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 Stanislaus County Regional Science Olympiad Rule Clarifications

Bottle Rockets
     Note:  Click here for more information on the new launcher that will be used at the Stanislaus
               County Regional Science Olympiad and the NorCal State event.

Question:  Manual pg. B3, Rule 4a
Rule states "plastic carbonated beverage bottle", does that mean non-carbonated plastic beverage bottle (like found for water)will lead to a construction violation and will not be launched?

Answer: The non-carbonated water bottle can literally shred when pressurized, and can cause serious harm and is a safety violation if used, and not worth the risk. It's the responsibility of the Coaches and Parents to ensure safety for our students. Non-carbonated bottles are not allowed.

Forestry 
Under the rules for Forestry, it states "State and regional directors should prepare a list, which includes the trees the students are expected to master."

Question: Is there a list coming?

Answer:  The tree list used will be trees from the Western Region listed in the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees.


Protein Modeling
3.c. Part II: The On-Site Model (10/18/11): the pdb for Regionals should read 1i3o.pdb (the letter "o", and not the number zero).

Towers B/C
(10/17/11): Add one line, "6.c.iv. The tower height is measured to the highest tower point on which the bottom of the loading block rests."

Compute This - Div B
Software and versions are as follows:  Browser and Internet Explorer 8, Word & Excel Office 2010, High Speed Internet, Windows XP Operating System