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. This event involves a number of laboratory tasks that fit well into any physics laboratory program. 561 Teams work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions.