Teams will complete a written test on simple and compound machine concepts and construct a lever-based measuring device prior to the tournament to determine the ratio between two masses.

This event emphasizes understanding of basic meteorological principles associated with severe weather with emphasis on analysis and interpretation of meteorological data, graphs, charts and images

Teams demonstrate their knowledge of North American birds by completing selected tasks at a series of stations including but not limited to bird identification, answering questions about classification, habitat, ecologic relationships, behaviors, environmental adaptations .