Final Frontiers is a physics competition held every November in Montgomery County, Maryland at Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School and in Prince George's County, Maryland at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

Every year there are five main events plus a mystery event. For the five main events, each school can send one team (in Montgomery County) or two teams (in Prince George's County) per event per division. The preparation for and building of, if applicable, these events must be completed before the competition date. The mystery event is not revealed until the competition begins, at which time each school will have a limited amount of time to complete that event. The mystery event is the only event for which all building occurs on-site.

The divisions are as follows:

Grade 5

Grades 6-7

Grades 8-9

Grades 10-12

The 2005 competition was held on November 12, 2005 in Montgomery County and on November 19, 2005 in Prince George's County.

The events in 2005 were:
Slow Roller
Micro Mass Tower
Lunar Bridge
Newton's Nightmare
Mass Driver
Mystery Event

For Slow Roller, students had to construct an object that would roll down a meter stick the most slowly. For Micro Mass Tower, students had to construct a tower out of paper and masking tape that could hold a stack of coins. For Lunar Bridge, students had to create a bridge out of balsa wood that could hold a brick. For Newton's Nightmare, students had to take a timed physics exam on-site. For Mass Driver, students had to build a catapult that could propel a piece of clay at a target. The Mystery Event is not allowed to be publicly announced until both competitions have been held; it will be posted here soon.

Results
Montgomery County Results; Prince George County Results

The 2004 competition was held on November 13, 2004 in Montgomery County and on November 20, 2004 in Prince George's County.

The events in 2004 were:

Slow Roller
Micro Mass Tower
Lunar Bridge
Newton's Nightmare
Satellite Snatch
Mystery Event

For Slow Roller, students had to construct an object that would roll down a meter stick the most slowly. For Micro Mass Tower, students had to construct a tower out of paper and masking tape that could hold a stack of coins. For Lunar Bridge, students had to create a bridge out of balsa wood that could hold a brick. For Newton's Nightmare, students had to take a timed physics exam on-site. For Satellite Snatch, students had to build a device that would "snatch" three tennis ball halves from the table. For the Mystery Event, students had to construct and maneuver a paper airplane.

The results for the 2004 competition are as follows:

Montgomery County

Slow roller

Grade 5
First place: Cold Spring Elementary School
Second place: Clear Spring Elementary School
Third place: Piney Branch Elementary School

Grades 6-7
First place: Chevy Chase Middle School
Second place: Sligo Middle School
Third place: Forest Oak Middle School

Grades 8-9
First place: Forest Oak Middle School
Second place: Cabin John Middle School
Third place: Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School

Grades 10-12
First place: Walter Johnson High School
Second place: Winston Churchill High School
Third place: Watkins Mill High School

Satellite snatch

Grade 5
First place: Chevy Chase Elementary School

Grades 6-7
First place: Chevy Chase Elementary School
Second place: Robert Frost Middle School
Third place: Forest Oak Middle School

Grades 8-9
First place: Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School
Second place: Forest Oak Middle School

Grades 10-12
First place: Walter Johnson High School
Second place: Walt Whitman High School
Third place: Montgomery Blair High School