2027 Division B Events
Alaska Science Olympiad 2027 events have been selected and are listed below:
Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the anatomy and physiology
for the respiratory, digestive and immune systems of the human body.
Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of plant life and general botany
principals.
Participants will use their investigative skills in the scientific study of
disease, injury, health, and disability in populations or groups of people.
Teams will answer questions, solve problems, and analyze data pertaining to
classic and molecular genetics.
Participants will be assessed on their understanding and evaluation of marine
and estuary aquatic environments.
Teams will complete tasks related to the properties and processes of Earth's fresh
waters.
Participants will use scientific process skills involving qualitative and
quantitative analyses to demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of severe
weather, including the factors that contribute to, cause, and influence Severe Weather
& Storms on the Earth. The interpretation of meteorological data, graphs, maps, charts,
tables and images will be emphasized.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of
remote sensing and interpret imagery, data, and maps related to Earth observation.
Teams will identify and classify rocks and minderals and demonstrate knowlege
of how rocks and minerals help to understand geologic processes, interpretation of
earth's history, the development of natural resources, and use by society.
Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of habitability within and beyond
the Solar System.
Participants must complete hands-on tasks and answer questions about electricity
and magnetism.
Given a scenario, a collection of evidence, and possible suspects, studenst
will perform a series of tests. Test results along with other evidence will be used
to solve a crime and answer questions.
Teams will study the science behind milk products and experiment with ingredients
and other variables to produce and analyze results to produce the best dairy products.
Teams will design and build a cantilevered beam or truss structure that extends
from a vertical Testing Wall and supports a load at a specified distance from the
Testing Wall. The structure must met the requirements specified in these rules to
achieve the highest score, which is a combination of structural efficiency and Load
Scored Bonus.
Prior to the tournament, teams will construct, collect data on test flights,
analyze and optimize free flight Elastic Launched Gliders to achieve maximum time
aloft.
Prior to the competition, teams design, build, and test a Roller Coaster track
to guide a ball/sphere that uses gravitational potential energy as its means of propulsion
to travel as close as possible to a Target Time.
Teams design, build, and test a mechanical device, which uses the energy from
a falling mass to transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible and stop as
close to the center of a Terminal Barrier without breaking the egg.
Teams will cryptanalyze and decode encrypted messages using cryptanalysis
techniques for historical and modern advanced ciphers.
One participant will write a description of an object and how to build it.
The other participant will attempt to construct the object from this description.