2026 Orange County
Elementary Science Olympiad
Date: Saturday May 9, 2026
Time: 8:00 am
Location: El Rancho Charter School
2026 Events: The 2026 Elementary Program will be conducted using the updated rules and events posted by the Southern California Science Olympiad team.
Registration: All teams must register through the Southern California Science Olympiad organization.
2026 Mini SO Build Days
This year, OCDE is excited to offer 2 days for teams to come practice the "Build" events in a collaborative/competitive environment. Teams can participate in any of the 4 build events and will recieve an official score along with overall rankings; however, these days will not include medals or trophies for top participants. These days are intended to be a space for students to test their creations against their peers and iterate on their designs based on the results.
To help our team plan supplies and logistics, please use the following ESUS links to indicate which events and timeslots your teams would like to participate in. There is no cost to attend either day and teams are welcome to attend both if they would like.
Cost: Free
Location: 200 Kalmus Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Events:
Eggstraw-dinary Drop
Plane and Simple
The Penne Express
| Mini-SO 1
| Mini-SO 2
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Date:
| March 28
| April 18
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Time:
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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* In order to participate in any Invitational Tournament, a team must be registered with their State organization. In Southern California, the team and head coach must have been verified by their school's principal and have paid their membership dues. Southern California teams can check their registration status here.
OC REGIONAL REQUIRED FORMS:
Head Coaches submit by: Friday, April 24
Science Olympiad Elementary Roster and Coach Certification (1 per team)
Participation and Release Agreement (1 per student)
REGISTRATION will be open on Tuesday, September 2.
Team can be comprised of 1-15 students
ELEMENTARY RESOURCES
SciConnect Spark
This platform offers 15 video-based courses created by
Sierra Vista Middle School students to provide foundational content and
coaching for each Elementary Science Olympiad event.
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