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Categories
Students can enter work in any of the following categories for participation and can self select based on interest and ability.
Each of the categories has avenues leading to competition and recognition beyond the scope of the county.
Select the specific category for further information.
| Rube Goldberg |
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The Rube Goldberg Category is intended to provide a means of discovery of physics and engineering concepts and methods. The category description covers the device construction, the use of simple machines, and the written sequence requirements |
| Invention |
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The Invention Category is intended to provide a general area for an innovative solution to a problem, or a new single item invention. The category description covers the illustrative design detail, the understanding of the invention's use and benefits, and design prototype construction. |
| Science Fiction |
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The Science Fiction category is intended to provide a means of sharing fictional science writing. Additionally, good science fiction has a good story! |
| Environmental Innovation |
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The Environmental Innovation category is intended to provide a means of sharing environmentally innovative ideas. These ideas may be new products, procedures, inventions, promotional projects, etc. |
| Engineering (Reverse) |
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The Reverse Engineering Category is intended to provide a means of discovery of engineering concepts and methods The participant must take something apart and learn how it works, then explain it! |
| Engineering (Robotics) |
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The participant in the robotics category must design a robot that accomplishes a specific purpose. Robotics teaches practical engineering, technology, and math concepts. |
| Scientific Inquiry |
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Scientific Inquiry is the basic experimentation category. The items pertaining to this category cover Scientific Methodology, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment Design, Data Collection and Analysis. |