National Ocean Sciences Bowl

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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is a national, high-school science competition managed by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) which started in the 1970s (formerly the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education). It uses a quiz-bowl format, with lockout buzzers and extended team challenge questions to test students on their knowledge of oceanography. This includes the subjects of biology, chemistry, geology, geography, social science, technology, and physics. The annual competition was started in 1998, the International Year of the Ocean. The current director of NOSB is Kristen Yarincik, who is based out of Washington, DC. Currently there are 25 regions in the U.S. that compete in the NOSB, each with their own regional competitions. The regional competitions are coordinated by the Regional Coordinators, who are typically affiliated with a university in their region. Each year approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete for prizes and a trip to the national competition. The goal of this organization is to increase knowledge of the ocean among high school students and, ultimately, magnify the public understanding of ocean research. Students who participate are eligible to apply for the National Ocean Scholar Program.[1]

Results of the national competition

Schools with greatest number of wins

Top-placing teams at the 2015 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Boise High School
  2. Dexter High School
  3. Marshfield High School
  4. Mission San Jose High School
  5. Mount Sinai High School
  6. Lexington High School
  7. Chaparral Star Academy
  8. Arcadia High School

Sanger High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2014 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Boise High School
  2. Arcadia High School
  3. Juneau-Douglas High School
  4. Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
  5. Eastside High School
  6. Chaparral Star Academy
  7. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  8. Lexington High School

Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2013 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Arcadia High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Juneau-Douglas High School
  4. Neah-Kah-Nie High School
  5. Albany High School
  6. Greenhills High School
  7. Dana Hills High School
  8. Maui High School

Annapolis Christian Academy won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2012 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Raleigh Charter High School
  3. Eastside High School
  4. Lexington High School
  5. Santa Monica High School
  6. Maui High School
  7. Albany High School
  8. Loveland High School

Top-placing teams at the 2011 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Santa Monica High School
  4. Mt. Sinai High School
  5. Contoocook Valley Regional High School
  6. Mission San Jose High School
  7. State College High School
  8. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Top-placing teams at the 2010 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Marine Academy of Science and Technology (Sandy Hook, New Jersey)
  3. Mission San Jose High School
  4. La Jolla High School
  5. Punahou School
  6. Neah-Kah-Nie High School
  7. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  8. Arcadia High School
  9. Mount Sinai High School

Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2009 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Cranston High School West
  4. Mission San Jose High School
  5. Raleigh Charter High School

Top-placing teams at the 2008 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  2. Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California)
  3. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
  4. Dexter High School (Dexter, MI)
  5. La Jolla High School (La Jolla, California)

Kealakehe High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2007 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Contoocook Valley Regional High School (Peterborough, New Hampshire)
  2. Cranston High School West (Cranston, Rhode Island)
  3. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  4. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
  5. Smoky Hill High School (Aurora, CO)
  6. Churchville-Chili High School (Churchville, New York)
  7. Dexter High School (Dexter, MI)
  8. Durant High School (Plant City, FL)

Poplarville High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2006 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  2. Poudre High School (Fort Collins, CO)
  3. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
  4. Albany High School (Albany, CA)
  5. MAST Academy (Miami, FL)
  6. Oconee County High School (Oconee County, Georgia)
  7. Langham Creek High School (Langham Creek, TX)
  8. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Arlington, VA)

Top-placing teams at the 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Cranston High School West (Cranston, Rhode Island)
  2. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  3. Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California)
  4. Oconee County High School (Oconee County, Georgia)
  5. La Jolla High School (La Jolla, California)
  6. Maui High School (Maui County, Hawaii)
  7. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, California)
  8. Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Past National Ocean Sciences Bowl Winners:

Prizes

The prizes for placing at the national competition vary from year to year. In recent years, the top two teams have received week-long experiential trips while many of the other teams at the national competition have received smaller prizes. The prizes for the three most recent competition years are listed below. [2]

2015

2014

2013

Format and scoring

Types of questions

A single NOSB match consists of two 6-minute buzzer rounds with two Team Challenge Questions in between. Each round is made up of 20 questions pairs. After the break, the second half begins with the first toss-up that was not read in the first half and continues until time expires or all questions have been read. The most points a team can earn each round is 240 points (20 toss-ups and bonuses each plus full-credit on the two TCQs), but earning 100 or more points is considered very impressive. Teams may make substitutions only during the break.

With the exception of articles such as "a","an", and "the", answers to multiple-choice questions must be exactly as those on the written page. Prefacing answers with phrases such as "My answer is" is not acceptable.

Roles of officials

Locations

The National competition is held in one of the participating colleges that hold the regionals. These colleges draw from high schools in their area and run the regional competitions, often naming the regional according to the characteristics of the region. For example, the region encompassing Colorado and the surrounding area is called the "Trout Bowl."

Nationals

Regionals

"Living on the Ocean Planet" Video Contest

Starting in 2009, NOSB has held a video contest. Submissions were judged on multiple criteria, with a maximum length of two minutes. The theme of the contest changes each year along with the National competition themes. Past winners are as follows:

Theme - Human Responses to Ocean Events
Title - Making Every Difference[3]
Members - Daniel Seidman, Jenny Seo and Jung Huh
Coach - Lisa Wu
Theme - Technology
Title - Ocean Exploration: The Future[4]
Members - Will Welch and Gwyn Welch
Coach - Patricia Cloutier
Theme - Biodiversity
Title - Our Oceans, Our World[5]
Members - Eric Kao and Jorie Heilman
Coach - Sarah Damassa

See also

External links

References

  1. "National Ocean Scholar Program | NOSB". National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. "NOSB Award Trips". National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. "Making Every Difference". Making Every Difference.
  4. "Ocean Exploration: The Future". Ocean Exploration: The Future.
  5. "Our Oceans, Our World". Our Oceans, Our World.
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