It gave me a little more incentive to learn the material, to be prepared for the tests, or to learn the physics or the chemistry that I was applying in the construction events or in the labs. Jeunnette's former team, New Mexico's Albuquerque Academy, is making its sixth consecutive trip to the national tournament this year. A member of the University's cross country and track teams, Jeunnette said competitors experience intense pressure both in academic and athletic contests. Frayed nerves and high tensions also are common at the national tournament. It really depends on the team.
Some schools are there to win or to do really well.
Then there are teams that are just happy to be here. The objective is to correctly identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by analyzing and identifying such objects as fiber, hair, shoeprints, tire treads, paper, fingerprints, and unknown powders and liquids found at the scene of a crime. Students meet mental obstacles in five science areas along the course. 318 Students solve problems and answer questions about modern genetics. Biological Sciences Learning Center 305 and 350 Students prepare a written description of a contraption, and other students in a separate room attempt to recreate the contraption using only the written description.