Elementary Science Olympiad · Florida

Florida Elementary Science Olympiad (FESO) — dates, events, and how to prepare

Run by Florida Science Olympiad (the state chapter) for grades K–5, Five regional tournaments; no state final. A 15-event slate and a rule manual you can read today. Here is what is on the list — and which of it your kid can practise on OlyPrep now.

§01 / This season
Registration closesOpen
Clearwater · ClearwaterMarch 13, 2027
Jacksonville · JacksonvilleApril 3, 2027
Orlando (OCPS) · OrlandoApril 10, 2027
Kissimmee · KissimmeeApril 17, 2027
Boca Raton (FAU) · Boca RatonApril 24, 2027
WhoGrades K–5
Cost$180 a team (60+ days out); $210 inside 30 days
HomeschoolHomeschools, private and public schools welcome

From the program's own pages, read October 2026. Dates change — the official page is the one to trust.

§02 / The events

The 15 events

AerodynamicsA Matter of MatterChew the FatCrave the WaveCrime BustersDeep Blue SeaFast FactsMetric MasteryMission PossibleMystery PackagingProGamersRock HoundTennis Ball CatapultWeather PermittingWrite It Do It

Largely the national ESO kit events with custom additions; some regionals add a special event.

The rule manual has every event's scope — read it there; we link, we don't copy.

§03 / What OlyPrep has for this list

Crime Busters — partly

Crime BustersPartly — our Crime Busters topic covers the core; not yet: paper chromatography (20 points); the 8-powder list to reconcile; hair/fibres/soil/liquids are not tested
The other 14Not yet — tell us which, below

OlyPrep is built to the Bay Area Elementary Science Olympiad's rules. We read Florida Elementary Science Olympiad (FESO)'s rules event by event: where the scope is the same, the practice is the same; where it isn't, we'd rather say so than hand your kid the wrong material.

§04 / Middle school

Florida's middle-school circuit is Florida Science Olympiad (state tournament April 10, 2027) — Science Olympiad's Division B, one national rulebook.

§05 / Tell us
Two questions

Which events is your kid in?

OlyPrep is built to the Bay Area Elementary Science Olympiad's rules today. Where Florida Elementary Science Olympiad (FESO)'s events share that scope, the practice is the same; the rest we count and tell you when it's ready — the Bay Area topics are open to your kid meanwhile.

Free · we count the rest