Blue Crab Bowl
Starts: March 6, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Ends: March 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Location: Old Dominion University
Event URL: {{http://www.vims.edu/adv/bcb/,Blue Crab Bowl}}
Contact: [[chopper,Carol Hopper-Brill]]
Summary
The Virginia regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl tests the ocean knowledge of 16 teams from high schools throughout the Commonwealth.
Full Description
Blue Crab Bowl
Annual Contest Promotes Marine Science Knowledge Among Students Across Virginia
The Blue Crab Bowl is the Virginia regional competition for the National Ocean Science Bowl (NOSB©), an academic tournament for high school students. Each year, this event is made possible by a partnership between Virginia Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, and the Department of Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at Old Dominion University. Through this cooperative effort, faculty, staff and graduate students from both institutions donate many hours of their time to ensure the success of this exciting opportunity.
The first NOSB competition was launched in 1998 by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) to further its mission of supporting and expanding oceans sciences education during the International Year of the Ocean. In 2007, CORE merged with the Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) to form a new organization, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Representing 95 of the nation’s leading oceanographic institutions, universities, industries and aquaria, the Consortium office in Washington D.C. hosts the NOSB National headquarters.
Selected by lottery, sixteen teams compete in February of each year. Guided by their teacher coaches, students broaden their awareness and understanding of the oceans. At the Bowl, each match pits two teams of four students in an academic quiz-bowl format. Competitors use a buzzer system to respond to rapid-fire multiple choice and short answer questions read by a Moderator. Additionally, teams work collectively to produce written answers to complex analytical questions. Teams compete in round-robin divisions during the morning and in double elimination tournaments in the afternoon. The Bowl offers students who excel in math and science a chance to receive regional and national recognition for their diligence and talent. The winning team from the Blue Crab Bowl goes on to face 24 other regional champions in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl in April.
