Mousetrap Vehicle Science Olympiad 2020 Rules
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Mousetrap vehicle science olympiad 2020 rules. 5 21 19 science olympiad event types core knowledge event. C event in 2019 2020 official ward s science olympiad kit for mousetrap vehicle. 800 962 2660 welcome to the 2020 science olympiad. Mousetrap vehicle is a two person building event in which teams build a vehicle powered by one or two mousetraps.
Each science olympiad event has a corresponding page on the science. The base of the mousetrap is usually the wooden plastic rectangular block. An event where participants are given a set of topics that they are expected to research and master the factual content. A mousetrap vehicle as implied is a vehicle solely powered by the potential energy of a mousetrap s.
There are three main types of vehicles. 2020 digital test packet for division c contains mousetrap run results from the 2019 science olympiad national tournament mouse was a div. This rules manual will help you prepare to compete in invitational regional state and national tournaments held across the united states annually. Mastery is then demonstrated at a tournament by taking a paper pencil or computer test.
The vehicle must be capable of pushing a 3oz paper cup 8 meters down a track reversing direction and stopping as close to the vehicle target point as possible. Long range high speed competition. Science olympiad events for 2020 updated. Training videos for anatomy physiology science olympiad tv training practice for labs.
Digital rules manuals for 2020 2020 event table resources 2020 wv science olympiad brochure. The defining characteristic of the long range vehicle is it s large drive wheel. Natl mousetrap vehicle page description teams design build and test one vehicle using one mousetrap as its sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly and accurately as possible. For the high speed vehicle its you guessed it it s high speed.
Prior to the competition teams will build a vehicle that uses propulsive energy from one snap mousetrap as its sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly and accurately as possible.