Science Olympiad Participant

Science Olympiad is set up as a competition in the same way a track competition is set up. Competitors extensively train for each of their events for several months beforehand in order to perform well on competition day. There are 23 events that cycle through each year to accurately represent the scientific challenges society faces today. For example, there are many events for renewable energy or eco-friendly technology in response to the ever growing threat of global warming. These events such as wind power or electric vehicle would be considered build events as they require hands on experience to build well thought-out

I have attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the last two years. I will be entering my junior year pursuing a Bachelor Degree of Science with a major in Environmental Studies. My career interests entail green energy and natural resource management. I was a young child when I started attending a summer camp program that emphasized nature and environmental conservation—ever since I have made outdoor activities into hobbies and continued interest in environmental sustainability. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh focuses on sustainability through green building, alternative and solar energy, and curbing pollution.

On March 15th 2018, I volunteered at the Science Olympiad being hosted at Kutztown University. At this event, I helped with an activity called “Write it, Do it.” This activity had students form group of twos to work together. One student would see an object made of random objects and then write down instructions on how to build it without any diagraphms. They would have 25 minutes to do this. Then, the other student would be in another room and be given their partner's instructions. They would then have 20 minutes to build the object based on the instructions. My job was to help hand out supplies, help time the students as well as direct them, and make sure that students did not use their cellphone during this event.

I will be addressing how Jeff Wilson took on an extreme project to enlighten people about what it without a doubt means to live deliberately. I will be explaining how Jeff Wilson took on this intense project that also had an environmental educational aspect to it as well. Another point of view on this outlandish project is that it progressively alters a dumpster in to something way more than a person would ever expect.

The pursuit of knowledge helped me love books and which brought me to Creighton University. Since my childhood I was eager to learn as much as possible, specifically the environment. I was fascinated about wildlife and how beautiful it looked. Being a native from Nairobi, Kenya; I was able to go to the safaris and learn about the different animals. These are the memories which I vividly remember and keep close to me. When I went back many years later, I was disappointed to see how my city has changed. This was disheartening because the city didn’t change for the best. This caused me to go for a minor in Sustainable Energy. The Energy department at Creighton is being cut back on and is limiting our class options to learn. Northeastern University

In undergrad, I volunteered my time as a teacher for the Saturday Science Academy on the campus of Charles R. Drew University. My work with the high school students reminded me that to make a difference, you must first care about the individual and understand their circumstances. The Saturday Science

In order to share my story I must first mention the work of my mother, María Martínez, for she has played an instrumental role in my life. In the late 1990s, María worked with the Environmental Health Coalition, a nonprofit organization centered around environmental justice, to advocate for the needs of underserved communities by participating in marches, protests, and testimonies at public hearings. After nearly two decades of service, María retired from the Environmental Health Coalition to care for her kids. With my mother now being preoccupied rearing my younger siblings, I have taken it upon myself to continue the legacy of my mother.

Twenty year old Queens, New York native, Edwin Torres is on his third (non consecutive) year at York college. While undecided about what he’d like to do after college (he’s the first to disclose he’s extremely easy going and lazy) he knows one thing. He’d like to graduate. Currently Edwin is working on a B.S. in environmental health science. EHS is the study of human disease in connection to the environment. For those that meant to google it and now won’t have to. Yep, his guy is looking to improve the quality of the earth and the people inhabiting it.

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Even in my youth, I was concerned about the environment and humanity’s impact upon it. That concern developed into an ardent passion to fix or mitigate the issues we are bringing to our world. Thus my resolution to become an environmental engineer was born. However, most schools do not offer this program, and it has considerably narrowed my options. My search has led me to Rensselaer, the first college to establish an accredited Environmental Engineering program. While visiting Rensselaer, I spoke with an environmental engineer major, and she described her research and internship experiences. She specifically mentioned class lessons devoted to water quality. I have been doing research on this topic for the past two years and find it fascinating. Therefore, I was glad to see that I could use class instruction to build upon my prior knowledge. During

While I started my volunteer educational program, another man was well ensconced in his own. Al Gore took up a cause that many people seemed to be ignoring, our environment. The issues of climate change and general environmentalism are very important to me. I see similarities between the challenges of managing a clean environment for our globe and the challenges of managing good health to me. Through concerted efforts to make routine changes we have the capacity to live more ecologically friendly, and often healthier lives. I have seen that with just a few adjustments, I can control my diabetes to the point where most people do not even know I have it. Likewise, I believe that if we commit to making fundamental changes in the way we go about our lives, we can easily remedy several environmental issues we face today. By going to Berkeley Law School and focusing on Environmental Law, I can apply my own life’s lessons

This recommendation is offered in strong support of Ciara Johnson’s application for the Johns Hopkins University Environmental Science and Policy program. I was Ciara’s field instructor as she pursued her MSW. As such, I have had extensive opportunity to assess Ciara’s research abilities, and believe that she is deserving of this exciting opportunity.

I do science fair because I love to invent. From designing, to programming and troubleshooting, I enjoy making new things. When I fix a strenuous bug, I feel accomplished. The tougher the bug is, more the satisfaction I get when I resolve it.

The Showcase of Applied Learning is an opportunity for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Davenport Community School District students to showcase what they have learned about environmental topics such as: water pollution, watersheds, wetlands, ecosystems, invasive species, waste and energy, and is also an opportunity for students to educate others about our personal impacts on local and global natural resources.

An olympiad is a time period greeks used. They used it to count from one olympic game to the next. The greeks didn't have great sense of time so a past year was hard to refer to. An olympiad is four modern years but would be 1 year in the past. Some olympiads were named after prominent officials, but later numbering was introduced making it easier.