Update (April 27, 2009)
Lexington wins 2009 NOSB video contest
watch the video!
Part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, the event is co-sponsored by MIT Sea Grant, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education.
For information about registering for the Blue Lobster Bowl, see http://bluelobsterbowl.mit.edu
To learn more about the national competition, see http://www.nosb.org. For more information about The Blue Lobster Bowl, please contact Jordan Lewis at (617) 324-3558 or lewisjb@mit.edu.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl
(the "Blue Lobster" Bowl)
Regional Competition:
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Mass.
The 13th Annual Blue Lobster Bowl will be held at MIT on Saturday, February 6, 2010. This academic tournament is open to teams from high schools or other organizations that provide educational support to teens in Massachusetts. All competition questions relate to the world's oceans and waterways.
Teams of students work for months with coaches, most often high school science faculty, in preparation for the competition. NOSB questions cover ocean biology, chemistry, geology, physics, navigation, geography, and related history, literature and public policy. Questions are presented in "buzzer" rounds (rapid-fire multiple-choice or short-answer) and the "team challenge," that gives students an opportunity to apply their critical thinking skills to questions involving real-time data and cutting-edge research and policy issues.
In addition to the opportunity to travel to the National Finals, teams vie for a variety of prizes, including scholarships, internships, and educational trips. Thanks to funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), all participating students are eligible to apply for the Coastal and Ocean Science Training (COAST) internship program, a four-week summer program in Olympic National Park, and the National Ocean Scholar Program, a two-year, $6,000 scholarship for students studying marine and coastal sciences.
