2011 PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM

On February 24, 2011, the Park Middle School Science Olympiad team participated in the NJ Science Olympiad competition which was held at ESC School in West Amwell. Congratulations to everyone who put many hours into preparing for the competition throughout the school year. You all did a wonderful job!

AERODYNAMICS

A two member team will build one paper airplane to be flown a distance of at least five meters towards a predetermined target.

BOTTLE MUSIC

A three person team will tune a set of bottles by filling them too different levels with water and blow across them to play two different tunes.

CAN RACER

Each team of two students will construct one can racer before coming to the Olympiad which will be raced against the clock in a drag racing format.

CHOPPER CHALLENGE

Teams of two will build and test three choppers (rotary devices)

EGG DROP

Teams of students build a device to hold and protect an egg being dropped from a certain height, hitting a target.  

ESTIMANIA

Groups to two students will make quick estimates of large numbers.  Calculators may be used.

MYSTERY ARCHITECTURE

Teams of students build the tallest, most stable tower from materials given them at the Competition.

MYSTERY POWDERS

A team of two students will be asked to identify a mixture of common household powders by conducting a variety of tests

PASTA MOBILE

Teams of students build a car using only glue and pasta that, when released from the top of a ramp, will travel the greatest distance within a 1.5m wide lane before stopping. 

RUBBERBAND CATAPULT

A team of two students will design and construct a device to shoot a rubber band at a target placed within a given range.