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HOW CAN I HELP?
WRITE AND PROCTOR EXAMS for academic competitions in such fields as microiology to astronomy. MSO tournaments normally include 46 competitions, so lots of exams are prepared, administered, and graded. Two exciting side opportunities exist for those preparing MSO exams: ONE, volunteers may choose to oversee the same field year after year providing long term control over the quality and content offered to Maryland K-12 students. TWO, volunteers also have the option of sharing their exams with other states, effectively gaining a national platform for field content.
DESIGN AND OVERSEE LABS for one or more of the five tournaments. Each tournament consists of lab competitions in the fields of forensics, chemistry, physics, and computers.
JUDGE team technology and engineering devices. Devices such as robots, towers, catapults, vehicles, and helicopters are designed, constructed, and developed by teams prior to the competition. MSO volunteers oversee the competitions of these devices.
PROVIDE LOGISTIC SUPPORT during each of the 5 tournaments. Logistics activities include team registration, equpment setup, signage, medical liaison, concessions, and awards presenters. Volunteers also present a keynote presentation highlighting career paths each year to kick off the evening awards ceremony.
HELP AS AN ASSISTANT COACH for a local MSO team. MSO assistant coaches are matched with local schools to assist with coaching duties such as helping students comprehend material, apply concepts, and optimize teamwork strategies.
What are Events?
Types of Events
Research based events are those events like Anatomy, Disease Detectives, and Fossils which encourage students to prepare research materials prior to the competition and use them in the event.
Pre-built events are engineering competitions in which students build a device to accomplish a task or goal, and the device is tested onsite at the competition.
2018 Division B (Middle School) Events
Life, Personal & Social Science
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Disease Detectives
- Ecology
- Herpetology
- Microbe Mission
Earth and Space Science
- Dynamic Planet
- Meteorology
- Road Scholar
- Rocks and Minerals
- Solar System
Physical Science & Chemistry
- Crime Busters
- Hovercraft
- Optics
- Potions and Poisons
- Thermodynamics
Technology & Engineering
- Battery Buggy
- Roller Coaster
- Towers
- Wright Stuff
Inquiry & Nature of Science
- Experimental Design
- Fast Facts
- Mystery Architecture
- Write It Do It
2018 Division C (High School) Events
Life, Personal & Social Science
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Disease Detectives
- Ecology
- Herpetology
- Microbe Mission
Earth and Space Science
- Astronomy
- Dynamic Planet
- Remote Sensing
- Rocks and Minerals
Physical Science & Chemistry
- Chemistry Lab
- Forensics
- Hovercraft
- Materials Science
- Optics
- Thermodynamics
Technology & Engineering
- Helicopters
- Mission Possible
- Mousetrap Vehicle
- Towers
Inquiry & Nature of Science
- Experimental Design
- Fermi Questions
- Game On
- Write It Do It
New to MSO? Follow these Steps to Get Started
In order to participate in the Maryland Science Olympiad, we require that you have an account in our system and utilize the site tools to facilitate our processes. Please follow the process below to create an account. Account creation is free. If you previously created an account and have forgotten your login information please click the "Forgot Login" link in the Member Login module to your left.
Select Volunteer Account in the Create Account Page