| Astronomy |
Teams
identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problem |
| Boomilever |
Teams will design, build
& test the lightest boomilever to carry a maximum load. |
| Cell Biology |
Students will
demonstrate their understanding of cell biology and
biochemistry. |
| Chemistry Lab |
Teams will demonstrate
chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics. |
| Circuit Lab |
Students will compete in
activities involving knowledge of
direct current electrical circuits. |
| Disease Detective |
This event requires
students to apply principles of epidemiology to a
published report of a real-life health situation or
problem. |
| Ecology |
Students will answer
questions involving content knowledge and process skills
in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining
different ecosystems. |
| Electric Vehicle |
Students will construct
a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole mean
of propulsion. |
| Environmental Chemistry |
Students will be
expected to use the instruments or chemicals provided to
analyze air, water, or soil samples for the assigned
cation, anion or pollutant related to Environmental
Chemistry. |
| Experimental Design
|
Given a set of unknown
objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and
write-up an experiment. |
| Fermi Questions |
Teams seek a fast, rough
estimate of quantity in power(s) of ten. |
| Five Star Science
|
Teams will compete in an
academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall
understanding of five major science content areas. |
| Food Chemistry
|
Teams will be asked
questions pertaining to food chemistry, which may
include chemical reactions, characterization, and
quantification |
| Forensics |
Students will identify
polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime
scenario. |
| Health Science |
Teams will be tested on
their knowledge of health concepts. |
| Herpetology |
Students will
demonstrate knowledge of taxonomic keys, habitats, life
history and geographic distribution. |
| Oceanography |
Teams will work at
stations that display a variety of earth science
materials and related earth science questions. |
| Physics Lab |
Teams will demonstrate
physics laboratory skills related to rotational motion. |
| Remote Sensing |
Teams use maps and
remote sensing technologyrelated to Mars to explain the
region’s physical environment and landscape. |
| Robot Ramble |
Students will design and
build a robot capable of performing certain tasks. |
| Rocks and Minerals |
Students will identify,
describe, and classify various specimens. |
| Sounds of Music
|
Teams will build musical
instruments, describe the scientific principles behind
their operation and perform two musical selections as
duets on them. |
| Sumo Bots (trial event
at States only) |
Students must design and
construct a competing robot (bot) that will attempt to
force an opponent’s robot from a defined arena.
|
| Wright Stuff |
Teams will design and
build a rubber powered propeller driven aerodynamic
device for greatest time aloft. |
| Write It, Do It |
A technical writing
exercise where students write a description of a
contraption and other students will attempt to recreate
it using only the written description. |
