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Anatomy
this event encompasses the anatomy (structure and function) of the muscular and respiratory systems and the effects of aging and diseases on them.
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Awesome Aquifers
students will construct an aquifer and answer questions about groundwater concepts
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battery buggy
teams will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion, quickly travels a specified distance, and stops as close as possible to the finish dot
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bottle rocket
prior to the tournament, teams must construct up to two rockets designed to stay aloft the greatest amount of time
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cant judge a powder by its color
students will test and characterize one single substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance
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compute this
this event integrates persronal computing (PC) technology, the internet, and quantitative data analysis. teams are presented with a problem that requires quantitative data capture from the public internet and the organization andn presentation of data in a graphical format. short answers related to the problem are also included.
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crime busters
given a scenario, a collection of evidence, and possible suspects, students will perform a series of tests. the test results along with other evidence will be used to solve a crime
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disease detectives
students will use their investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health, and disability in populations or groups of people with a focus on food borne illness
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dynamic planet:earth's fresh waters
student will process skills to complete tasks realted to earth's fresh waters
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ecology
students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptations in featured north american biomes
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experimental design
this event will determine a team's ability to design, conduct, and report the finding of an experiment actually conducted on site
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fossils
teams will demonstrate their knowledge of ancient life by completing selected tasks at a series of stations. emphasis will be on fossil identification and ability to answer questions about classification, habitat, ecologic relationships, behaviors, adn the use nof fossils to date and correlate rock units
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junkyard challenge
teams must construct a device on-site to solve an engineering challenge using only the allowed materials and tools in a "junk box" of specified dimensions
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meteorology: sever storms
this event emphasizes the use of process skills within designated meteorologicalo topics. skills to be addressed and evaluated may include generating inferences, making predeictions, problem solving, observing, formulating and evaluating hypotheses, and analyzing and interpreting data
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microbe mission
teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to various kinds of microbes
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out of sight - optics
students compete in activites and written questions in the areas of geometric and physical optics
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ornithology
this event will test knowledge of north american birds on the official list.
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road scholar
participants will respond to questions that may use one or more state highway maps, USGS topographical maps, internet-generated maps, a road atlas, and satellite/aerial images
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shock value
students will compete in activites involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism, and simple electrical devices
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solar system
this event will address the sun, planets, and their satellites, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, the asteroid beltm meteoroids, oort cloud and kuiper belt
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strom the castle
prior to the tournament, teams will desgin, construct, and calibrate a device that uses only the energy of a falling counterweight to launch a projectile as far and accurately as possible
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tower building
the objective of this event is to design and build the most efficient tower meeting the requirements specified in these rules
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write it/do it
this event will test a competitor's ability to effectively communicated with a colleague in writing by having his or her partner construct a device from this written description
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