The description to this years events can be accessed by clicking the title of each event below. Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to find more information about each individual event. This year, students can choose to participate in 2 build-at-home events and/or 2 of the on-site events. ALL STUDENTS ON A TEAM WILL BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO ON SITE EVENTS!
The Science Knowledge bowl is your classic team trivia competition. Two different groups of 5 students will have questions read to them by a moderator and will then have a chance to buzz in to respond. THIS IS A COMPETITION OF BOTH SPEED AND KNOWLEDGE!
In the Mouse Trap Car Event, two different groups of up to five students will be given materials to design and build a self-propelled car that is capable of traveling the greatest displacement (straight line distance).
In the Separation Lab Event, two different groups of up to five students will be given a complicated mixture (with an exact known "recipe") and materials to use to separate the mixture into its individual components. Students will then be judged based upon how close to the specific values of each component was recovered.
In the Rube Goldberg Event, a group of 10 students will work together to build a complicated chain reaction sequence which leads up to completing the simple task of ringing a bell. This event will be judged separate from the actual Science Cup competition!
In the Bridge Building Event, 10 individuals and/or pairs will build the strongest bridge possible with the lightest mass possible using only balsa wood strips and glue.
In the Guided Robot Coding Event two different pairs of students will design, build, and code a robot from a provided kit that will have to follow a provided path after having attended some Zoom training sessions.