Elementary School Competitive Teams
- 4/5 FLL Robotics
- Science Olympiad
- Math Olympiad
TMSA is STEM based charter school. TMSA offers students STEM based extracurricular activities like Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, FLL and Junior Lego League. TMSA Elementary Science Olympiad Team have been facilitated by Mr. Aydin (5th grade Science Teacher) & Ms. Pfister (5th Grade Math Teacher) and won the Regional 3rd place & Team Spirit awards last year
Science Olympiad is a team competition in which students compete in 23 events pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Events are divided into categories: Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Physical Science & Chemistry, Technology & Engineering, Inquiry & Nature of Science. They are either knowledge-based (for example, written tests on earth science, physics, astronomy, or biology), hands-on (for example, chemistry lab practical or events involving both device testing and an exam), or engineering-based (participants construct a device to do specified tasks) Science Olympiad Team is composed of eighteen 3-5 grade students.
Students are chosen through their EOG and BOY assessment results, their skills and abilities through specific standards. Science Olympiad Team practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays to ensure that students have mastery skills for their events. TMSA Science Olympiad Team will have a competition on March 23, 2019 and they will try to win a State level trophy this year.