B Event Short Descriptions

Anatomy and Physiology

Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the anatomy and physiology for the human Nervous, Sense Organs, and Endocrine systems.

Bio Process Lab

This event is a lab-oriented competition involving the fundamental science processes of a middle school life science/biology lab program.

Bridge

Teams will design and build a Bridge (Structure) meeting requirement specified in these rules to achieve the highest structural efficiency.

Codebusters

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

Crave The Wave

In this event competitors must demonstrate knowledge and process skills needed to solve problems and answer questions regarding all types of waves and wave motion.

Crime Busters

Given a scenario, a collection of evidence, and possible suspects, students will perform a series of tests that along with other evidence will be used to solve a crime.

Disease Detectives

Participants will use investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health and disability in populations or groups of people.

Dynamic Planet

In this event, students will use process skills to complete tasks related to Earth’s fresh waters.

Electric Wright Stuff

Prior to the tournament teams design, construct, and test free flight electric-powered monoplanes to achieve maximum time aloft.

Experimental Design

This event will determine a participant's ability to design, conduct and report the findings of an experiment entirely on-site.

Food Science

Students will answer questions on food chemistry with a focus on sugars. In addition, participants will build a hydrometer capable of measuring sugar solutions between 1-10% (mass/volume).

Green Generation

Students will demonstrate an understanding of general ecological principles, the history and consequences of human impact on our environment, solutions to reversing trends and sustainability concepts.

Meteorology

Participants will use scientific process skills and quantitative analysis to demonstrate an understanding of the factors that influence world climate and climate change through the interpretation of climatological data, graphs, charts and images.

Mission Possible

Prior to the competition, participants design, build, test and document a Rube Goldberg-like device that completes required Start and Final Actions through a series of specific actions.

Mousetrap Vehicle

Teams design, build and test one vehicle using one or two mousetrap(s) as its sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly and accurately as possible.

Ornithology

Participants will be assessed on their knowledge of North American birds.

Ping-Pong Parachute

Prior to the tournament, 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.

Road Scholar

Participants will answer interpretive questions that may use one or more state highway maps, USGS topographic maps, Internet-generated maps, a road atlas or satellite/aerial images.

Rocks and Minerals

Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.

Solar System

Students will demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of planet formation and structure in our solar system and how it relates to that observed in extrasolar systems.

Sounds of Music

Teams must construct and tune one device prior to the tournament based on a one-octave 12-tone equal tempered scale and complete a written test on the physics of sound and music concepts.

Storm the Castle

Prior to the competition, teams will design, construct and calibrate a single device capable of launching projectiles onto a target and collect data regarding device parameters and performance.

Write It Do It

One student will write a description of an object and how to build it, and then the other student will attempt to construct the object from this description.