Science Olympiad

Welcome to the Noble Science Olympiad information page!  Here you can find all the information you need to participate in this fun event.

What is Science Olympiad?

Science Olympiad is a national competition with levels going from elementary school all the way up through high school.  At Noble, we participate in the Milpitas Elementary Science Olympiad (MESO).  This event has an entry fee, which must be raised in order to register a team.  Teams are limited to 15 people, so at Noble we often have enough students for 2 or 3 teams.  Each student is only allowed to be on one team, but they may compete in multiple events for their team.  While each team is technically competing against all other teams, at Noble we do not treat our teams as competition.  Noble students can study and prepare for their events together with other Noble teams and share resources.  We want to support all Noble participants!  Our goals are to learn something, to have fun, and to make a new friend or spend time with an old one.

Event Structure

On the morning of the event, there are usually 4 blocks of time for events.  In Block 1, you will have 4 events scheduled.  This means your student can't participate in more than one of these 4 events because they all happen at the same time.  Your student may participate in 1 event per block, so at most 4 events total.  Students don't have to participate in all the blocks, so don't be stressed by this!

Need more info?

Please see our FAQ page.

Note From Deb Anderson (our Science Olympiad Chair):

"I'm happy to announce that Noble will again be sponsoring teams for the  Elementary Science Olympiad competition that will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Milpitas High School. This will be for 2nd to 6th graders. 6th graders who do not attend Noble are welcome to join our team.

Please let me know if you have questions for me. If it's a short question, please email and I'll respond when I can. If it's a longer discussion, please come to one of the scheduled meetings so we can discuss. This year I'm not doing any MESO communication by text (except for the day of the competition). "

Links for info

Sign up for the 2025 Team here

MESO Schedule page for this year's event schedule

2025 Event Rules

Slideshow from first meeting

All other info

2025 Meeting schedule

• Thursday April 17 after school in Room 10. We will go over the team details and discuss sign ups. This meeting is for everyone. 

• Sat. April 19th at 10pm is the deadline to sign your child up.

• Spring break is Friday April 18 to Friday April 25. Sometime during that break, I'll post team and event placement. Students may practice during Spring break if they wish. 

• Friday May 2 after school in Room 10 We'll go over team placement in person, give more information about coaching, and have time for practicing. This meeting is for everyone. Note: This is the same day as the PTA Spring Carnival. 

• Friday May 9 after school in Room 10: This meeting is optional, but the room will be open for practice. 

• Friday May 16 after school in Room 10: This meeting is optional, but the room will be open for practice. 

• Friday May 23 after school in Room 10: We'll go over details for the competition the next day, Saturday May 24. This meeting is for everyone. 

• Saturday, May 24: 8 AM to 3 PM: Milpitas High School. Competition Day. 

The list of events changes every year, but sometimes events are repeated.  Noble has begun gathering resources for each event, though you are always encouraged to do any research that works for your group or your event.