Science
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Living Things
- Projects about living organisms, looking for relationships in nature, measuring them, and describing them.
- See Rules – NO PROJECTS INVOLVING HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBJECTS OTHER THAN STRICTLY OBSERVATIONAL/NON-INTERFERENCE BASED WORK.
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The Physical Universe
- Projects focused on chemistry, physics, earth science and space science.
Technology
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Futurist
- Projects that involve predicting the future based on our current understanding of STEM.
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Health
- Projects that relate to human or other animal health.
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Sustainability
- Projects that relate to protecting or restoring natural resources.
Engineering
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Invention and Reverse Engineering
- Projects that focus on how stuff works, taking machines apart and re-building them, building new things and more.
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Infernal Contraptions
- Projects involving over-engineering a machine to perform a simple task, usually involving a chain reaction (Rube Goldberg machines).
Mathematics
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Computation and Robotics
- Projects involving robotics, computer science and/or mathematical analysis.
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Systems Thinking
- Projects that demonstrate how new patterns emerge at increasing levels of complexity, that involve two (or more) categories.
Judging Projects
Prize categories will be determined at a later date, depending on sponsorship dollars, numbers of students registered and other criteria. Please note that students will have the option of choosing to participate with a project but NOT be judged to encourage as many students as possible to attend.