Grade 7 Events

Risk it All: Ecology Edition

Type: Biology

Participants per team: 3

Description: In this fast paced, strategic event, groups are given money that can be used to buy and answer ecology-based questions. The questions are priced according to difficulty and the reward is proportional to the risk factor of the question. If you answer the question wrong, you lose the question, your money and your place in line. So the question is: will your group play it safe, or risk it all?

Six Degrees of Separation

Type: Chemistry

Participants per team: 4

Description: Competing against your peers in groups of 4, you will be given a mixture of various components, and you must separate them as quickly as possible and with the most accuracy to receive the most points.

Windy Buildings

Type: Engineering

Participants per team: 4

Description: Mysterious winds have attacked New York City. The Empire State Building has been destroyed and in its place, you have been requested by the American Government to build the tallest structure possible out of everyday materials that can withstand future windstorms. Can you complete this task?

It's Fun When Math Clicks (Grade 7/8 compete separately)

Type: Math

Participants per team: 4

Description: Prove your school’s math supremacy in this math biathlon. Each team will be divided into two groups. Each group will compete in one of the two events which will occur simultaneously. In one event, competitors will be tested on their speed and accuracy in answering math questions, submitting responses using clicker technology. In the other event, competitors will be tested on their ability to correctly solve and fully explain the correct solutions to a set of challenge problems. No calculators are permitted in this event!