Chapter 12: Getting Hands on In-Person and Online with Science Olympiad’s ‘Save the Ice!’

Since 1984, Science Olympiad has engaged students and teachers in science exploration and excellence. Science Olympiad’s twin programs of Elementary Science Olympiad (grades K-6) and Science Olympiad (grades 6-12) offer non-competitive and competitive science events and activities that help students connect to science through hands-on, team-based, and problem-based learning. This chapter will illustrate the modifications made to Elementary Science Olympiad’s Save the Ice! activity, which introduces students to concepts of energy conservation and engineering design. The two strategies suggested in this chapter include a virtual STEM event for students and families, as well as video-based STEM instruction.