Event+Descriptions+2014

This page will have event descriptions for the 2013 - 2014 Science Olympiad season.

Designer Genes Disease Detectives (//Environmental Quality//) Entomology Water Quality //(Marine/Estuaries)// || Astronomy Dynamic Planet (//Glaciers//) GeoLogic Mapping Rocks and Minerals || __Physics__ Circuit Lab Compound Machines MagLev
 * ===LIFE, PERSONAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES=== || ===EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES=== || **PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY** || === TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING === || === INQUIRY & NATURE OF SCIENCE === ||
 * Anatomy & Physiology (//Integumentary, Immune, Nervous//)

__Chemistry__

Chem Lab //(Equilibrium & Chem Reactions/Stoichiometry)// Forensics Materials Science || Boomilever Elastic Launched Glider Mission Possible Scrambler || Experimental Design Bungee Drop Tech. Problem Solving Write It Do It ||


 * Anatomy & Physiology** - This event encompasses the anatomy and physiology of selected body systems, this year limited to nervous, integumentary and immune systems.


 * Astronomy** - Teams will demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of math and physics relating to stellar evolution and Type II supernovas.


 * Boomilever** - Students will build a cantilevered wooden structure.


 * Bungee Drop** - Using an elastic cord teams will conduct drops from a given height to a surface plane.


 * Chemistry Lab** - Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to equilibrium, chemical reactions and stoichiometry.


 * Circuit Lab** - Students will compete in theoretical and practical activities involving knowledge of direct current (DC) electrical circuits.


 * Compound Machines** - Students will perform activities and answer questions related to simple and compound machines.


 * Designer Genes** - Students will solve problems using their knowledge of molecular genetics and biotechnology.


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


 * Dynamic Planet** - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (Glaciers)


 * Elastic Launched Glider** - Students will design, build and test two elastic launched gliders capable of the highest time aloft.


 * Entomology** - Students will be asked to identify insects by order and family, answer questions about insects and use or construct a dichotomous key.


 * Experimental Design** - Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.


 * Forensics** - Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.


 * GeoLogic Mapping** - Students will demonstrate understanding in the construction and use of topographic maps, geologic maps, cross sections and their use in forming interpretations regarding floods, landslides, earthquakes and subsurface structure.


 * MagLev** - Competitors may construct up to two self-propelled magnetically levitated vehicles powered by batteries that turn up to two propellers to move the vehicle down a magnetic track. Students will also be tested on their knowledge of magnetism and related topics.


 * Materials Science** - Teams will answer a series of questions or complete tasks involving the scientific processes of chemistry focused in the areas of materials science.


 * Mission Possible** - 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.


 * Rocks and Minerals** - Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.


 * Scrambler** - Competitors must design, build and test a mechanical device which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a straight track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a terminal barrier without breaking the egg.


 * Technical Problem Solving** - Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.


 * Water Quality** - The event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments. (Marine/Estuaries)


 * Write It/Do It** - 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.

See here for the event descriptions for 2011 - 2012. See here for the event descriptions for 2012 - 2013.