Backyard Biologist
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Barge Building
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Bridge Building
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Crime Busters
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Data Crunchers
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BACKYARD BIOLOGIST- Teams will be assessed on their knowledge of living organisms that they may encounter in their own backyard. In 2020, the focus will be on trees, plants, and local wildlife. Teams will be required to identify organisms from a provided list and know about the habitat and conditions required for growth of the organisms.
Backyard Biologist Resources |
BARGE BUILDING - Each team will construct a barge of aluminum foil that can support a cargo. They will predict the amount of cargo the barge will hold and will load cargo until the barge takes on water.
Float my Boat Barge Building Practice Barging Along |
BRIDGE BUILDING - Each team will test their ability to build a strong, stable,
and reproducible bridge from common materials. PBS Building Big BIG Bridge Challenge Build the Bridge Design Squad Zoom Build It Even MORE resources |
CRIME BUSTERS - Each team will test mystery powders, match fingerprints and use chromatography to identify a forged check found at a crime scene.
Crime Busters Resources |
DATA CRUNCHERS-Teams will demonstrate their understanding of metric measurement by estimating and measuring length (meter), mass (gram), fluid volume (liter), angles, & temperature (Celsius). Teams should also be able to create and interpret data tables, bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and pictographs and make basic calculations that include time, money, fractions and percentage.
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Deep Blue Sea
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Disease Detectives
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Egg Drop
egg_drop_revised_oct_2019.pdf | |
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Grab a Gram
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Mystery Architecture
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DEEP BLUE SEA - Each team will work cooperatively to answer questions and identify ocean flora, and fauna, physical features and phenomena related to marine science.
Deep Blue Sea |
DISEASE DETECTIVES - The goal of the Disease Detectives event is to have students understand connections between things they may encounter in daily life and various health problems that affect communities, risks for disease/injury, and opportunities for prevention.
Disease Detective Resources DownLoads
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EGG DROP - Raw, grade A medium eggs will be dropped from ever increasing heights into a landing pad/egg catching device.
eHow Straw Egg Drop Design Straw Egg Drop Video-YouTube videoPinterest Ideas |
GRAB A GRAM - Teams cooperate to pick up given materials in an amount not to exceed fifty grams. There will be at least two rounds of competition using different substances in each round.
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MYSTERY ARCHITECTURE - Teams of students build the tallest, most stable tower from materials unknown to them prior to the competition.
Base Shapes Mystery Architecture PPTMystery Architecture Tasks Mystery Architecture Tips Architecture Designs for Kids Engineering Games |
No Bones About It!
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Paper Rockets
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Rock Hound
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Starry Starry Night
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Water Rockets
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NO BONES ABOUT IT - A team of two (2) students will match each of 10-15 different kinds of bones with an appropriate skeleton or chart of various animals.
Kids Health Your Bones No Bones About it Quizlet Name Those Bones Song |
PAPER ROCKETS - Students build and fly a paper rocket from materials that are provided.
Bill Nye Flight-YouTube video Paper Rockets |
ROCK HOUND - Contestants will be required to identify various rocks and minerals.
Quizlet Flashcards Rocks for Kids Identifying Minerals Interactive Rock Cycle |
STARRY, STARRY NIGHT - A team of two (2) students will identify constellations, planets, and other common celestial bodies in our universe.
Quizlet Vocabulary Practice Starry Starry Night Practice Test Starry Night Test Starry Night Answer Sheet More Starry Night Practice Fact MonsterMoon Phases Kids Astronomy NASA for Kids Study Jams |
WATER ROCKET - Students will build and launch a 2-liter plastic bottle for maximum time aloft.
NASA Water Rocket Sample Design Video Instructables Water Rocket Design Water Rocket Tips Division B/C Tips |
Weather or Not
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WEATHER OR NOT - This competition will test the students’ knowledge of meteorological terms, techniques, and events.
Quizlet Flashcards
Weather or Not Practice Test Weather Instruments
Weather.com
Staying Safe Outdoors in Severe Weather
Home Preparation Tips for Weather Emergencies
Weather Whiz Kids
Weather Quiz 1
Weather Quiz 2
Quizlet Flashcards
Weather or Not Practice Test Weather Instruments
Weather.com
Staying Safe Outdoors in Severe Weather
Home Preparation Tips for Weather Emergencies
Weather Whiz Kids
Weather Quiz 1
Weather Quiz 2
Which Way is North
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WHICH WAY IS NORTH? - Teams of up to two students will attempt to navigate themselves around a state road map.
Types of Maps
Types of Maps Video
Types-of-maps.ppt
Maps.com
Interactive US map
Quiz Whiz Geography
Types of Maps
Types of Maps Video
Types-of-maps.ppt
Maps.com
Interactive US map
Quiz Whiz Geography
The 24 Game
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Participants use problem solving skills combined with their knowledge of mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to make the number 24 using the 4 numbers provided on the game cards.
How to play the 24 game
What is the 24 Game?
24 Game activities
How to play the 24 game
What is the 24 Game?
24 Game activities