SCIENCE OLYMPIAD EVENTS are balanced among the three broad areas of the Science Standards:

Click On Event Name For A Short Description Of The Event
Science Concepts and Knowledge	Science Processes and Inquiry Skills	Science Application and Technology
Amphibians & Reptiles Anatomy Cell Biology Crave The Wave Ecology Five Star Science Food Science Health Science Meteorology Reach For The Stars Road Scholar Rocks and Minerals Science Word	Bio-Process Lab Chemistry Lab Circuit Lab Disease Detectives Experimental Design Fermi Questions Forensics Metric Mastery Oceanography Physics Lab Remote Sensing Science Crime Busters Write It-Do It	Astronomy Balloon Launched Glider Boomilever Electric Vehicle Mystery Architecture Robo Cross Robot Ramble Scrambler Simple Machines Sounds of Music Tower Building Trajectory Wright Stuff
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS (Divisions are designated in parentheses - new in bold):

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Amphibians and Reptiles/Herpetology (B/C) - This event will test knowledge of amphibians, turtles, crocodiles and reptiles.
Anatomy (B) - Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts.
Astronomy (C) - Teams identify deep sky objects and solve astronomy problems.
Balloon Launched Glider (B) - Participants will design, construct and test a glider that will remain aloft for a maximum period of time.
Bio-Process Lab (B) - Teams will demonstrate biology laboratory skills related to selected topics.
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.
Chemistry Lab (C) - Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Circuit Lab (C) - Students will compete in activities involving knowledge of direct current electrical circuits.
Crave the Wave Students will demonstrate their understanding of waves and wave motion.
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.
Electric Vehicle (C) - Students will construct a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole mean of propulsion.
Experimental Design (C) - Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Fermi Questions (C) - Teams seek a fast, rough estimate of quantity in power(s) of ten.
Five Star Science (C) - Teams will compete in an academic pentathlon to demonstrate their overall understanding of five major science content areas.
Food Chemistry (B/C) - Teams will be asked questions pertaining to food chemistry, which may include chemical reactions, characterization, and quantification
Forensics (C) - Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.
Health Science-(C) -Teams will be tested on their knowledge of health concepts.
Meteorology (B) - This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology.
Metric Mastery (B) - Students will demonstrate an intuitive feeling for estimating and later for measuring different events/objects using S.I. metric units.
Mystery Architecture (B) - Teams will design and construct a specified structure on-site.
Oceanography (B/C) - Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.
Physics Lab (C) - Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics.
Reach for the Stars (B) - Teams will identify stars, constellations, and deep sky objects and be knowledgeable about their evolutionary stages.
Remote Sensing (C) - Teams use maps and remote sensing technology to explain human land use patterns and the relationship of a region’s physical environment to the cultural landscape.
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.
Science 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.
Science Word (B) - Teams will take turns using a set of scientific terms or concepts while the other team member guesses the terms.
Scrambler (B) - Teams will design and build a mechanical device which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport a Grade A uncooked chicken egg along a straight track
Simple Machines (B) - Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to simple machines.
Sounds of Music (C) - Teams will build musical instruments, describe the scientific principles behind their operation and perform a musical selection on them.
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.

Wright Stuff (C) - Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.
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.