NC State Hosts Science Olympiad April 26

Approximately 2,000 middle-and high-school students will launch homemade bottle rockets, operate self-made vehicles, and send elastic gliders soaring skyward at the N.C. Science Olympiad State Tournament at North Carolina State University on Saturday, April 26.

Media are invited to attend the event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum on NC State’s main campus, with active demonstrations occurring all day. Students will demonstrate self-built Rube Goldberg devices from 8 a.m. until noon. The bottle rocket launches will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Miller Field. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to Reynolds Coliseum and in the Coliseum Deck located at the corner of Cates Avenue and Jeter Drive. A complete event schedule is available online at www.sciencenc.com.

For more information about the Science Olympiad, visit www.sciencenc.com or contact Kim Gervase at 919/418-2885.

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