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A “Fun Night” Had by All at Emerson’s 3rd Annual Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad Committee extends its wholehearted appreciation to the teachers, students, parents and science experts from our community for donating their time, talent and needed supplies. At Emerson’s 3rd Annual Science Olympiad Fun Night, held Tuesday, February 28, we had 270 students participate (the most ever) and 98 parents volunteer. The event could not have been a success without all of your help!

  • Thank you to our parents who were supervisors/presenters for the nine experiments: Jon and Cara Kaforio, Gordon Snyder, Karen Krisik, Apoor Gami, Mark Russo, Joan Letourneau, Suji LaBine, Ana Nichols, Kim Daly, Kasia Ceglinski, James Zumerchick, Laura Zehner, Erin Nahumyk and Dr. Caroline Casey.
  • Thank you to the parent team leaders for coordinating and helping our children have fun with their team name and costumes – the creativity was amazing!
  • Thank you to Mrs. Gregor, Mrs. Janiga and Mrs. Quinn for their support and advice, and to the many other Emerson teachers who let us use their classrooms and spent their evening to help us out.
  • Special thanks also goes to the experts from Bayer’s Making Science Make Sense® program for their help with Alka Rockets and Eating Nails for Breakfast, and to Carolina Biological Supply and Ward’s Natural Science for their donations of safety goggles and lab coats.

Please contact Kim Daly at kandsdaly@comcast.net if you are interested in joining the Science Olympiad Committee for 2012-2013. 

Science Olympiad Parade Winners


Kindergarten

  • Best Team Name – Super Science Sisters
  • Best Team Costume – Beakers
  • Overall – Solar Sisters

1st grade

  • Best Team Name – Sweet and Sassy Science Sisters
  • Best Team Costume – Natural Gas
  • Overall – Natural Gas

2nd Grade

  • Best Team Name – Emerson Evolution
  • Best Team Costume – Lab Rats
  • Overall – Bachelors of Science

3rd Grade

  • Best Team Name – Experimental Einsteins
  • Best Team Costume – Golden Science Terminators
  • Overall – Jumpin’ Jupiters

4th Grade

  • Best Team Name – 4th Grade Fusion
  • Best Team Costume – Freaky Fumes
  • Overall – Beaker Boys

5th Grade

  • Best Team Name – Acute Atoms
  • Best Team Costume - Blood type Bandits
  • Overall – Science Stooges

Science Olympiad Experiments

Students were placed on four-person teams that rotated through a series of three amazing science experiments for each grade level:

K-1st Grade Experiments

  • Groovy Baby! – Directed by an expert from Bayer's Making Science Make Sense® program, students will make their own bubbling Lava Lamps.
  • Don’t Bug Me – Directed by an expert from the Lakeview Nature Center, the children will transform into bugs and will learn how bugs of different kinds survive in the wild.
  • Bubble Trouble – Students will explore bubbles in a fun and interactive environment.

2nd-3rd Grade Experiments

  • The Skin You Are In – Our medical team of experts will help the children explore the “grossness” of scabs and wounds.
  • Weather or Not – A meteorologist and the students will create tornadoes and clouds to observe the forces of nature at work.
  • Building Bridges – The children will be challenged to build the longest weight supporting bridge with the materials provided.

4th-5th Grade Experiments

  • Mystery Architecture – Design architects will challenge the participants to build the highest tower using a bag of mystery materials.
  • Operation Egg Drop – Using only the materials provided, teams will design and construct a package to protect their egg from braking.
  • Mystery Powders – By conducting a series of tests and observation, students will try to identify four white “mystery powders”.

Science Fun Facts

• The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
• The human eye blinks an average of 4.2 million times a year.
• An inch of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches of dry, powdery snow.
• The Atlantic giant squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches wide.
• The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

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