K-7 STANDARD S.IA: INQUIRY ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION
Developing an understanding that scientific inquiry and investigations require analysis and communication of findings, using appropriate technology.

Anatomy - This event encompasses the anatomy of the nervous and circulatory system and the effects of drugs and diseases on their health.

Bio-Process Lab - This event is a lab-oriented competition involving the fundamental science processes of a middle school life science/biology lab program.

Disease Detectives - Students will use their investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health, and disability in populations or groups of people. There will be a focus on environmental causes of public health problems.

Ecology - Students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation in featured biomes.

Food Science - Students will answer questions and perform developmentally appropriated experiments pertaining to food chemistry.

Science Word - Team members will take turns giving verbal clues that are related to the selected scientific term from across all science disciplines while the other team member attempts to identify the term.

Write It Do It - Technical writing skills are an important part of an engineer's or scientist's ability to communicate precisely and clearly. This event will test a competitor's ability to effectively communicate with a colleague in writing by having his or her partner construct a device from this written description.