Event Information

Last updated: January 15, 2022

Note that all events follow national rules. Online notes are not allowed unless specifically noted in the rules (i.e. Astronomy). Please read carefully (especially for building events) for specific implementations of events for this year’s tournament.

Required Material

Some event(s) require some materials beforehand. Please make sure you have access to them on the tournament day. These are basic office supplies, so acquiring them should not be difficult, but if you come into problems, feel free to email scioly@mit.edu.

Required per team on tournament day:

• Experimental Design
  • ~ 25 pieces of 8.5x11 paper
  • Scissors
  • Time-measuring device
  • Linear measuring device
• Write It Do It
  • One (1) red pen
  • One (1) blue pen
  • One (1) black pen
  • Two (2) individual (i.e., sheets, not pads) Post-it notes (3 x 3 inches, color does not matter)
  • Fifteen (15) binder reinforcement rings/labels (1/4” inner diameter, color does not matter)
  • Five (5) paper clips (29 to 33 mm in length, color does not matter)
  • Competitors’ choice of white printer paper or notebook paper to write their instructions on (i.e., writers will be writing instructions by hand, not typing them)
• LMMM
  • Colored pencils (12 color is sufficient)

Anatomy and Physiology

• No change

Astronomy

• No change

Bridge

• Check Build Submission Guide

Cell Biology

• No change

Chemistry Lab

• No physical lab portion

Codebusters

• The timed question will be done through an online submission. There will be clear instructions on the exam/answer sheet.

Detector Building

• Check Build Submission Guide

Disease Detectives

• No change

Dynamic Planet

• No change

Environmental Chemistry

• No physical lab portion

Experimental Design

• See required material above
• Otherwise no change

Forensics

• No physical lab portion

Gravity Vehicle

• Check Build Submission Guide

Green Generation

• No change

It’s About Time

• Check Build Submission Guide

Ornithology

• No change

Ping Pong Parachute

• Check Build Submission Guide

Remote Sensing

• No change

Rocks & Minerals

• No change

Trajectory

• Check Build Submission Guide

WiFi Lab

• No build

Wright Stuff

• Check Build Submission Guide

Write It Do It

• See required materials above
• Writers will be writing instructions by hand, not typing them
• Otherwise no change

Data Science

• See here for rules

Fermi Questions

• See here for rules

Lean Mean Meme Machine

• See here for rules
• See required materials above
• See here for prebuild prompt