2011 Boyceville Invitational Science Olympiad Tournament

Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including skeletal and muscular systems.

This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem.

Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (earthquakes/volcanoes)

This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology (everyday weather).

Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.

Teams will demonstrate physics laboratory skills related to selected topics including wind power and alternative energy. Teams will build a blade assembly used to capture wind power and generate voltage.

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.

Teams will design, build & test the lightest bridge to carry a maximum load.

Teams will design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids.

Teams will be presented with a problem which requires quantitative data capture from the Internet and the presentation of data in a graphical format.

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

Teams will design and build a propeller propelled aerodynamic device for greatest time aloft.

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.