body functions (e.g., tissue rejection, allergies, injury, diseases and disorders) and how the body responds.

Physics Lab

Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

SCSh8b. Scientific researchers are expected to critically assess the quality of data including possible sources of bias in their investigations, hypotheses, observations, data analysis, and their investigations.

Physical Science

SPS8a. Calculate velocity and acceleration.

SPS8b. Apply Newton's three laws to everyday situations by explaining the following:

•  Inertia

•  Relationship between force, mass, and acceleration

•  Equal and opposite forces

SPS8c. Relate falling objects to gravitational force.

SPS8e. Calculate amounts of work and mechanical advantage using simple machines.

SPS10b. Explain the flow of electrons in terms of the relationship among voltage, resistance and current.

Physics

SP1a. Calculate average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration in a given frame of reference.

SP1b . Compare and contrast scalar and vector quantities.

SP1c . Compare graphically and algebraically the relationship among position, velocity, acceleration, and time.

SP1d. Measure and calculate the magnitude of frictional forces and Newton's three Laws of motion.

SP1e . Measure and calculate the magnitude of gravitational forces.

SP1f. Measure and calculate two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) by using component vectors.

SP3b. Measure and calculate the vector nature of momentum.

SP3c. Compare and contrast elastic and inelastic collisions

SP3d. Demonstrate the factors required to produce a change in momentum.

SP3e . Analyze the relationship between temperature, internal energy, and work done in a physical system.

Remote Sensing

Physical Science, Earth Systems, Physics, Chemistry

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh5 . Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations .

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

Earth Systems

SES3d. Relate the past and present actions of ice, wind, and water to the types and distributions of erosional and depositional features in landscapes.

SES3e. Identify preserved erosional and depositional features and use them to reconstruct preexisting landscapes.

SES6c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle fossil fuel formation and combustion.

Environmental Science

SEV5a. Describe factors affecting population growth of all organisms, including humans. Relate these to factors affecting growth rates and carrying capacity of the environment.

SEV5c. Describe the actual and potential effects of habitat destruction, erosion, and depletion of soil fertility associated with agricultural practices.

SEV5d. Describe the effects and potential implications of pollution and resource depletion on the environment at the local and global levels (e.g., air and water pollution, solid waste disposal, depletion of the stratospheric ozone, global warning, and land use).

Robot Ramble

Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh4c. Use technology to develop, test, and revise experimental or mathematical models.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

Rocks and Minerals

Physical Science, Earth Systems, Physics, Chemistry

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.

SCSh3e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.

SCSh4. Students use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh5 . Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

Earth Systems

SES1a. Describe the early evolution of the Earth and solar system, including the formation of Earth's solid layers (core, mantle, crust), the distribution of major elements, the origin of internal heat sources, and the initiation of plate tectonics.

SES1b. Explain how the composition of the Earth's crust, mantle and core is determined and compare it to that of other solar system objects.

SES1c. Describe how the decay of radioactive isotopes is used to determine the age of rocks, Earth, and solar system.

SES1e. Identify the transformations that make up the rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, and carbon cycle.

SES2a. Distinguish among types of plate tectonic settings produced by plates diverging, converging, and sliding past each other.

SES2d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources.

SES2e. Explain how plate tectonic creates and destroys sedimentary basins through time.

SES3a. Describe how surface water and groundwater act as the major agents of physical and chemical weathering.

SES3b. Explain how soil results from weathering and biological processes acting on parent rock.

SES3c. Describe the processes and hazards associated with both sudden and gradual mass wasting.

SES3e . Identify preserved erosional and depositional features and use them to reconstruct preexisting landscapes.

SES4a . Describe and apply principles of relative age: superposition, original horizontality, cross-cutting relations, and original lateral continuity.

SES4b. Identify the features of each type of unconformity: disconformity, angular unconformity, nonconformity.

SES4c . Interpret the geologic history of a succession of rocks and unconformities.

SES4d . Apply the principle of uniformitarianism to relate sedimentary rock associations and their fossils to the environments in which the rocks were deposited.

SES4e. Correlate discontinuous rock units using a variety of methods (e.g., the principle of fossil succession, radiometric dating, and paleomagnetism).

SES6c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle fossil fuel formation and combustion.

Scrambler

Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry

SCSh4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations .

SCSh8a. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: scientific investigations control the conditions of their experiments in order to produce valuable data.

Physical Science

SPS7. Identify energy transformations within a system (e.g., lighting of a match).

SPS8b. Apply Newton's three laws to everyday situations by explaining the following:

•  Inertia

•  Relationship between force, mass, and acceleration

•  Equal and opposite forces

SPS8c. Relate falling objects to gravitational force.

Physics

SP1a. Calculate average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration in a given frame of reference.

SP1e . Measure and calculate the magnitude of gravitational forces.

SP3a. Analyze, evaluate, and apply the principle of conservation of energy and measure the components of work-energy theorem by calculating kinetic energy mass and velocity.

SP3b. Measure and calculate the vector nature of momentum.

SP3c. Compare and contrast elastic and inelastic collisions.

SP3f. Analyze and measure power.

Sounds of Music

Physical Science

SPS9b. Relate frequency and wavelength to the energy of different types of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves.

SPS9c . Compare and contrast the characteristics of electromagnetic and mechanical (sound) waves.

SPS9e. Relate the speed of sound to different mediums.

Physics

SP4d. Demonstrate the transfer of energy through different mediums by mechanical waves.

 Wright Stuff

Physics

SP1a. Calculate average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration in a given frame of reference.

Write It Do It

Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Earth Systems

SCSh6a. Write clear, coherent laboratory reports related to scientific investigations .

SCSh6d. Participate in group discussions of scientific investigations and current scientific issues.