Please note that these are the events that will be run at the State Tournament. Regional Tournament Directors may choose not to run all of these events (see your tournament schedule). Events in the National Rule Book, but not listed in this list will NOT be run in North Carolina. "North Carolina Only" are starred (*) below and these rules can be found by clicking the event. Resources and help can be found by clicking any event.
Division A (Elementary)
Division B (Middle)
Division C (High)
Event Scoresheets can be found by simply clicking the events. Not all events lend themselves to having scoresheets. Only those that do will have these.
Please make sure to continue to check this list for EVENT CLARIFICATIONS. Only these clarifications will be honored at NC Tournaments. FAQs on the National Site are NOT rule clarifications and have no bearings on decisions made by Event Leaders in North Carolina.

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Division A Coaches Manual
Division A Tournament Committee Manual
Brief Description for all 18 events
Information on Eye Protection

3...2...1... Blast Off! (please note major issue 3/4/13)
A Bug's World CLARIFICATION (1/29/13)
All In The Family
Biome Bonanza
Bridge-a-roni CLARIFICATION (3/21/13)
Describe It, Build It
The Heat is On
Measurement Mania
Movers and Shakers
Pump It Up
Ramp'n'Roll IMPOUND
Rock Star
Science Sketchers
Secret Structures
Sky Quest
Super Sleuths CLARIFICATION (1/29/13)
Weather Permitting
Work It Out

Brief Description for all 23 events
Information on Eye Protection

Anatomy
Boomilever CLARIFICATION (1/21/13)
Bottle Rocket*NC (please note major issue 3/4/13)
Crime Busters*NC
Disease Detectives
Dynamic Planet
Elastic Launched Glider *NC CLARIFICATION (1/24/13)
Experimental Design*NC
Food Science CLARIFICATION (1/4/13)
Forestry CLARIFICATION (1/17/13)
Heredity
Invasives *NC
Meteorology
Metric Mastery CLARIFICATION (1/4/13)
Mission Possible IMPOUND CLARIFICATION (1/27/13)
Mousetrap Vehicle IMPOUND CLARIFICATION (1/27/13)
Reach for the Stars
Road Scholar
Rocks and Minerals
Shock Value
Sounds of Music*NC
Water Quality CLARIFICATION (9/1/12)
Write It, Do It

Duct Tape Challenge - TRIAL EVENT

*NC = North Carolina Event ONLY, follow link for event rules. Counts in tournament scoring

The following B National Events will NOT be run in North Carolina:
Crimebusters- National version (Replaced with NC Only version)
Experimental Design- National version (Replaced with NC Only version)
Helicopters (Replaced with Elastic Launched Gliders)
Keep the Heat (Replaced with Bottle Rockets)
Rotor Egg Drop (Replaced with Invasives)
Sounds of Music - National Version (Replaced with NC Only version)

Brief Description for all 23 events
Information on Eye Protection

Anatomy and Physiology CLARIFICATION (1/4/13)
Astronomy CLARIFICATION (8/14/12)
Boomilever CLARIFICATION (1/21/13)
Bottle Rocket*NC (please note major issue 3/4/13)
Chemistry LabCLARIFICATION(10/10/12)
Designer Genes
Disease Detectives
Dynamic Planet
Elastic Launched Glider CLARIFICATION (1/24/13)
Experimental Design*NC
Fermi Questions
Forensics*NC
Forestry CLARIFICATION (1/17/13)
Gravity Vehicle IMPOUND CLARIFICATION (4/9/13)
Invasives*NC
Materials Science
Mission Possible*NC IMPOUND CLARIFICATION (10/10/12)
Remote Sensing
Rocks and Minerals
Shock Value*NC
Trajectory*NC IMPOUND
Water Quality CLARIFICATION (9/1/12)
Write It, Do It

Duct Tape Challenge - TRIAL EVENT

*NC = North Carolina Event ONLY, follow link for event rules. Counts in tournament scoring.

The following C National Events will NOT be run in North Carolina:
Circuit Lab (Replaced with Shock Value)
Experimental Design- National Version (Replaced with NC version)
Forensics- National Version (Replaced with NC Version)
MagLev (Replaced with Trajectory)
Robot Arm (Replaced with Mission Possible)
Technical Problem Solving (Replaced with Invasives)
Thermodynamics (Replaced with Bottle Rockets)