THE 23RD ANNUAL BLUE LOBSTER BOWL
A Regional Competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
PRIMARY COMPETITION DAY: Saturday, February 29, 2020
Snow postponement day: Sunday, March 1, 2020
Every winter, MIT Sea Grant sponsors a fast-paced, one-day ocean science competition. Rounding its 22nd year, the Blue Lobster Bowl includes over 120 students from as many as 24 Massachusetts high schools. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) was created in 1998 in honor of the International Year of the Ocean and, since its inception, the competition has grown to include 300 schools and over 2,000 students annually.
Topics include the biology, chemistry, geology, physics, history, and economics of the ocean, as well as ocean-related current events. The winning team competes in the national finals in Washington, D.C. in April.
Information about competing or volunteering in the 23rd Annual Blue Lobster Bowl below. The team application deadline will be in early December 2019.
OUR 2019 TEAMS
Congratulations
1ST PLACE | Lexington High School A
2ND PLACE | Newton North High School A
3RD PLACE | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School A
4 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School A
5 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School B
6 Newton South High School
7 Lexington High School B
8 Newton North High School B
9 Newton North High School C
10 Bristol County Agricultural High School A
11 Fitchburg High School A
12 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School B
13 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School C
14 Fitchburg High School B
15 Bristol County Agricultural High School B
NC (Non-Competitive first time) Cape Cod Academy
McDowell Science Challenge Winner:
Fitchburg High School A
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers are fundamental in running the quiz bowl. We seek ocean-lovers, STEM role models, and those with ocean-related careers. Keep score or time, run answers, judge science or rules, moderate, grade written responses, organize the science room, or update the electronic scoreboard.
Apply to volunteer early December 2019 through early February 2020. Volunteer trainings will take place in February 2020.
Join our email list so that you will know when online applications open:
WANT TO START A TEAM AND COMPETE?
Coaches should submit a 2020 Team Intent Form and $50 registration fee (or Financial Need Waiver Application) to MIT Sea Grant by Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (RECEIVE BY date) AND also enter the Team Intent Form online at http://www.pmd.org/s/BLB20TeamIntent.htm (same deadline).
CONTACT US
To learn more about the Blue Lobster Bowl, please contact us at: blb@mit.edu.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, NW98-151
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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