THE PENGUIN BOWL
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February 21, 2009
Youngstown State University
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SCIENCES BOWL
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a competition for high school students on topics related to the study of the oceans. It is a round robin, double-elimination academic tournament consisting of written and oral questions about the oceans and Great Lakes. It is managed by The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, which represents 92 oceanographic institutions, universities and aquaria. The NOSB was first conducted in 1998 in honor of the International Year of the Ocean. Past prizes have included trips to the Southampton Oceanography Centre in England; the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island, California; the Florida Keys; Hawaii; the Great Lakes Field Station; cruises on research vessels; visits to oceanographic institutions and aquaria; scholarships; scientific equipment and books
HOW DOES IT WORK?
High schools (or other groups of H.S. grade students) organize teams of five students (four players and one alternate) and a coach to compete in the Penguin Bowl regional competition at Youngstown State University on February 21, 2009. The first-place winners from the Penguin Bowl and 24 other regional competitions will meet in April in Washington D.C.for the national championship. Round-trip transportation and room & board are paid by the NOSB! Field trips in the Washington D.C. region will also be provided to contestants.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW?
Every student participating will receive prizes for competing. The top four teams will win significant prizes. Registration is limited to 16 teams. You must register using this electronic form. Instruction on using the form are available here. Registration will be on a first come first served basis. Only one team per school can have a confirmed slot prior to January 21, 2009. If there are any slots open on January 22, 2009 a school may have a second team compete, based on a first come first served basis (based on the e-mail "postmark" date, starting now). If you want to bring two teams e-mail your forms (for both teams) a.s.a.p. to Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer at YSU. You will also need to go to the NOSB website to download the permission/medical forms that must be filled out and signed. Please contact Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer at (330) 941-1753 if you need more information.
GETTING STARTED
The first
thing to do is form a team of five students and a coach. Most teams will represent
their high school with a teacher as coach. However, home-school groups, 4-H
clubs, scouting or other troops are invited to participate. Coaches are not
restricted to teachers. Parents, other adults or college students are encouraged
to volunteer as a coach. You must register using the pdf form and the printed
forms at the NOSB website
to secure a place. E-mal and mail the forms to Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer
at YSU. If you do not have all five students determined, you can make
up a name when you register and change it later. (NOTE: This doesn't
apply if you want to also submit a B-Team application) For more information,
contact Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer at (330) 941-1753 or via e-mail at rebeiersdorfer@ysu.edu.
Each registered team will receive passwords to a web-site with practice questions
and other information that is restricted to Penguin Bowl participants. Registered
teams will also be able to participate in lectures and practice competitions
in the months leading up to the 2009 Penguin Bowl.
TO REGISTER
http://www.nosb.org
Once You Have e-mailed in Your Registration Form and received WebCT I.D.s and passwords
Go To The Penguin Bowl WebCT Course
http://webcourses.ysu.edu
For More Information
Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer
NOSB Penguin Bowl Coordinator
Dept. of Geological & Environmental Sciences
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
Phone (330) 941-1753
Fax (330) 941-1754
rebeiersdorfer@ysu.edu