Metric Mastery
This is a LAB event. It's a new event for 2025. Teams will estimate and then measure properties of identical objects including mass, area, volume, density, force, distance, time, and temperature. Teams will also perform metric unit conversions. Up to 2 students per team.
Laboratory/Hands-On Event: An event where participants are given a general topic in which they will be expected to deepen their content knowledge of the topic and associated research techniques prior to the tournament. At the tournament they will be assessed by the completion of a hands-on task, which may or may not require a written report, within a defined timeframe. Depending upon the format of Science Olympiad Tournament being held, there may be some alterations to or cancelation of Lab Events. To the greatest extent possible, Tournament Directors will work to ensure Lab Events are conducted; though, that may mean in some cases participants will be working with previously collected data and hands-on activities will be omitted.
Metric Mastery is in the Inquiry & Nature of Science category.
SciOly 2025 ChatBot
- Ask School AI ChatBot about SciOlyThe rules of each of the events can be hard to understand. If you have a question, want some study tips, ask this school-approved chatbot. Please use your real name when you begin the conversation.
Official Science Olympiad Website
- Science Olympiad Website (Nationwide) Here you'll find more resources and all the official information about the national tournament and its rules. Please note, we are Division B (middle school), part of the Lower Hudson Regional tournament, which is held in Scarsdale, NY, so dates and times for our events will differ but rules are the same.
- Lower Hudson Regional Science Olympiad Competition Website Information about the regional competition in Scarsdale will be posted here.
Official SciOly 2025 Rules
- Metric Mastery RulesView the rules for Metric Mastery only in this PDF, which includes all the specific tasks you will need to perform. Use your school Google account to access.
- Official Rules for Division B Science Olympiad Use your school Google account to access this document with all the official rules for Division B (middle school) Science Olympiad 2025 for all events.
- Rules Revisions & Rules ClarificationsAny changes to the rules that are necessary but published after the official rules were released are published here. Check your event to see if any rules changes have been made before the competitions. You can also use the "Rules Clarification" form here to ask a clarifying question and a real judge will respond.
Helpful Resources
- Metric Mastery resource page on the Official Science Olympiad WebsiteDescriptions, resources, and more from the official Science Olympiad national site.
- Cue Math "Metric System"Good overview and study guide.
- METRIC MASTERY WIKI on SciOly WikiContains EXTREMELY helpful tips to help understand the Metric Mastery event.
- Metric Worksheet 1: Length, Distance, Mass, and WeightThis is a worksheet created by Mrs. Barthelmes and Mrs. Smith to help Byram Hills students practice for the Metric Mastery event. To best prepare for the actual competition, follow this sequence: first, ESTIMATE the measurement of the object listed, without touching it, and write that down. Then actually measure it to see how close you got!
- Metric Worksheet 2 Volume, Time, Temperature, and DensityThis is a worksheet created by Mrs. Barthelmes and Mrs. Smith to help Byram Hills students practice for the Metric Mastery event. To best prepare for the actual competition, follow this sequence: first, ESTIMATE the measurement of the object listed, without touching it, and write that down. Then actually measure it to see how close you got!
- Metric Day 3: Area, Force, and VelocityThis is a worksheet created by Mrs. Barthelmes and Mrs. Smith to help Byram Hills students practice for the Metric Mastery event. To best prepare for the actual competition, follow this sequence: first, ESTIMATE the measurement of the object listed, without touching it, and write that down. Then actually measure it to see how close you got!
- Practice Test: Grandville SO Invitational 2013Here's a sample of a Metric Mastery test. Use it as a "practice test" to help understand what you might be asked to do.
