On Friday, the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan will host build/design-themed events open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This will be followed by laboratory and knowledge-based competitions on Saturday at Texas A&M campus, which are restricted to participants only. The two-day competition will conclude with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. in Texas A&M’s Rudder Auditorium.
During the “Towers” event at the Texas Science Olympiad, a competitor observed as a judge measured her balsa wood tower. Students in this event compete to design and build the lightest and tallest towers that can withstand a heavy load. The rigorous academic contest covers a variety of science, engineering, and technology topics, aiming to improve the quality of science education in schools. Each challenge is designed to test students’ knowledge through problem-solving skills and teamwork.
Each competing school can enter one team of 15 students in either Division B (grades 6-9) or Division C (grades 9-12). Over the two-day competition, students will showcase their skills by constructing the longest-flying gliders, tallest towers, most efficient boom and battery-powered cars, launching indoor bottle rockets, detecting diseases, and discerning potions and poisons. Nearly 200 Texas A&M and Blinn College faculty, staff, and students, along with local coordinators from the Brazos Valley, will be present to set up and judge the 56 events of the competition. Additionally, organizers and judges from NASA
