As many of you may have heard, NOSB has been working with the MIT Sea Grant College Program to develop an online game to promote ocean literacy and engage students, teachers, and teams worldwide. The first phase (single-player) of the Ocean Sciences Quiz (OSQ) is now available to play! Please check it out at http://osq.mit.edu/.
To further get students involved and to build the question database, we are holding a contest to encourage question writing for the OSQ. Learn more about the contest and prizes at http://osq.mit.edu/contest.html or by clicking the floating bottle on the front page. This contest is open only to high school students but anyone can submit questions. Contest winners will be notified in May 2012.
For more information on the OSQ and the future phases, please visit http://osq.mit.edu/about.html.
Appleton West High School of Appleton, Wisconsin was featured this week in the Appleton Post Crescent. Appleton West will be competing with twenty-three other schools at the Lake Sturgeon Bowl on February 4th. The Lake Sturgeon Bowl is one of twenty-five regional NOSB competitions, from which one team each will continue on to Finals in [...]
[ January 23, 2012 to January 27, 2012. ] NOSB Director Kathleen Meehan-Coop and NOSB Program Specialist Melissa Brodeur are currently attending the Underwater Intervention Conference (www.underwaterintervention.com). By attending this conference, we are expanding the exposure of NOSB and hope to meet future question writers, supporters, volunteers, and presenters. If you’re there, stop by the NOSB booth and say hi!
[ February 4, 2012; ] On February 4, 2012 teams from the following NOSB regions will be showcasing their extensive knowledge on ocean sciences as they compete for the opportunity to advance to the NOSB Finals Competition in April. Please contact the regional coordinator (listed below) for more information on the bowl nearest you!
Blue Lobster Bowl, Boston, MA- Rachel VanCott [...]
[ March 3, 2012; ] On March 3, 2012 teams from the following NOSB regions will be showcasing their extensive knowledge on ocean sciences as they compete for the opportunity to advance to the NOSB Finals Competition in April. Please contact the regional coordinator (listed below) for more information on the bowl nearest you!
Aloha Bowl, Honolulu, HI – Cindy Knapman [...]
[ April 19, 2012 to April 22, 2012. ] The 2012 NOSB Finals Competition will be held at the Sheraton in Downtown Baltimore, MD April 19-22, 2012!
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor provides an interesting backdrop for the competition due to its history as an important port for U.S. trade. It is the largest U.S. seaport in the Mid-Atlantic, and was once the second largest port of [...]
One hundred twenty high school students to convene at MIT for the regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
As part of the world’s premier museum and research complex, the NSRC can provide special access for teachers to the scientists, curators, and educators at the Institution. Most Smithsonian Science Education Academies for Teachers sessions will be held at the museums and research centers of the Smithsonian and other museums and laboratories in or near Washington, D.C.
Applications are invited for the 2012 Garden Club of America Coastal Wetland Studies scholarship. The award is a one-year scholarship for graduate studies in coastal wetlands and carries a stipend of $5,000 to support field-based research. For the purposes of this scholarship, coastal wetlands are defined as those tidal or non-tidal wetlands found within coastal [...]
Deadline approaching!
Apply to sail with us as an Education Officer on the JOIDES Resolution on one of two upcoming expeditions!
Applications accepted until January15, 2012.
For more information and applications please visit our website.
HomerNews.com released an article on November 2nd, 2011 on Homer High School’s planned return to the Tsunami Bowl. We look forward to their participation!