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1999
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By the book unless noted
As of October 21st
- Barge Building
Barges will be built from heavy duty
aluminum foil.
- Calculator Contest
Students will have a maximum of 25 minutes to
complete the problems. Time will be used as the tie-breaker.
- Categories
Teams will have 6 minutes to complete each
round.
- Deep Blue Sea
Teams will have a maximum of 25 minutes
to complete the test. Time is not a scoring factor.
- Estimania
Ties will be broken with pre-determined tie-breaker
questions. Time will not be a scoring factor.
- Grab a Gram
Students will mass samples at up to six
stations.
- How Do You Spell Science?
All teams will be given the same 20 words to spell
and define in the form of a spelling test during the morning competition.
The top 6 scorers from the test will advance to the finals at 1:00 pm.
The finals will consist of a spelling bee competition. Teams will be
required to define the word they are asked to spell beginning with the
fourth round.
- Mystery Architecture
Teams are advised to provide their own
baseball which can be used during construction and for
measurement, however it is not required. The event supervisor
will have a baseball which will be available for teams to use
during measurement only.
- Pastamobile
Teams may have a maximum of 2 students.
The ramp's length may extend up to 1.5 meters. The ESO at JHS will use the
following scoring method. Pastamobiles which
lose their structural integrity (fall apart) will be penalized. Those
pastamobiles which remain completely intact during their run will receive
100% of their distance score. Pastamobiles which suffer minor structural
damage (small pieces broken) will be penalized 5%, thus receiving 95% of
their distance score. Pastamobiles which, in the judge's opinion, lose
over 1/4 of their structure during their run will be penalized 15%, thus
receiving 85% of their distance score. Finally, those pastamobiles which
lose over 1/2 of their structure during their run will be penalized 25%,
thus receiving 75% of their distance score.
- Pentathlon
Questions will be typed on paper for the
participant to read him/herself and answer aloud. The final obstacle "E"
will be a team task with all four team members working together to
complete the task and cross the finish line.
- Reflection Relay
Times will be rounded to the nearest second. The
preparation time for part one will be reduced to 30 seconds. Pocket
mirrors for part one will be supplied, but students may bring their own.
The light source will be on during preparation for part one only, not part
two.
- Science Bowl
All teams will take a written test with
approximately 30 questions at 9:00 am. All 4 team members will take the
test separately. Scores from all 4 team members will be totaled for the
team score. The 4 teams with the highest scores will advance to the
semifinals, a buzz-in style competition. In case of a tie in determining
the semifinal teams, the team with the highest individual scorer will
advance to the buzz-in round.
Two semifinal rounds will be played to determine the two teams in the
finals. The highest scoring team from the morning test will face the
fourth highest scorer at 1:00 pm. The second and third place scorers will
compete at 1:20 pm. The semifinal rounds will consist of 20 toss-up
questions or 15 minutes of playing time, whichever comes first. The
semifinal winners will play in a championship round of 30 toss-up
questions or 25 minutes to begin at approximately 1:45 pm.
All questions in the semifinals and finals will be 10 points each. Points
will be tallied on a chalkboard or paper, and the scores will be visible
to all teams. In case of tie when time is called, a best 2-out-of-3
toss-up question series will be played to determine the winner.
Third place will be awarded to the semifinal loser who scored higher on
the morning test.
Team membership may change between the test, semifinals, and finals as
long as the 2-2 ratio of boys and girls is followed.
The semifinal and final rounds will closed to spectators (including
coaches).
- Starry, Starry Night
Teams will have a maximum of 50
minutes to complete the test. Time is not a scoring factor.
Ties will be broken with predetermined tie-breaker questions.
Teams will not be required to bring
pen lights.
- Treasure Hunt
Teams may be asked to mark up to three treasure
locations in which case scores will be the sum
of the distances from each treasure location.
- Write It, Do It
Teams may have up to four members. Any combination
of members may be used for the writers and doers (1-3, 2-2,
3-1).
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