Welcome to the official site of the Georgia Elementary Science Olympiad. For the 7th consecutive year, Kennesaw State University was proud to host the Elementary (grades 3-6) Science Olympiad Invitational State Tournament.  The  tournament was held on Saturday, May 17th on the KSU campus.  This year, Mount Bethel Elementary from Cobb County won our friendly state competition, followed closely by Kedron and Braelinn Elementary who finished second and third respectively.  This year's event was highlighted by  performances from Ron Anglin,  from the Physics Juggler, and the award winning Kell High School Robotics Team. More importantly, the the day was, once again, a wonderful demonstration of students' collaborating and working together to solve a wide range of scientific problems.  

   Mount Bethel Elementary

2008 Georgia Science Olympiad Champs

For those of you who are not familiar with the Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO), it is an inquiry-based, hands-on program that covers earth, life, and physical science topics.  It also incorporates both engineering and technological principles in a meaningful and relevant manner.  In addition, the Science Olympiad provides our students with a variety of highly engaging activities that naturally generate interest, enthusiasm, and passion for scientific exploration.  We encourage you and your school to form an Olympiad team and enter this friendly competition.   

The Science Olympiad is a collaborative team activity and each of the 18 events is designed for two children working as a dynamic team.  Each team may include up to 18 children and we encourage you to involve as many students from your school as possible.  Be aware that participation at the tournament is limited to 40 teams and large school systems are limited as to the total number of teams that will be allowed to partake. Therefore, it behooves you to register as soon as possible to ensure being your participation in this worthwhile event. 

        A list of this year's 2009 registration materials will be available by clicking on the link below in the fall of 2008. The list of participating schools and specific event day information for the 2009 event will be given after registration closes in February of next year (you can see last year's participants and information).  The detailed event day schedule will be provided to all coaches 6 weeks before the competition.  We encourage your students to develop an interest and expertise in as many events as possible.  A $50.00 registration fee per team is required.  If you need additional information or have any questions you can contact Dr. Tom Brown who is the tournament director. 

Dr. Tom Brown, Tournament Director, Kennesaw State University

tbrown@kennesaw.edu     office: 770) 499-3215        fax 770)420-4346