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Great Lakes Sea Grant Extension Office
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National Ocean Sciences Bowl Great Lakes Bowl |
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Announcing the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, sponsored by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) and the University of Michigan. |
| What is it?
The NOSB is a nationwide academic competition among teams of high school students. Regional competitions are held around the U.S. in February with the final national competition held in April. The 2010 final competition will be in St. Petersburg, FL. The NOSB will test students' math and science skills as applied to topics on ocean (and Great Lakes) biology, chemistry, geology, physics, technology, history, and economics. Information about NOSB is available online to help students and teachers prepare for the competition: http://www.nosb.org/. When & where will it be held? The Great Lakes Bowl of the NOSB will be held in February 6, 2010 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Who competes? High school teams of four students, one alternate, and a coach will compete in question and answer matches during the day-long competition. The competition format will be a 6-minute buzzer round, 2 team challenge questions, and another 6-minute buzzer round. The Team Challenge Questions require analysis of data presented and synthesis of several scientific and mathematical concepts. The students work as a team to answer questions, with the opportunity to win 20 points. What are the prizes? The Great Lakes Bowl will award trophies, medals, cash, and other prizes to top-finishers. The overall winning team of the competition wins a paid trip to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl finals. Prizes for the final competition have included cruises on oceanographic research vessels, visits to oceanographic research laboratories, computer hardware/software for the winning team's school, scientific equipment and laboratory supplies, scholarships, endowments, t-shirts, trophies, and medals.How do I enter? The Great Lakes Bowl will be limited to 16 teams. Team entry in the event will be approved on a first-come first-served basis. Teams must complete and submit all required forms to be approved for entry into the event. Entry deadline is December 1, 2009. Registration forms can be downloaded from the NOSB home page: http://www.nosb.org. Please send completed forms to: Laura Florence
For a PDF version of this info sheet, click here. |
Schools
in the 2009 Competition
Who hosts & coordinates it? Regional Hosts
Regional Sponsors
National Hosts/Coordinators
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