|
Anatomy
(B) |
Teams
will demonstrate their
knowledge of the structure
of the
digestive
and
nervous
systems. |
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Anatomy and Physiology
(C) |
Teams
will demonstrate their
understanding of the anatomy
and physiology of the
nervous, excretory, and
digestive
systems. |
|
Astronomy
(C) |
Teams
will demonstrate an
understanding of the basic
concepts of mathematics and
physics relating to
stellar evolution
and
type
II supernovas. |
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Boomilever
(B/C) |
Prior to the competition
teams must design and built
the most efficient
Boomilever (cantilevered
wood and glue structure,
mounted to a vertical
Testing Wall, carrying a
load at a distance from the
Wall) meeting specified
requirements. |
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Chem
Lab
(C) |
Teams
will complete one or more
tasks and answer a series of
questions involving the
science processes of
chemistry focused in the
areas of
periodicity
and
equilibrium. |
|
Circuit Lab
(C) |
Teams will compete in
activities involving
knowledge of direct current
(DC) electrical circuits. |
|
Crime
Busters
(B) |
Given a scenario, a
collection of evidence, and
possible suspects, teams
will perform a series of
tests; the test results,
along with other evidence,
will be used to solve a
crime. |
|
Designer Genes
(C) |
Teams
will solve problems using
their knowledge of the
Molecular Genetics
and
Biotechnology. |
|
Disease Detectives
(B/C) |
Teams
will use their investigative
skills in the scientific
study of disease, injury,
health, and disability in
populations of groups or
people with a focus on
Environmental Quality. |
|
Dynamic Planet
(B/C) |
Teams
will use process skills to
complete tasks related to
glaciation
and
long-term climate change. |
|
Elastic Launched Glider
(C) |
Prior to the competition,
teams will design, build,
and test two
elastic-launched gliders
designed for the highest
time aloft.
Gliders must be
launched at floor level,
ascend to a high point and
then transition into a slow
descending glide pattern. |
|
Experimental Design
(B/C) |
Teams will demonstrate their
ability to design, conduct,
and report the findings of
an experiment conducted on
site. |
|
Fermi
Questions
(C) |
Teams answer science related
questions that seek a fast,
rough estimate of a quantity
that is typically either
difficult or impossible to
actually measure.
Answers should be an
estimate within an order of
magnitude recorded in
power(s) of ten. |
|
Food
Science
(B) |
Using their understanding of
the chemistry and physical
properties of baking
ingredients, teams will
answer questions at a series
of stations. |
|
Forensics
(C) |
Given a scenario and some
possible suspects, teams
will perform a series of
tests which, along with
other evidence or test
results, will be used to
solve a crime. |
|
Forestry
(B/C) |
Teams will demonstrate their
knowledge of North American
trees that are on the
Official National Tree List. |
|
Gravity Vehicle
(C)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams design, build, and
test one vehicle and ramp
that uses gravitational
potential energy as the
vehicle's sole means of
propulsion to reach a Target
Point as quickly, as
accurately, and as close to
their predicted time as
possible. |
|
Heredity
(B) |
Teams will solve problems
and analyze data or diagrams
using their knowledge of the
basic principles of
genetics. |
|
Keep
the Heat
(B)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams must construct an
insulated device that is
designed to retain heat.
Students must also
complete a written test on
thermodynamic concepts. |
|
MagLev
(C)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams may construct up to
two self-propelled
magnetically-levitated
vehicles with
battery-powered motors that
turn up to two propellers to
move the vehicle(s) down a
magnetic track.
Teams will also be
tested on their knowledge of
magnetism and related
topics. |
|
Materials Science
(C) |
Teams
will answer a series of
questions or complete tasks
involving the science
processes of chemistry
focused in the areas of
Materials Science. |
|
Meteorology
(B) |
Teams
will demonstrate their
understanding of basic
meteorological principles
with emphasis on
interpretation and analysis
of meteorological data.
The topic for the
2013 tournament is
Everyday
Weather. |
|
Metric
Mastery
(B) |
Teams will estimate and then
measure identical objects in
metric units.
The properties to be
measured include mass,
density, area, force,
distance, time, and
temperature. |
|
Mission Possible
(B)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams must design, build,
test, and document a "Rube
Goldberg - like Device" that
completes a required Final
Task using a sequence of
consecutive tasks. |
|
Mouse
Trap Vehicle
(B)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams design, build, and
test one vehicle using one
or two mousetraps as its
sole means of propulsion to
travel a distance as quickly
and accurately as possible
from a Start Point to a
Target Point. |
|
Reach
for the Stars
(B) |
Teams
will demonstrate an
understanding and knowledge
of the properties and
evolution of stars and their
observation with different
portions of the
electromagnetic spectrum:
Radio, Infrared, Visible,
Ultraviolet, X-Ray, and
Gamma Ray.
The topic for the
2013 tournament is
properties and evolution of
stars, open and globular
clusters, and normal and
star-forming galaxies. |
|
Remote
Sensing
(C) |
Teams
will use remote sensing
imagery, science and
mathematics process skills
to complete tasks related to
an understanding of the
Earth's Hydrosphere. |
|
Road
Scholar
(B) |
Teams will respond to
interpretive questions that
may use one or more state
highway maps, USGS
topographic maps,
Internet-generated maps, a
road atlas or
satellite/aerial images. |
|
Robot
Arm
(C) |
Prior to the competition
teams must design, build,
document, and test one
robotic arm device to move
scoreable items. |
|
Rocks
and Minerals
(B/C) |
Teams will demonstrate their
knowledge of rocks and
minerals. |
|
Rotor
Egg Drop
(B)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams will construct an
unpowered, autorotation
helicopter device, which
uses one or more helicopter
unit(s) to safely transport
a raw chicken egg from a
specified height to the
floor. |
|
Shock
Value
(B) |
Teams will compete in
activities involving a basic
understanding of
electricity, magnetism and
simple electrical devices. |
|
Sounds
of Music
(B) |
Prior to the competition
each team must build two
instruments, of any kind,
based on a 12 tone tempered
scale, prepare to describe
the principles behind their
operation and be able to
perform a major scale, a
required melody and a chosen
melody with each. |
|
Technical Problem Solving
(C) |
Teams will gather and
process data to solve
problems. |
|
Thermodynamics
(C)
(IMP) |
Prior to the competition,
teams must construct an
insulated device that is
designed to retain heat.
Teams must also
complete a written test on
thermodynamic processes. |
|
Water
Quality
(B/C) |
Teams
will demonstrate their
knowledge of aquatic
environments.
The topic for the
2013 tournament is
freshwater
and
estuaries. |
|
Write
It/Do It
(B/C) |
Two-part event. In the first
part, one team member will
view a constructed object and write a
description of how to build
it without using any
pictures, diagrams, or
symbols. The written
description will then be
given to their teammate who
has not seen the object who,
given a corresponding set of
materials, will attempt to
rebuild the object from the
written description. |
