Events

Division B Events

1. Anatomy-Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts.  Focuses on Respiratory and Digestive Systems for 2012

2. Awesome Aquifer-Teams will construct an aquifer and answer questions about groundwater concepts

3. Bottle Rocket-Prior to the tournament, teams will construct up to two rockets designed to stay aloft the greatest amount of time.

4. Compute This-Teams will research a problem on the internet and use computer applications to present their findings. May be replaced with Fermi Questions at state tournament.

5. Disease Detectives-This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.  Focuses on food borne illnesses for 2012

6. Dynamic Planet-Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.  Focuses on Earth's fresh water for 2012

7. Experimental Design-Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.

8. Fermi Questions-Teams will answer questions by providing answers that are rough estimates of very large or very small quantities. – May replace Compute This at state tournament.

9. Food Science-Teams will answer questions and perform experiments related to food chemistry.

10. Forestry-Teams will be asked to identify trees by their scientific names and answer questions pertaining to tree structure, ecology, and economic characteristics.

11. Keep the Heat-Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat.  They must also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts.

12. Meteorology-This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology.  Focuses on climate for 2012

13. Microbe Mission-Teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to various kinds of microbes.

14. Mission Possible-Teams will construct a Rube Goldberg-like device to accomplish a task using multiple steps.

15. Mousetrap Vehicle-Teams will construct a car powered only with the energy from a mousetrap.

16. Optics-Teams will conduct experiments in basic optics.

17. Reach for the Stars-Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.

18. Road Scholar-Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.

19. Rocks and Minerals-Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.

20. Science Crime Busters-Teams will identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by using paper chromatography and analysis of unknown solids, liquids, and plastics found at the scene of a crime.

21. Storm the Castle-Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile far and accurately using only gravitational energy.

22. Tower Building-The objective of this event is to design and build the most efficient Tower meeting the requirements specified in the rules.

23. Water Quality-This event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments, identification of macroflora and fauna, and water testing and analysis.

24. 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.

Division C Events

1. Anatomy and Physiology-Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts.  Focuses on Respiratory, Excretory and Digestive Systems for 2012

2. Astronomy-Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.

3. Chemistry Lab-Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.

4. Disease Detectives-This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.

5. Dynamic Planet-Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.  Forcuses on Earth's fresh water for 2012

6. Experimental Design-Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.

7. Fermi Questions-Teams will answer questions by providing answers that are rough estimates of very large or very small quantities.

8. Forensics-Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.

9. Forestry-Teams will be asked to identify trees by their scientific names and answer questions pertaining to tree structure, ecology, and economic characteristics.

10. Gravity Vehicle-Teams will construct a vehicle that uses gravity as its source of energy.

11. Helicopters-Teams construct and test free flight rubber-powered helicopters to achieve maximum flight times.

12. Keep the Heat-Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat.  They mus also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts.

13. Microbe Mission-Teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to various kinds of microbes.

14. Optics-Teams will conduct experiments in basic optics.

15. Protein Modeling-Teams will use computer visualization and online resources to guide them in the construction of physical models of proteins.  For 2012, teams will model proteins involved in the regulation of apoptosis.

16. Remote Sensing-Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human land use patterns and the relationship of a region’s physical environment to the cultural landscape.  Focuses on human impact for 2012

17. Robot Arm-Teams will design, build, and test a robotic arm similar to industrial robots prior to the competition.  This arm will be capable of sorting objects.

18. Rocks and Minerals-Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.

19. Sounds of Music-Students will create musical instruments and explain the physics of the operation of the instruments.

20. Technical Problem Solving-Teams will be required to gather and process data to solve a given problem.

21. Tower Building-The objective of this event is to design and build the most efficient Tower meeting the requirements specified in the rules.

22. Water Quality-This event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments, identification of macroflora and fauna, and water testing and analysis.

23. 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.