The 2025-2026 Bay Area Elementary Events are:

Anatomy Academy:
Participants will demonstrate their understanding
of human anatomy and physiology by identifying organs and tissues and
explaining their functions. The competition will utilize a variety of
models, slides, or pictures drawn from three human body systems: Nervous,
Sensory Organs, and Endocrine.

Are You Sirius!?:
Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of
celestial bodies by identifying constellations, stars, planets, and
answering conceptual astronomy questions. This event emphasizes both visual
identification and written explanations of astronomical phenomena.

Carbon Crunchers:
Teams will complete tasks related to environmental
problems and solutions related to water, including identification, analysis,
and laboratory investigations pertinent to the environment.

DaVinci Decoder:
Teams will decode, cryptanalyze, and solve
encrypted messages using a variety of classic and modern cryptanalysis
techniques, demonstrating skill with ciphers by decrypting messages in a
competitive, exam-based format.

Mystery Architecture:
Teams will be given a bag of materials and
instructions for designing and building a Structure that can be tested.

Sherlock Foams:
Each team will test mystery powders, match
fingerprints, and use chromatography to identify items found at a crime
scene and solve the crime.

The Penne Express:
Before the tournament, teams design, build, and
test a vehicle constructed primarily from pasta, intended to traverse a ramp
and lane in a specified amount of time and distance. The device is tested
for both structural integrity and distance traveled.

Watt’s Up:
Participants will complete tasks and answer questions
related to simple direct-current (DC) electric circuits, including
identification, construction, and understanding of open, closed, series, and
parallel circuits.

Team Work:
Physical skills are interspersed with science questions
in a relay-style race.