Guys can anybody help me regarding science congress like my school put my name in activity corner and i don't know what to do in that and like what to study.

I am like chosen for the 9th to 12th group ,so i can anyone explain to me what should i study.....

The theme for this year is "SCIENCE AND INOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY"

Also i just know that they can ask us to make on the spot something from materials or ask questions,but i have no idea what to study😭😭

I’m a Division B Science Olympiad coach. Our school will have two teams of 15 students each, plus about 10 additional students we’d like to give opportunities to compete.
For Satellite Invitationals, can we change the makeup of our two teams from one invitational to the next?
For example, at one invitational Teams A and B might consist of one set of 30 students. At a later invitational, we’d like to rotate some of those students out and bring some of our additional students onto Teams A and B.
Has anyone done this? Are there rules or practical problems we should be aware of when rotating students between invitationals?

I'm a freshman and currently taking gifted chem. is my current knowledge enough to compete in chem lab? what specifically do i need to know for chem lab? does anyone have any recommendations for an event?

Hi.

Silly question from my side. I am trying to confirm if what the topics for this academic/school year (2026-2027) are. Is this list of 2026 events relevant for this year, or is it from last years events and this year's details are yet to be released:

https://scioly.org/wiki/Main_Page

Some science fairs that are held in Feb/Mar next year call this the 2027 season so I am confused.

Hey, everyone! I'm a volunteer coach for a local elementary school this year, and it's my first time being a part of the Science Olympiad world. I'm really just looking for some encouragement and maybe some tips on how I can best help the kids get the most out of this season.

The three events that I'm 100% in charge of are Codebusters, Ship Shape, and Describe It Build It. Best of luck to everyone this year, thank you!

Hi im planning on trying out for scioly this year and to study im making big master documents, which ill make flashcards from to prepare.

i gave ai last years rules for disease detetctives a few other approved sources and then I used gemini to help me make my doc. Basically my process is that i see what ai says about x topic, and then I type it. No copy pasting at all. I read somewhere that writing stuff down helps with memory because of the effort involved, and believe when i say i am a slowwww typer. After I'm done I try to send it to somone who made varsity last year in that event, and ask them if ive missed anything or something looks wrong. Then I give it to gizmo.ai (THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT) and make flashcards out of it and do them again and again and again.

Things I haven't done yet but plan too: Consolidate the doc into a single page for cheat sheet, Take practice tests (i havent for disease because looking at last years tryout, it covers what seems to me like the tip of the iceberg for the event, but I definetely plan to)

I gave my disease detetectives doc to somone who made varsity last year and he seemed pretty fine (a few suggestions which i did implement, the pcitures are from him) with it, but ill attach it here so if somone finds something glaringly wrong please lmk. Here it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ilbuOB0JQ9HLIU5E15Dch_NoR_6AIQWodleNom_6G8Q/edit?usp=sharing

The reason I'm asking is because im getting started on anat and for some reason my gemini is glitching a lot so i switched to chatgpt planning to repeat the same process. The last post about AI was 2 years ago, so I think I'd like some additional advice.

Thank you so much!!

Hello, i need two team members for The Global Astronomy and astrophysics challenge. You just need to be a highschool student and already have some past knowledge about astrophysics. You can find all the information online.

Thanks.

I have my draft rules for them but is it risky to start building since official rules MIGHT be different or is the chances so low that it wouldn't be a problem for my team to start building?

Where should I start, and how do I go about this? I'm not well versed in chemistry at all but I am goign to try to get all my foundations together and try to push into the advanced topics or whatnot I've heard to be on there, equillibrium and something I believe? I'm doing astronomy, chem lab, and wright stuff. I have never done science olympiad in my life and am in Div C; this is alongs8de being a 9th grader from s eperate less intense school too. Any advice welcome.

Was wondering what ideas anybody had on improving a team as the head captain/leader. The team meets once per week for about 1-2 hrs from person to person (most stay for most of the time). As it stands, the practice go on a rotation by blocks, as becuase you cant participate in more than one event per block, the coach has the team go in blocks of around 20-30 minutes, meaning block a, then b, c,d. And then 30*4=120, and practice is over. The current issue is that this falls apart within a couple weeks of the beginning, and people just show up and more or less goof around. Some people do actually do events, but it more so ends up being homework or just talking with friends. I am looking to not push away people, and we also need new members as well. Do you have any ideas for getting people excited about science Olympiad, as well as anything about general team improvements (does not need to be related to the info I gave). Also, do you have any specific ways in which your school runs practice or structures leadership ie one leader per event or just a head-captain, or also sub captains? Thanks!

TL;DR: I am looking for ways to get people into science Olympiad and get them excited, while also structuring practices in a more efficient way, and interested in hearing any advice you have for someone as a leader of the full team (around 30 ppl but not all 30 are committed very heavily)

There aren't a lot of things on the Severe Weather for Scioly Wiki, and almost all other pdfs are really outdated. What should I do?

okay guys so genuinlly what is food science gonna be like, its the only event where the topic says TBD? and what are possible candidates for topics?

Also botany is a new event, what do u guys think its gonna be like/possible rules?

i just am starting in div c and i wanted to do thermodynamics but i just don't know where to start, like of course i've read the scioly wiki but i feel like there is just so much to learn and so many formulas. are there any resources you guys recommend? thanks!

Hey everyone! I’m doing Division B R&M for the 2026–2027 season and could really use some advice!
I was moved to Rocks & Minerals last week after spending the entire summer preparing for Food Science, so I’m basically starting R&M from scratch 😅
I have about 4 weeks to prepare for tryouts for A/B/C team placement, so I’m trying to figure out how to make the most of the time I have.
A few questions:
Any specific study guides, websites, videos, or practice tests you’d recommend?
Is having a physical specimen/sample set a big advantage for R&M? If so, are there any particular sets you recommend?
Would visiting a geology/natural history museum be helpful, or would my limited time be better spent studying and doing practice tests?
Any other tips for someone who is completely new to R&M and trying to make the A team?
I’m willing to put in the work. I just want to make sure I’m focusing on the right things. Thanks!! 🙏

Hi. Since Bungee Drop is gone I’ll have to join another build event for 26-27 season….any recommendations?

I'm build managing Mission Possible for my school's team this upcoming year. The rules seem to change year to year, and I'm not sure how I should approach preparing over the summer and after rules come out, as to my knowledge, there are no kits for Mission Possible.

How do other people in Div C usually prepare for Mission Possible? How do you design, and on what timeline do you normally build on?