Event Description

Amphibians & Reptiles / Herpetology (B/C)	This event will test knowledge of amphibians, turtles, crocodiles, and reptiles.
Anatomy (B)	Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts.
Astronomy (C)	Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.
Bio Process Lab (B)	Teams will demonstrate biology laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Cell Biology Lab (C)	Students will demonstrate their understanding of cell biology and biochemistry.
Chemistry Lab (C)	Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Compute This (B)	Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.
Crave the Wave (B)	Students will demonstrate their understanding of waves and wave motion.
Disease Detectives (B/C)	This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.
Dynamic Planet (B/C)	Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (earthquakes/volcanoes)
Ecology (B/C)	Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.
Egg-o-naut (C)	Teams will design, construct and launch rockets to stay aloft and carry a raw egg without breaking.
Electric Vehicle (C)	Students will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole mean of propulsion.
Elevated Bridge (B/C)	Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.
Environmental Chemistry (B/C)	Teams will be asked questions pertaining to environmental chemistry, which may include chemical reactions, characterization, and quantification.
Experimental Design (B/C)	Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Forensics (C)	Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Fossils (B/C)	Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.
Health Science (C)	Teams will be tested on their knowledge of health concepts.
It's About Time (C)	Using a pre-constructed non-electric device, students will measure time in intervals.
Junkyard Challenge (C)	Students will partially pre-construct a device with final construction and adaptation onsite to complete a published challenge.
Meteorology (B)	This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology.
Pentathlon (B)	Teams will compete in an academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall understanding of five major science content areas.
Physical Science Lab (B/C)	Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Picture This (C)	Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Reach for the Stars (B)	Teams will identify stars, constellations, and deep sky objects and be knowledgeable about their evolutionary stages.
Remote Sensing (C)	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.
Road Scholar (B)	Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.
Robo-Cross (B)	Students will design and build a robot capable of performing certain tasks.
Science Crime Busters (B)	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.
Scrambler (B)	Teams will design and build a mechanical device which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport a Grade A uncooked chicken egg along a straight track.
Technical Problem Solving (C)	Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.
Trajectory (B/C)	Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.
Wright Stuff (B)	Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
Write It, Do It (B/C)	A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempts to recreate it using only the written description.

SCIENCE CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE	SCIENCE PROCESSES & INQUIRY SKILLS	SCIENCE APPLICATION & TECHNOLOGY
Amphibians/Reptiles	Bio Process Lab	Astronomy
Anatomy	Chemistry Lab	Egg-O-Naut
Cell Biology	Compute This	Elevated Bridge
Crave the Wave	Disease Detectives	Electric Vehicle
Ecology	Dynamic Planet	Junkyard Challenge
Env. Chemistry	Experimental Design	Robo Cross
Fossils	Forensics	Scrambler
Health Science	It's About Time	Trajectory
Herpetology	Pentathlon	Wright Stuff
Meteorology	Physics Lab
Picture This	Remote Sensing
Reach for the Stars	Science Crime Busters
Road Scholar	Write It, Do It
Technical Problem Solving