26-27 Events

1. 1. Anatomy & Physiology* - Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the anatomy and physiology for the Respiratory, GI and Immune systems of the human body.

   2. Boomilever - teams will design and build a cantilevered beam or truss structure that extends from a vertical Testing Wall and supports a load at a specified distance from the Testing Wall.

   3. Botany- New for 26-27- Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of plant life and general botany principles.

   4. Circuit Lab- In this event, participants must complete tasks and answer questions about electricity and magnetism. Students will build circuits and test components of electricity

   5. Code Busters - Teams will cryptanalyze and decode encrypted messages using cryptanalysis techniques for historical and modern advanced ciphers.

   6. Crime Busters*- In this event, teams will be given a scenario, a collection of evidence and possible suspects. Test results along with other evidence will be used to solve a crime and answer questions.

   7. Disease Detectives* - Students will use investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health and disability in populations or groups of people.

   8. Dynamic Planet* - Participants will demonstrate an understanding of topics related to bodies of fresh water.

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

   10. Food Science- New for 26-27- participants will answer questions on food chemistry with a focus on milk products. Teams will learn the methods and science of making ice cream, butter and cheese.

   11. Glider- New for 26-27- Prior to the tournament teams design, construct, and test elastic launched gliders to achieve the maximum time aloft

   12. Heredity- In this event, teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to classic and molecular genetics. 

   13. Hovercraft - Prior to the competition, participants will design, construct, and calibrate a self-propelled air-levitated vehicle that moves down a track while transporting an unknown mass.

   14. Meteorology* - Participants will use scientific process skills involving qualitative and quantitative analyses to demonstrate an understanding of the factors that influence severe weather and storms

   15. Ping Pong Parachute- New for 26-27-  teams will design, build, and bring up to three bottle rockets to the tournament to launch a ping pong ball attached to a parachute to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.

   16. Remote Sensing- Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of remote sensing and use imagery, data, and maps to complete tasks related to Earth systems processes. An understanding of mapping principles is a component of this event.

   17. Rocks & Minerals- Teams will identify and classify rocks and minerals and demonstrate knowledge of how rocks and minerals help to understand geologic processes, interpretation of Earth’s history, the development of natural resources, and use by society. 

   18. Rollercoaster- New for 26-27- design and build a roller coaster, using spherical vehicles, to travel the track as close as possible to a target time between 30 and 60 seconds.

   19. Scrambler- In this event, teams design, build, and test a mechanical device, which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a wall without breaking the egg.

   20. Solar System- In this event, participants will demonstrate their knowledge of planet formation and structure within and beyond the Solar System.

   21. Thermodynamics- New for 26-27- Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat. Teams must also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts. 

   22. Water Quality- In this event, participants will be assessed on their understanding and evaluation of marine and estuary aquatic environments. 

   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.

Events with an * occur ever year but the topics within the event change. 

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27' Season event rules are released to the public in September. 

If you have questions about a specific event feel free to reach out! 

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