Entomology – Students will identify insects by order and family, answer questions about insects and use or construct a dichotomous key.
Crime Busters – 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.
Green Generation – Students will answer questions involving the history and consequences of human impact on our environment, solutions to reversing trends and sustainability concepts.
Can't Judge A Powder – Students will characterize a pure substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance.
Bio-Process Lab – A lab-oriented competition involving the fundamental science processes of a middle school life science/biology lab program.
Experimental Design – Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.
Meteorology – This event involves the use of process skills to demonstrate a multidisciplinary understanding of the Earth systems and anthropogenic factors that influence world climate.
Dynamic Planet – Teams will use Next Generation Science Standards science and engineering practices to complete tasks related to physical and geological oceanography.
General information on Science Olympiad can be found here.