| August |
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Register team(s) online and pay fees |
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Recruit students, parents, coaches |
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Get support of Administration |
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Hold initial meeting and show promotional video (online) |
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| September |
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Receive Coaches Manual |
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Study Coaches Manual |
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Continue to recruit event coaches |
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Hold a couple of meetings each week that allows students to do construction events (Bottle Rocket, Mystery Architecture, Write It, Do It, Bridge, Tower and content or lab oriented events (Can’t Judge A Powder, Chemistry, Heredity, Water Quality, The Solar System) to familiarize student with the events. Make sure students have copies of the rules for all events. |
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Students select Events |
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| October |
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Team and Event Coaches attend NC State Science Olympiad Coaches Workshop. |
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Event coaches meet with students |
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| Oct – Dec |
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Coaches and students organize notebooks or create portfolios for their events, locate/purchase resource materials, establish a study/building timeline, outline course of study, build and test devices, work to have students take control of their own learning and work in teams, do practice events, attend local tournament if available, continue to recruit and fill holes on teams, design a t-shirt to wear at regional competition. Each student should be practicing and meeting with coaches twice a week. |
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Many practice events and old tests can be found on the National Science Olympiad website, the North Carolina Science Olympiad Website, and other State Websites. Please DO NOT hesitate to take advantage of these recourses. |
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| Jan - Feb |
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Intensely prepare for Regional Competition. Most teams have practice everyday. |
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Organize, study, and build unity with partner and team members |
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Visit the site for the regional competition as a learning experience and familiarize students with the campus site |
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| Jan - March |
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Regional Competitions |
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Make room reservations for State Competition |
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| March - April |
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Evaluate Results from Regional Competition |
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Prepare for State Competition |
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| April |
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State Competition |
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| April - May |
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Evaluate Results/Prepare for next year or National Competition |
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| May |
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National Competition |
