Event |
Modification Type |
Clarifications & Modifications |
Status |
Description |
Anatomy & Physiology
(Skeletal, Muscular & Integumentary) |
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Confirmed |
Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the anatomy and physiology for the human Skeletal, Muscular and Integumentary systems. |
| Astronomy |
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Confirmed |
Teams will demonstrate an understanding of Star and Galaxy Formation and Evolution. |
Chemistry Lab
(aqueous solutions & acids/bases) |
Exam Only |
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Confirmed |
Teams will answer a series of questions involving the science processes of chemistry focused in the ares of Aqueous Solutions and Acids and Bases.
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| Circuit Lab |
Exam Only |
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Confirmed |
Participants must answer questions about electricity and magnetism. |
Codebusters
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Confirmed |
Teams will cryptanalyze and decode encrypted messages using cryptanalysis techniques for historical and modern advanced ciphers. |
| Designer Genes |
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Confirmed |
Participants will solve problems and analyze data or diagrams using their knowledge of the basic principles of genetics, molecular genetics and biotechnology.
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| Disease Detectives |
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Confirmed |
Participants will use investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health and disability in populations or groups of people |
Dynamic Planet
(Oceanography)
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Confirmed |
Teams will complete tasks related to physical and geological oceanography. |
| Experimental Design |
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Confirmed |
This event will determine a participant's ability to design, conduct and report the findings of an experiment. |
| Forensics |
Dry Lab Only |
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Confirmed |
Given a scenario and some possible suspects, participants will perform a series of tests which along with other evidence or test results will be used to solve a crime. |
| Fossils |
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Confirmed |
Teams identify and classify fossils and demonstrate their knowledge of ancient life by completing tasks related to interpretation of past environments and ecosystems, adaptations and evolutionary relationships, and use of fossils in dating and correlating rock units. |
| GeoLogic Mapping |
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Confirmed |
Teams will demonstrate understanding in the construction and use of topographic maps, geologic maps, and cross sections, and their use in forming interpretations regarding subsurface structures and past depositional environments. |
| Machines |
Exam Only |
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Confirmed |
Teams will complete a written test on simple and compound machine concepts. |
| Ornithology |
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Confirmed |
Participants will be assessed on their knowledge of North American birds. |
| Protein Modeling |
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Confirmed |
Students will use computer visualization and online resources to construct a physical model of a protein that is being used with CRISPR Cas9 to edit plant and animal genomes. This year's event will focus on modifications to Cas9 that make it useful for base-editing. |
| Sounds of Music |
Exam Only |
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Confirmed |
Teams must complete a written test on the physics of sound and music concepts. |
Water Quality
(Marine & Estuary)
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Exam Only |
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Confirmed |
Participants will be assessed on their understanding and evaluation of marine and estuary aquatic environments. |
