On, Sat, March 13, 8:30am – 3:15pm: NC Science Olympiad at UNC Charlotte

North Carolina Science Olympiad (NCSO) is a nonprofit organization with the mission to attract and retain the pool of K-12 students entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees and careers in North Carolina. Every year NCSO hosts tournaments on university, community college, and public school campuses across the state.

Charlotte, NC, March 05, 2010 --(PR.com)-- On, Sat, March 13, 8:30am – 3:15pm at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte Campus.

NSBE CAEC volunteers will help judge the NC Science Olympiad competitions. Interested in volunteering contact Omar Hylton, PCI Chair at pci@nsbecharlotte.org and also sign up at this link http://www.sciencenc.com/Volunteer_info/volunteer_registration.cfm. The Tournament is all day and the first event is at 9am and the last event ends at 3:15pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as snacks for all volunteers and event leaders.

North Carolina Science Olympiad (NCSO) is a nonprofit organization with the mission to attract and retain the pool of K-12 students entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees and careers in North Carolina. Every year NCSO hosts tournaments on university, community college, and public school campuses across the state. These tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of different hands-on, interactive, challenging and inquiry-based events that are well balanced between the various disciplines of biology, earth science, environmental science, chemistry, physics, engineering and technology.

Each year, 450 K-12 schools representing over 8,000 students and 60 counties in North Carolina participate in North Carolina Science Olympiad activities. NCSO is indebted to the thousands of volunteers that donate their time each year to making our acticities a success.

The challenging and selff-motivating events of the NCSO align with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study as well as the National Science Education Standards. The events are designed to enhance and strengthen both science content and process skills.

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National Society of Black Engineers - Charlotte Alumni Extension (NSBE-CAE)
Kamamu Abubakari
980-321-8089
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