2007 Physics and Chemical Olympics
		The first Science Olympics were held at the high school December 3 – 7th 2007.  Christina Merrill and Paul McElligott organized the 10 classes amounting to 300 students in the Olympics this year.  The schedule and description of the events are below: Physics Olympics Week December 3 – Egg Drop competition – Attempt to drop a protected egg a distance of  4 meters without breaking   December 4 Bernoulli's principle competition. – float a ping pong ball on a stream of air into a target   December 5   - Tallest Tower Competition – create a 1 meter tower with a piece of paper and tape.   December 6 – Strongest bridge competition – make a toothpick bridge that can hold one pound of  force.   December 7 -  Catapult competition – propel a ball up to 4 meters. Solar Oven competition. – heat 100 grams of water using a solar oven. (postponed) Chemistry Olympics Week December 3 – Home Made Balance  Competition – weigh an unknown object with 0.01 gram accuracy   December 4 Mass Composition Competition – Alcohol mixture – determine the % alcohol in a water mixture   December 5   - Crystal Weigh In -  Percent purity competition – Percent Copper (II) in a product   December 6 – Identify the Reaction Composition – viewing a series of  short reactions and identify the type of reaction.   December 7 -  Home made boats competition – float a maximum amount of pennies on a wax paper boat Winners of the 10 classes will be announced soon. Pictures are attached.