2008 Region I Science Olympiad Tournament – Upper Peninsula (Divisions B and C)

Sponsored by the Seaborg Center

• Rescheduled for Feb. 23
• Seaborg Science Complex, Northern Michigan University

Financial support for this tournament is provided by Range Bank and Snyder Drugs.

Each year, approximately 300 students from throughout the Upper Peninsula compete in 46 different Science Olympiad events. More than 125 volunteers make this event possible.

Science Olympiad competitions have been sponsored by the Glenn T. Seaborg Center Mathematics and Science Center at Northern Michigan University since 1987.

Learn more about the Michigan Science Olympiad and National Science Olympiad

2008 Contest Events

• Life Science: Amphibians and Reptiles, Anatomy, Bio-Process Lab, Cell Biology, Disease Detectives, Ecology, Food Science, Health Science
• Physical Sciences: Chem Lab, Circuit Lab, Experimental Design, Fermi Questions, Metric Mastery, Physics Lab, Simple Machines, Sound of Music, Trajectory
• Earth and Space Science: Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography, Reach for the Stars, Remote Sensing, Road Scholar, Rocks and Minerals
• Engineering/ Technology: Balloon Launch Glider, Boomilever, Electric Vehicle, Mystery Architecture, Robo-Cross, Robot Rambler, Scrambler, Tower Building, Wright Stuff
• Science Processes and Multiple Science Categories: Five Star Science, Forensics, Science Crime Busters, Science Word, Write It/Do It

2008 Winning Schools (Division B – Middle School)

• First Place: Washington Middle School (Calumet)
• Second Place: Superior Central Middle School
• Third Place: Gwinn Middle School

2008 Winning Schools (Division C – High School)

• First Place: Superior Central High School
• Second Place: Gladstone High School
• Third Place:  Gwinn High School