2026 State Tournament · Date TBA

The State Tournament is held at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.  Below is a glimpse of the 2025 tournament events.  Check back in August, 2026 for the announcement of 2026 events and links.

Checklist for Events:

  • Download the Div B and Div C Rules Manuals HERE 
  • Find the 2025 National Rules Clarifications HERE These are changes and clarifications made by the national organization after the manual is published.
  • Find the Montana Rules Clarification HERE as the season progresses.
  • Events are selected and announced in August/September of the tournament season 
  • Links in the tables below go to the national web page with a description of the event.
  • *Asterisk in the table indicates the event is open to the public.
  • +Cross indicates that further clarification for the Montana competition is listed below
  • ^TRIAL EVENT · Students earn medals in trial events but points are not earned for team overall scores.

Division B (Middle School) Events:

2025
Life, Personal &
Social Science 

2025
Earth &
Space Science

2025
Physical Science
& Chemistry

2025
Technology & 
Engineering Design 

2025
Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

^+Agricultural Sciences
TRIAL EVENT

[Year 2: animals]

Dynamic Planet
(Glaciers)

Crime Busters

*Tower

Codebusters

Anatomy & Physiology

Meteorology

Optics

*Mission Possible

Experimental Design

Disease Detectives

Reach for the Stars

Wind Power

  

Write It Do It

Entomology

Fossils

      



Division C (High School) Events:

2025
Life, Personal &
Social Science 

2025
Earth &
Space Science

2025
Physical Science
& Chemistry

2025
Technology & 
Engineering Design 

2025
Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

^+Agricultural Sciences
TRIAL EVENT

[Year 2: animals]

Dynamic Planet
(Glaciers)

Chem Lab

*Robot Tour

Code Busters

Entomology

Fossils

Optics

*Tower

Experimental Design

Microbe Mission

  

Wind Power

  

*Bungee Drop

Anatomy & Physiology

  

Materials Science

  

Write It Do It



Montana Rules Clarifications

As the 2025 season progresses, questions arise to clarify portions of the Rules Manuals.  Clarifications are posted here.  National Rules clarifications can be found HERE

Agricultural Sciences (Div B & Div C) · posted Dec. 4, 2024

For the 2025 tournament, students should follow the 2025 Rules Manual using the "Year 2: Animals" rotation (the 2024 tournament was Year 1: Plants). For Part A, on tournament day, the test topic will be animals. For Parts B-D, the focus will always be plants. For Part B, students will perform an agricultural experiment on one or more plants (prior to tournament day) and submit their notebook for grading.  For Parts C and D, on tournament day, students will answer questions pertaining to their personal experiment and their knowledge of experimental design. 

Crime Busters (Div B) · posted Jan 17, 2025

Microscopes are not permitted.  They are not provided by the Event Supervisor, and students may not bring their own.  If students bring microscopes, they will not be allowed to use them.   Students may bring any or all of the items listed under the Division B Chemistry Lab Equipment List (see p B-70 of the 2025 Rules Manual), including a hand lens for magnification of small items.

Materials Science (Div C) • posted Feb. 25, 2025

The concrete puck is dropped onto a concrete floor.