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Elementary Science Olympiad · Illinois

Illinois Elementary Science Olympiad (Division A) — dates, events, and how to prepare

Run by Illinois Science Olympiad (the state organisation) for grades 3–5, One statewide competition. A 9-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
Division A competition · location to be announcedFebruary 27, 2027
WhoGrades 3–5
Cost$150 first team, $75 second
HomeschoolHomeschoolers may join their local public school's team (verify on the registration page)

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

§02 / The events

The 9 events

Crime BustersSpace JeopardyAnatomyWrite It Do ItMystery BoxesMini MissionNewspaper TowerJunkyardParachute Launcher

The proposed 2027 slate (nine events, three tracks).

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

§03 / What OlyPrep has for this list

Anatomy — same scope; Crime Busters — partly

AnatomySame scope — our Anatomy topic (bunions and muscle cramps are not on our disorder list)
Crime BustersPartly — our Crime Busters topic covers the core; not yet: the soil-texture triangle (2 of 89 points)
Space JeopardyNot yet — spaceflight history and NASA trivia, not astronomy
The other 6Not yet — tell us which, below

OlyPrep is built to the Bay Area Elementary Science Olympiad's rules. We read Illinois Elementary Science Olympiad (Division A)'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

Illinois's middle-school circuit is Illinois Science Olympiad (state tournament April 17, 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 Illinois Elementary Science Olympiad (Division A)'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