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REQUIRED & ALLOWED ITEMS
San Diego Regional Science Olympiad Competition February 4, 2006
This list attempts to clarify the required & allowed items for the events. Also listed are optional items. Pens or pencils are required for written events.
Resources = books, photo copies, etc. Notes = handwritten notes. 

EVENT

Safety Goggles REQUIRED

Lab Coat or Apron REQUIRED

Other required materials

REQUIRED

Calculator

ALLOWED

Notes & Resources

ALLOWED PER TEAM

Astronomy (C)

 

 

Yes, scientific calculator

Yes, scientific calculator required, programmable OK

Yes, including laptop computers

Awesome Aquifer (B)

 

 

Huge list of possible items in the event description – you will need at least some of them to build the aquifer

 

No

Balloon Race (B)

 

 

Pencil

Yes, any type

 

Bottle Rocket (B, C)

Yes, chemical/splash protection

 

 

 

 

Bridge (B)

Yes, with side shields

 

Log of trials

 

 

Can't Judge a Powder (B)

 

NO pens or pencils

Yes, with indirect vents, OSHA approved

Yes, that cover the body to the knees

Kit required – see event description; Closed-toed shoes; Clothes to the ankles

No

No.

Gloves are optional

 

Chemistry Lab (C)

Yes, with indirect vents, OSHA approved

Yes, that cover the body to the knees

Closed-toed shoes required Clothes to the ankles

No

No

Gloves are optional

 

Circuit Lab (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Compute This (B & C)

 

 

 

No

No.  Blank paper & pen or pencil optional

Designer Genes (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Disease Detectives (B, C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Don’t Bug Me (B, C)

 

 

 

 

One ID guide + notes to fit into a space12” x 12” x 1.5”

And pre-printed stick on labels, order & family only

Dynamic Planet (B, C)

 

 

 

Yes, four function, no electronically stored data

Yes, to fit into a space

12” x 12” x 3”

Ecology (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Experimental Design (B,C)

Yes

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No notes.

Timepiece & ruler optional

Fermi (C)

 

 

 

No calculators, no computers, no slide rules

No

Food Science (B, C)

Yes, with indirect vents, OSHA approved

Yes, that cover the body to the knees

Calculator

Clothes to the ankles

Yes, required

No

Gloves are optional

 

Forensics (C)

Yes, with indirect vents, OSHA approved

Yes, that cover the body to the knees

Kit required – see event description

Clothes to the ankles

No

No

Gloves are optional

 


 

 

EVENT

 

Safety Goggles REQUIRED

 

Lab Coat or Apron REQUIRED

 

Other required materials

REQUIRED

 

Calculator

ALLOWED

 

Notes, resources

ALLOWED. PER TEAM

Health Sciences (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Heredity (B)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Meteorology (B)

 

 

 

Yes, four function calculator

Yes, to fit into a space

12” x 12” x 3”

Mission Possible (B)

Yes, chemical/splash protection

 

Simple Machine List – see event description

 

 

Mystery Architecture (B)

 

 

 

 

Scissors, ruler, one pair of pliers

Physics Lab (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Practical Problem Solving (C)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable and non-graphing

No

Remote Sensing (C)

 

 

 

Yes

Yes, to fit in a 2” binder.

Protractors and rulers

Road Scholar (B)

 

 

Protractor, map symbol sheet, & ruler required.

Yes

Yes, No computers

Other measuring devices-OK

Rocks & Minerals (B, C)

 

 

 

 

Yes, to fit into a space 12” x 12” x 3”, hand lens

Science of Fitness (B)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable, no electronically stored data

Yes, to fit into a space 12” x 12” x 1.5”

Scrambler (C)

“Yes when warranted”

 

 

 

 

Solar System (B)

 

 

 

Yes, four function calculator

Yes, to fit into a space 12” x 12” x 3”

Sounds of Music (C)

 

 

Score of all music to be performed in notated form

No

No

Storm the Castle (B, C)

Yes, with side shields

 

Up to 5 Graphs – see event description

 

Tools, notes, graphs = optional

Tower (C)

Yes, with side shields

 

Log of trials

 

 

Water Quality (B)

 

 

 

Yes, non-programmable

No

Wheeled Vehicle (B)

Yes, with side shields

 

 

Yes

Tools, test data

Wright Stuff (C)

 

 

Flight Logs – see event description

 

Winder

Write It, Do It (B)

 

 

Pen or pencil – no multiple colored pens allowed

 

Blank Clipboard for Write It

Please put your school name on each of these items so that we can return them to you if they are left behind.

 

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