Division C

Division C Science Olympiad is for high school students, in 9th to 12th grade. Out of the fifteen students on the team, a maximum of seven members can be in 12th grade. All students on the team must be from the membership school.

For the Middle School competition, see Division B.

Air Trajectory
Prior to the competition, teams will design, construct and calibrate a single device capable of launching projectiles into a target and collect data regarding device parameters and performance.

Anatomy & Physiology (Cardiovascular, Integumentary, Immune)
This event encompasses the anatomy and physiology of selected body systems, this year limited to cardiovascular, integumentary and immune systems.

Astronomy (Stellar Evolution and Star and Planet Formation)
Teams will demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of math and physics relating to stellar evolution and star and planet formation.

Bridge Building
Teams will design and build the lightest bridge with the highest structural efficiency that can span a given opening meeting the requirements given.

Bungee Drop
Teams will build one elastic cord to conduct two drops at a given height to get a mass in a bottle as close as possible to the ground.

Cell Biology
This event integrates content knowledge and process skills in the areas of cell biology and cellular biochemistry.

Chem Lab (Kinetics and Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry)
Teams will demonstrate chemistry laboratory skills related to kinetics and chemical reactions & stoichiometry.

Compound Machines
Students will perform activities and answer questions related to simple and compound machines.

Disease Detectives (Population Growth)
Students will use investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health and disability in populations or groups of people, especially regarding population growth.

Dynamic Planet (Oceanography)
Teams will use NGSS science and engineering practices to complete tasks related to physical and geological oceanography.

Entomology
Students will identify insects by order and family and answer questions about their anatomy, ecology, behavior, and history.

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

Forensics
Students will identify polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in a crime scenario.

Fossils
Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of ancient life by identifying fossils and answering questions about classification, habitat, ecologic relationships, behaviors, environmental adaptations and the use of fossils to date and correlate rock units.

GeoLogic Mapping
Students will demonstrate understanding in the construction and use of topographic maps, geologic maps, cross sections and their use in forming interpretations regarding subsurface structures and geohazard risks.

Green Generation
Students will answer questions involving the history and consequences of human impact on our environment, solutions to reversing trends and sustainability concepts.

It's About Time
Competitors may construct one non-electrical device to measure time intervals between 10 and 300 seconds and answer questions related to time.

Mission Possible
Prior to the competition, participants will design, build, test and document a Rube Goldberg-like device that completes a required Final Task using a sequence of consecutive energy transfers.

Protein Modeling
Students will use computer visualization and online resources to guide the construction of physical models of proteins and to understand how protein structure determines function. For 2015 students will model proteins used to edit the human genome.

Scrambler
Students will build a device that uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an egg as close as possible to the center of a target wall.

Technical Problem Solving
Teams will gather and process data to solve problems.

Write It Do It
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.

Wright Stuff
Prior to the competition teams design, construct and test free flight rubber-powered monoplanes to achieve maximum time aloft.