2024 State Tournament · Friday, April 19th, 2024

The State Tournament is held at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.

Division B (Middle School) Events:

*Asterisk indicates the event is open to the public.

+ indicates that further clarification for the Montana competition is listed below

Life, Personal &
Social Science 

Earth &
Space Science

Physical Science
& Chemistry

Technology & 
Engineering Design 

Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

Anatomy & Physiology

Fossils

Crime Busters

*Tower

Codebusters

Forestry +

Meteorology

Optics

*Wheeled Vehicle

Experimental Design

Microbe Mission

Road Scholar

Wind Power

 

Write It Do It

New (posted 10/26/23) TRIAL EVENT: Agricultural Sciences (YEAR 1 - Plants). See 2024 Rules Manual.

(Students can earn a medal in a trial event but it won't count toward team points)

 

Division C (High School) Events:

*Asterisk indicates the event is open to the public.

+ indicates that further clarification for the Montana competition is listed below

Life, Personal &
Social Science 

Earth &
Space Science

Physical Science
& Chemistry

Technology & 
Engineering Design 

Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

Anatomy & Physiology

Astronomy

Chem Lab

*Scrambler

Code Busters

Forestry +

Fossils

Optics

*Tower

Experimental Design

Microbe Mission

 

Wind Power

 

Fermi Questions

        Write It Do It

New (posted 10/26/23) TRIAL EVENT: Agricultural Sciences (Year 1 - Plants). See 2024 Rules Manual.

(Students can earn a medal in a trial event but it won't count toward team points)

Event Updates and clarifications

Forestry (both B and C)

The list of trees used for the Montana state tournament is a subset of the national tree list and includes the western species.  The tree list for the Montana tournament can be found *HERE.  *This PDF is provided by a non-MSU site.  Species used in the Montana tournament are listed in the right column under 'Page-W'.

Students are not expected to study the entire list from the national tree list unless they attend the national competition in Michigan. The national tree list can be found HERE.