Dear Students, Parents and Supervisors.
We are happy to introduce our Natural Science Olympiad. This Olympiad has 2 Rounds: Online Elimination Round and Global Round.
Students can register themselves through our website, or by contacting their country representatives. The registration deadline is November 20, 2022. Students starting from grade 3 can participate in this Olympiad.
The Online Elimination Round will be held on the following dates: September 24, October 29, and November 26, 2022. The exam will have 25 multiple choice questions. Exam will start at 10am (local time) and will last 60 minutes. Students need to choose only one Elimination Round to participate.
To qualify for the Global Round which will be held physically between January 22 and 26, 2023 in Houston, students need to score 40% and higher in the Online Elimination Round.
Students will be given Certificate of Participation in the Online Elimination Round, Certificate of Achievement in the Online Elimination Round and Medals according to the following progress:
-40% – 74% – Bronze Medal
-75% – 90% – Silver Medal + 5% off in the Global Round
-91% – 100% – Gold Medal + 10% off in the Global Round
***Hard copies of Medals will be distributed after the Global Round.
The Syllabus of the Olympiad is as follows:
Cells
Parts of a Plant
Life cycle of a Plant
Classification of Animals
How Animals Live & Grow?
Body parts
Ecosystems
Landforms
The Rock Cycle
Seasons
Our Solar System
Energy
Properties of Matter
Category I Topics
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Earth and Space
Water and Weather
Climate
Precipitation
Environmental Changes
The Human Body
Chemical & Physical Changes of a matter
Energy and Its Transformations
Electricity
Force, Motion, and Acceleration
Matter, Atoms, and Elements
Organization in the Environment
Category II Topics
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Energy: Sound and Light
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Laws of Thermodynamics
Earth Structures
Weathering
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Ecology and Ecosystems
Extinct and Endangered Animals
Biodiversity
Energy Flow in the Ecosystem
Natural Selection and Adaptations
Heredity and Reproduction
Our Solar System
Spectroscopy and EM Spectrum
Category III Topics
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Motion, Acceleration and Forces
Work and Energy
Machines
Electricity and Magnetism
Energy Sources and the Environment
Sound and Light
Mirrors and Lenses
Earth’s Changing Surface
Weather and Climate
Solids, Liquids and Gases
Periodic Table
Elements and their Properties
The Earth and its satellite
The Solar System
Stars and Galaxies
Natural resources
Human impacts on the environment
Organism growth and reproduction
Photosynthesis in organisms
Food and energy in organisms
Category IV Topics
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Biogeochemical cycles
Changes to ecosystems
Population growth
Plate tectonics
Effects of land and water use
energy resources and consumption
Air pollution
Aquatic and terrestrial pollution
Greenhouse effect
Forces and motion
Wave properties
Electromagnetic radiation
Uniform circular motion and gravitation
Linear momentum and collisions
DC Circuits
Atomic models
s, p, d, f subshells
Chemical bonding and molecular structure
States of matter
Please find below past exam papers
natural-science-category-i.pdf
natural-science-category-ii.pdf
Students will receive the followings:
-Certificate of Participation in Online Elimination Round (Digital Certificate),
-Achievement Medals in the Online Elimination Round (Gold, Silver and Bronze)
-Certificate of Participation in Global Round (Paper Certificate),
-Certificate of Achievement: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention (Paper Certificate)
-Achievement Medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze (Based on their performance)
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Global Round will be awarded based on the following percentages:
⁃ The top 10% will receive a Gold Medal
⁃ The top 11-30% will receive a Silver Medal
⁃ The top 31-60% will receive a Bronze Medal
⁃ The top 61-75% will receive an Honorable Mention Certificate
Moreover top three students of each category of Global Round will get special prizes listed below:
Register now and experience unforgettable moments.