2021 National Tournament General Information

Digital Notes are not allowed.

Dress Rehearsal:  Write It Do It Materials List

Div B: WIDI:  College ruled notebook paper, red ink pen, 3X5 index cards (lined or unlined)
D‍iv C: WIDI:  3X5 lined index cards, deck of playing cards (will not be cut), black ink pen, red ink pen


The Sounds of Music Performance Based Contest has been cancelled.  The Sounds of Music event will only consist of a written test. 

The National Tournament is being run under the miniSO remote model in which team members compete together though from separate locations and without direct access to their coaches. The only modification that has been made to that format is that for some Trial Events, particularly those events requiring a video submission, Mousetrap Vehicle, Elastic Launched Glider, Gravity Vehicle, Wright Stuff, & Detector Building, if public health conditions allow teammates to be together they can as it will make it easier to capture their self test of their device via video.

Details about
rules modifications or approaches that are being made to events have been posted to the National Tournament webpage as well as within Scilympiad.

The week of 3 May, head coaches will receive instructions about the FAQ system that will be used for the National Tournament. Answers to questions submitted will be addressed at the Coaches Meeting on May 19th. The meeting for Head Coaches will be over Zoom from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CDT.


Teams are allowed to roster an additional 5 students as Alternates for the National Tournament. These 5 students as well as the other 15 students listed on the official team roster are allowed to participate in any or all of the Trial Events at the National Tournament.  

Teams must compete at their assigned times.  No special time accommodations will be made.