2027 Division C Event Descriptions

This is a list of all events available in the 2027 Science Olympiad Rules Manual.

For Regional Tournaments, a subset of 12-13 of these events will be held at each location. Specific events for each tournament will be posted to the respective tournament page when known.

For the State Tournament, we attempt to hold all events.

Anatomy and Physiology	Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the anatomy and physiology for the respiratory, digestive and immune systems of the human body.
Astronomy	Teams will demonstrate an understanding of stellar evolution in normal & starburst galaxies.
Boomilever	Teams will design and build a cantilevered beam or truss structure that extends from a vertical Testing Wall and supports a load at a specified distance from the Testing Wall. The structure must meet the requirements specified in these rules to achieve the highest score, which is a combination of structural efficiency and Load Scored Bonus.
Botany	Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of plant life and general botany principles.
Chemistry Lab	Teams will complete one or more tasks and answer a series of questions involving the science processes of chemistry focused in the areas of kinetics and gases.
Circuit Lab	Participants must complete hands-on tasks and answer questions about electricity and electronics
Codebusters	Teams will cryptanalyze and decode encrypted messages using cryptanalysis techniques for historical and modern advanced ciphers.
Designer Genes	Teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to classic, evolutionary, and molecular genetics.
Disease Detectives	Participants will use their investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health, and disability in populations or groups of people.
Dynamic Planet	Teams will complete tasks related to the properties and processes of Earth's fresh waters.
Electric Vehicle	Teams must design, build and test one vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion to travel as quickly as possible and stop close to a Target Point.
Engineering CAD	Teams will read a set of engineering drawings and collaborate to CAD parts in Onshape and then incorporate these parts with provided components to create an assembly.
Experimental Design	This event will determine a participant's ability to design, conduct and report the findings of an experiment entirely on-site.
Forensics	Given a scenario and some possible suspects, students will perform a series of tests. These tests, along with other evidence or test results, will be used to solve a crime.
Hovercraft	Prior to the competition, participants will design, construct, and calibrate a self-propelled, air-levitated vehicle to carry nickels down a track.
Mission Possible	Prior to the competition, competitors will design, build, test, and document a Rube Goldberg®-like device that begins with a specific Start Action and ends with a specific Final Action with an optional series of specific actions between the Start and Final Actions.
Ping-Pong Parachute	Prior to the tournament, teams will design, build, and bring up to two bottle rockets to the tournament to launch a ping pong ball attached to a parachute to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.
Protein Modeling	Prior to the tournament, teams will design, build, and bring up to two bottle rockets to the tournament to launch a ping pong ball attached to a parachute to stay aloft for the greatest amount of time.
Remote Sensing	Participants will use remote sensing imagery, data, and computational process skills to complete tasks related to climate change processes in the Earth system.
Rocks and Minerals	Teams will identify and classify rocks and minerals and demonstrate knowledge of how rocks and minerals help to understand geologic processes, interpretation of Earth's history, the development of natural resources, and use by society.
Thermodynamics	Teams will construct a device prior to the tournament designed to collect heat and complete a written test on thermodynamic concepts.
Water Quality	Participants will be assessed on their understanding and evaluation of marine and estuary aquatic environments.
Wright Stuff	Prior to the tournament, teams will construct, collect data on test flights, analyze and optimize free flight rubber-powered Airplane to achieve maximum time aloft.