NOSB

NOSB was initiated in 1998 to:

Support International Year of the Ocean and promote ocean literacy

Stimulate student interest in the ocean sciences

Give students opportunities to examine marine science as a field of study and possible career path

Help educators use the oceans as an interdisciplinary vehicle for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and mathematics

2014 Finals in Seattle, WA

(cannot talk to teammates)

(Can confer with teammates, captain must answer)

(work together as a team)

Once a question is read by the moderator, the students can respond in three ways, they can either:

1.Wait to be recognized by the moderator before answering

2.Interrupt the reading of the question, be recognized, then answer.

3.Blurt out the answer before being recognized.

Moderator asks a toss up question Team A’s captain buzzes in Moderator recognizes the captain Captain looks at team member & confers before answering Captain then answers

Toss-up Question: To what order do whales, dolphins, and porpoises belong?

Answer W:

Mammalia

Answer X:

Cetacean

Answer Y:

Chordata

Answer Z:

Reptilia

Correct Answer: X

Was the question in play when time ran out?

Was the question interrupted when time ran out (more likely scenario)?

Was the question read in its entirety?

Find the Complete Rules at:

http://southernstingraybowl.wordpress.com/official-nosb-2014-competition-rules/

Congratulations you have completed the online tutorial

Visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eXI48i3bXhta-fCV3y-_eeTchia63JkOqlfOVs0UcZg/viewform

To receive credit for this training session.

Program overview

Volunteer Roles

Event Staff

Moderator

“Expanding participation in the NOSB is essential since it plays a critical role in cultivating future

leaders in ocean science, management, and education – leaders responsible for ensuring these resources and the benefits they provide will be available for generations to come.”

-Admiral James D. Watkins (Ret)

Founder, National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Program Structure

Ocean Bowl Central:

Handing out questions

General/Logistics:

- Assisting with registration

- Building chiefs/assistants

Consortium for Ocean Leadership

NOSB National Office

25 NOSB Regional Sites

Reads the questions to the teams.

Verbally recognizes the team member before they respond.

Announces whether answer is correct or incorrect.

Must be very familiar with the rules and the flow of the game.

Regional Hosts

Regional Coordinator

Teacher/Coach

~350/yr

Students

~2,000/yr

NY – Stony Brook

OH/PA – Youngstown/Pittsburgh

OR – Corvallis

SC/GA – Columbia

TX – College Station

TX – Corpus Christi

VA – Norfolk or Gloucester Point

WA – Seattle

WI – Milwaukee

HI – Honolulu

MA – Boston

ME/NH – Biddeford or

Orono/Durham

MI – Ann Arbor

MS – Biloxi

NC – East Caroline, Chapel Hill, Raleigh,

or Wilmington

NJ – New Brunswick

Scorekeeper

AK – Seward

CA – La Jolla

CA – Los Angeles

CA – San Francisco

CO – Boulder CT - Groton

DC – Washington

FL – Ft. Pierce or Miami

FL – St. Petersburg

Rules Judge

Science Judge

NOSB Finals

2010: St Petersburg, FL

Maintains a tally of points for both teams

Toss up questions = 4 pts

Bonus questions = 6 pts

Team Challenge Questions = 20 pts

Winners of the regional competition move to

Finals

2009: Washington, DC

• Ensures all officials are performing their roles correctly
• Keeps close eye on scoring
• Watches the audience for signaling
• Responsible for room set up and breakdown

• Makes rulings on the acceptability of answers
• Controls the buzzer system
• Responds to challenges made by students
• Passes out, collects, and explains answers to the TCQs

2011: Galveston, TX

2013: Milwaukee, WI

2012 Baltimore, MD

NOSB: Objectives & Impacts

Room Runner

Timekeeper

• Runs TCQs to the Judges’ Appeals room to be graded.
• Picks up new questions from Ocean Bowl Central between rounds.
• Answers room needs.

• Keeps track of 2 clocks:
• Game clock for buzzer halves (6 minutes) and TCQs (2-5 minutes)
• Stopwatch for buzzing in (5 seconds) and answering questions (3 seconds). For bonus questions: 20 seconds to answer.

Online Training: Session 1

for Southern Stingray Bowl

Objective: This training is intended to present an overview of NOSB and the various volunteer opportunities avaliable

New Volunteers:

visit the online quiz to receive credit for this training

Rules and Scoring

Competition Overview

Types of Responses from Students

Competition Format

Scoring Matrix for Toss Ups

Competition is made up of several rounds

Team Format

Review of Rules #19 and #20

CORRECT INCORRECT

The answer is written on the page as: W. Sea urchin

Each round consists of a:

6 minute buzzer half

2 team challenge questions

6 minute buzzer half

Review of Rules #22 and #23

Examples of Acceptable Answers:

W.

Sea urchin

a sea urchin

W. Sea urchin

W. a sea urchin

Examples of Unacceptable Answers:

X.

Urchin

an urchin

X. sea urchin

X. an urchin

Teams consist of 4 competitors, 1 alternate, and a coach.

Teams are placed into divisions for a round robin competition.

Top teams in each division advance to a double elimination round.

With multiple choice questions the answer may be the letter (W, X Y, Z), the scientific answer, or both (Rule 22).

With the exception of articles, the answers to a multiple choice/toss-up question must be exactly as those on the written page (Rule 23).

Prefacing an answer with “May answer is…” is NOT acceptable.

*Short answer/bonus questions must have the same meaning, but do not need to match exactly what is on the written page*

RECOGNIZED +4 pts 0 pts

INTERRUPT +4 pts -4 pts

BLURT 0 pts 0 pts

In the round each team particpates in the Team Challenge Questions (TCQ) - 20pts

A correct toss up question will earn a team a Bonus Question worth 6pts

Question Format

Three Types of Questions:

Rules Regarding Challenges

Types of Challenges

3. Team Challenge Questions (TCQs)

1. Toss Up (multiple choice)

2. Bonus (usually short answer)

Rules Challenge

example

Science Challenge

example

A

Rules for When Time Runs Out

A

Possible Outcomes:

Moderator does not accept Team A’s answer because there was conferring and question goes to other team.

Moderator says “that is correct” accepting Team A’s answer and is about to move on to the bonus question when Team B challenges.

If Team B’s challenge is accepted, what should the moderator do next?

Possible Outcomes:

Reject the challenge and proceed to the bonus question for Team B.

Decide question is poorly worded in that both answers are correct. Throw the question out and proceed to the next toss-up question.

Attention Rules Judges!!! Ask yourselves:

B

ANSWER: Go to the next question pair and read that question to Team B.

--When the moderator inadvertently gives out an answer, he or she needs to skip to the next pair of questions in the round. --

Or

When in Doubt…

Stop the clock

Discuss with other competition officials

Be confident in your decisions and stick with them!

If the problem can not be resolved in the room, take it out of the room to the Judges Appeals Room.

*Challenges must be made before the moderator begins the next question*

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