1.  Inquiry & Nature of Science Events Division B

2. Awesome Aquifer  Resources  Groundwater Foundation  Virginia Groundwater  Event Format -  Station #1 (25%): Written test on groundwater concepts and vocabulary  Station #2 (25%): Written test utilizing resources (provided by event supervisor) such as maps, charts, graphs, models or scientific publications  Stations 3 & 4 (50%): Explanation and demonstration of required concepts using aquifer model.

3. Aquifer Model  Building & Presentation  Students must bring all materials for Aquifer Model  At Station #3, students will build model to explain and demonstrate concepts chosen by event supervisor and selected from list on soinc.org. Teams may make notes at this time for presentation.  At Station #4, students will present required concepts to judges. Judges may ask clarifying questions only if team has completed presentation  Teams earn points for comprehensiveness, accuracy, and clarity (NOT artistic appeal.)

4. Compute This – Weather & Storms  Resources  http://www.noaa.gov http://www.noaa.gov  Team created, publicly accessible websites to organize URL links  Event Format  Teams will use one internet connected computer to capture quantitative information  Teams will use an Open Office, MS-compatible word processor and spreadsheet to present data and complete short answer questions  No external communication, calculators (including those found online), or information other than that available on www.noaa.gov

5. Experimental Design  Resources  http://www.soinc.org http://www.soinc.org  Wright Center (Tufts) Wright Center (Tufts)  Event Format  Up to 3 students allowed  Students may bring a timepiece, a ruler and a calculator  All students will be given identical ‘kits’ and instructions for general nature of the experiment to conduct  Items provided must allow students to conduct an experiment involving the relationship between independent and dependent variables  Students will be given an outline to follow when conducting their experiment with additional paper to record data, graphs, and procedures  Use Experimental Design Rubric for 2011 for practice

6. Write It / Do It (WIDI)  Event Format  One ‘writer’ and one ‘do-er’ from each team, split into 2 rooms  All ‘writers’ are given identical abstract models made from a variety of items such as household materials, science materials, office or commercial kits (no limits!)  ‘Writers’ are given 25 minutes to describe model and how to build it using only characters found on standard keyboard using single keys or single keys with SHIFT.  ‘Do-ers’ are 20 minutes to utilize instructions to rebuild model. They will be given a kit containing parts not limited to those required to build model.  Scoring  Team that builds the object nearest to the original and has properly written instructions will be declared the winner.