Scrambler
This is a BUILD event. Design, build, and test a mechanical device, which uses energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a Terminal Barrier without breaking the egg. Up to two people per team. Device will be impounded the morning of the event.
Build Event: An event where participants are given some specifications about a device or object they are expected to design, create, and test in advance of the tournament. The devices or objects are often modified on site to account for an unknown parameter prior to testing or evaluation.
Scrambler is in the Technology & Engineering category.
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Official Science Olympiad Website
- Science Olympiad Website (Nationwide) Here you'll find more resources and all the official information about the national tournament and its rules. Please note, we are Division B (middle school), part of the Lower Hudson Regional tournament, which is held in Scarsdale, NY, so dates and times for our events will differ but rules are the same.
- Lower Hudson Regional Science Olympiad Competition Website Information about the regional competition in Scarsdale will be posted here.
Official SciOly 2025 Rules
- Scrambler RulesView the rules, event and construction parameters for Scrambler only in this PDF. Use your school Google account to access.
- Official Rules for Division B Science Olympiad Use your school Google account to access this document with all the official rules for Division B (middle school) Science Olympiad 2025 for all events.
- Rules Revisions & Rules ClarificationsAny changes to the rules that are necessary but published after the official rules were released are published here. Check your event to see if any rules changes have been made before the competitions. You can also use the "Rules Clarification" form here to ask a clarifying question and a real judge will respond.
Helpful Resources
- Scrambler resource page on the Official Science Olympiad WebsiteDescriptions, practice tests, and more from the official Science Olympiad national site.
- SCRAMBLER WIKI PAGE on SciOly WIkiContains lots of diagrams and helpful information for this event!
- Scrambler Kit InstructionsThese are the instructions that came with the Scrambler kits we purchased for 2025 SciOly.
- Scrambler ScorecardHere's a copy of the scoresheet judges will use the day of the Science Olympiad competition.
- Scrambler ChecklistThis is the checklist judges will use to evaluate your team's performance the day of the competition.
- SciOly official BackDrop (Egg holder) diagramCheck out these specific diagrams and instructions for the egg holder component, also called the Backdrop.
- Scrambler SLIDES from 2017Thanks to Emma for finding these slides all about the Scrambler build event. Be sure to check this year's rules/specs to make sure anything you see here hasn't been changed.
