Event+Descriptions+2012

 Here are all of the events sorted by field of science. Disease Detectives (//Food Borne Illness//) Forestry Microbe Mission Water Quality ||< Dynamic Planet (//Earth's Fresh Waters//) Meteorology (//Climate//) Reach for the Stars Road Scholar Rocks and Minerals ||< __Physics__ Keep the Heat Optics Storm the Castle __Chemistry__ Crime Busters Food Science ||< Bottle Rocket Mission Possible Mousetrap Vehicle Towers ||< Awesome Aquifers Compute This Experimental Design Write It Do It ||
 * < ===Life, Personal & Social Science=== ||< ===Earth & Space Science=== ||< ===Physical Science & Chemistry=== ||< ===Technology & Engineering=== ||< ===Inquiry & Nature of Science=== ||
 * < Anatomy (//Respiratory, Digestive//)

Below are short descriptions of each event.

====Anatomy (B) - Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including respiratory and digestive systems. Mr. Stateler has pigs for us to dissect, I believe. ====

Awesome Aquifers (B) - Students will construct an aquifer and answer questions about groundwater concepts - includes a presentation. Here is a powerpoint I made last year:

Here is a beautiful PowerPoint describing aquifers. Here is a web page with tons of links about Awesome Aquifers.

Bottle Rocket (B) - Prior to the tournament, teams construct two rockets designed to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.

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. The 2012 domain is [|www.cdc.gov].

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. These are the final notes for Crime Busters:**Need to Print**

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. (Food Borne Illness)

Dynamic Planet (B/C) - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (Earth's Fresh Waters) Here are the notes we used at Greenhill.

Here is a PowerPoint on drainage patterns. Here is a great link for all riverine landforms (Wikipedia, of course). Here is a really long primer on limnology from the University of Wisconsin.

Experimental Design (B/C) - Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.

Food Science (B) - Using their understanding of the chemistry and physical properties of baking ingredients, teams will answer questions at a series of stations. My mom (Tony's) got her Masters in food science and has tons of books on it. Here are some of Kaab's notes.**Need to Print**

Forestry (B/C) - This event will test student knowledge of North American trees that are on the Official National Tree List. Check out this tree naming marathon: Forestry Marathon Also, here is the official tree list: **Need to Print** Here is the pp made by Lan: Here are some general notes for Forestry. Here is a completed PowerPoint with tree images.

Keep the Heat (B) - Teams must construct an insulated device prior to the tournament that is designed to retain heat. Students must also complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts. Official Notes: Here are our graphs, kinda messed up though: Here are the new and improved notes

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

Here are the notes for the state competition:

Microbe Mission (B/C) - Teams will answer questions, solve problems and analyze data pertaining to microbes. Official Notes: Here are the extensive notes:

Here are the updated notes **Need to Print**
 * The Microbe Mission state notes have been moved to the official Microbe Mission page**

Mission Possible (B)- Prior to the competition, participants will design, build, test and document a "Rube Goldberg-like device" that completes a required Final Task using a sequence of consecutive tasks. Just to jock your memory - something hits something else which hits something else, etc.

Mousetrap Vehicle (B) - Teams will design, build and test a vehicle using one mousetrap as the sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly, accurately and close to their predicted time as possible. I heard Mr. Hood had you guys do this in tech, should be an easy point.

Optics (B/C) - Teams compete in activities and answer questions related to geometric and physical optics. The most recent Optics Notes: **Need to Print**

Reach for the Stars (B) - Students will demonstrate an understanding and basic knowledge of the properties and evolution of stars, open clusters and globular clusters, and normal and star-forming galaxies.

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

Rocks and Minerals (B/C) - Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals. I have a good Smithsonian volume on this. Check out this marathon: Rocks and Minerals Marathon Check out the official list: Here are the compressed/compacted Rocks and Minerals notes (last edited 3/8/2012).

**Need to Print**

Here is a cheat sheet to be printed out.

Storm the Castle (B) - Prior to the tournament, teams design, construct and calibrate a device that uses only the energy of a falling counterweight to launch a projectile as far and as accurately as possible.

Here's a brief rundown of the event for 2011 (Maybe not so brief!):

... 1. . Powered by falling mass (counterweight & projectiles only) ... 2. . Projectiles, counterweight, & target supplied by event supervisor ...... a.. Exact Mass & size not known before competition ...... b.. May not be modified by contestants ...... c.. Device must be constructed to accommodate ... 3. . Counterweight ...... a.0.5-2.5kg ...... b.. Counterweight & hook fit in 15cm cube (be prepared for diagonal fit dimensions) ...... c.. Hook - use is optional ...... d.. To insure hook fits the device (this is not scoreable, but counterweight may not fit otherwise) ............ 1) . Must have hole at least 9mm dia. ............ 2). Edge of hole must be no more than 1cm from edge of material ............ 3) . Material must be no more than 6.5mm thick ... 4. . Projectiles ...... a. . 20-60g ...... b. . Approximately spherical ...... c. . No larger than 6cm dia. ...... d. . Multiple projectiles (if used) will have similar size, shape & mass. ... 5. . Target ...... a. . 20cm x 20cm x 20cm ...... b. . Open Top ... 6. . Entire device (including counterweight & projectile) must fit in 75cm cube when ready-to-fire ... 7. . Must automatically return to within launch area after each shot ... 8. . Trigger ...... a. . is not part of device ...... b. . May extend out of launch area (before, during &after launch) ...... c. . May use battery power ...... d. . May not use radio control (Safety Hazard) ... 9. . Devices may be modified (using only tools & supplies impounded) ... 10. 5 minutes, 3 launches, no practice shots ... 11. Need Z87+ (high impact) eye protection (Does not specify type)

Somewhere in the archives, there may be a lengthy discussion on the use of the various types of trebuchets. While it may be possible to build a FAT that complies with the energy rule, complying with the sentence in lines 5 & 6 of Para. 3.f makes it questionable whether it could be viable. (Edit: I found the [|info on the energy rule]. I have not validated it against the current rules.)

Be sure to read the rules extra carefully. There are lots of pitfalls where you can mis-interpret things. Make sure you understand the "energy rule" (Para. 5.f). This has historically been one of the things teams get burned on.

Caveat Emptor! This is not the rules. Be sure to double-check yourself once you get them. I've tried not to make interpretations and to identify them when I do.

Towers (B/C) - Team members design and build the most efficient tower.

Water Quality (B/C) - The event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments.

Here are the fun Water Quality notes with all pictures and everything else included:

Write It/Do It (B/C) - A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.

For more information google your event or go on [|scioly.org] and check out the forums.

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