Disease Detectives

Astronomy

Ecology

Boomilever

Fermi Questions

Cell Biology

Meteorology

Disease Detectives

Reach for the Stars

Ecology

Road Scholar

Fermi Questions

Robo-Cross

Oceanography

Rocks & Minerals

Robot Ramble

Tower Building

Rocks & Minerals

Trajectory

We've Got Your Number

We've Got Your Number

A Brief Event Description

Astronomy (C) - Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.

Boomilever (C) - Teams will design, build & test the lightest boomilever to carry a maximum load.

Cell Biology (C) - Students will demonstrate their understanding of cell biology and biochemistry.

Disease Detective (B/C) - This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.

Ecology (B/C) - Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by examining different ecosystems.

Fermi Questions (C) - Teams seek a fast, rough estimate of quantity in power(s) of ten.

Meteorology (B) - This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology.

Oceanography (B/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.

Road Scholar (B) - Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.

Robot Ramble/Cross (C/B) - Students will design and build a robot capable of performing certain tasks.

Rocks and Minerals (B/C) - Students will identify, describe, and classify various specimens.

Tower Building (B) - Teams will design, build & test the lightest tower to carry a maximum load.

Trajectory (B) - Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.

We've Got Your Number (B/C) - Students will use their knowledge of whole-number operations, number sense, and problem-solving ability to represent integers as expressions involving given digits and operations.