“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
Founder, National Ocean Sciences Bowl
2015
Volunteer Orientation
NOSB Program Overview
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NOSB Objectives & Impacts
NOSB was initiated in 1998, the International Year of the
Ocean. The program goals are to:
Develop knowledgeable ocean stewards that understand the
ocean’s impact on daily life and the importance of scientific
research;
Foster the use of the ocean as an interdisciplinary vehicle to
teach science and mathematics and encourage the inclusion of
the ocean sciences in curricula;
Encourage and support the involvement of under-represented
and geographically diverse communities in the ocean sciences;
and
Provide students interactive education that develops critical
thinking and skills for the workforce and exposes them to ocean
science professionals and career opportunities.
Program Structure
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
• NOSB National Office
Regional Hosts
• Regional Coordinator
Teacher/Coach
• ~350/yr
Students
• ~2,000/yr
Regional Sites
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
HI – Honolulu
MA – Boston
ME/NH – Biddeford or
Orono/Durham
MI – Ann Arbor
MS – Biloxi
NC – Chapel Hill, Raleigh,
or Wilmington
NJ – New Brunswick
NY – Stony Brook
OH/PA – Youngstown/Pittsburgh
OR – Corvallis
SC/GA – Savannah
TX – Galveston
TX – Corpus Christi
VA – Norfolk or Gloucester Point
WA – Seattle
WI – Milwaukee
Finals Competition
2014: Seattle, Washington
2012: Baltimore, Maryland
2013: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2011: Galveston, Texas
2015 – Ocean Springs, MS
The Science of Oil in the Ocean
 the origins of oil in the
ocean;
 transport, breakdown,
and remediation of oil in
the ocean;
 the impact of oil on
organisms, ecosystems,
and humans; and
 policy related to oil
production, spills, and
restoration
NOSB Finals Prizes
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Panama
Costa Rica
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Catalina Island
Florida Keys
New England
More than a Competition
• National Ocean Scholar Program
• Online Game – OSQ
• Professional
Development
• Diversity
Initiative
• Video Contest
2014 [Insert Regional Bowl
Name]
Bowl’s Winning Team
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Team Picture Here
2015
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Competition Overview
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Team Format
• 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.
Question Format
Three Types of Questions:
• Toss Up (multiple choice)
• Bonus (short answer)
• Team Challenge Questions (TCQs)
Competition Format
• Competition is made up of rounds
• One round consists of a:
– 6 minute buzzer
segment
– 2 team challenge
questions
– 6 minute buzzer
segment
Science Expert Briefing
• Initiated in 2011 as the Policy Briefing component
• 2015 SEB will continue to focus more on science
– i.e. what are the scientific requirements to inform
sound policy?
• Students complete the following:
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Written report (submitted prior to finals)
Individual stakeholder briefings
Final recommendations based on consensus
Q&A session with judges
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Volunteer Roles
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Competition Officials
Officials Teams include:
• Moderator
• Science Judge
• Rules Judge
• Scorekeeper
• Timekeeper
• Room Runner(s)
Event Staff
Ocean Bowl Central:
- Handing out questions
General/Logistics:
- Assisting with registration
- Building chiefs/assistants
Science Judge
• 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
Rules Judge
• 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
Scorekeeper
Maintains a tally of points for both teams
• Toss up questions = 4 pts
• Bonus questions = 6 pts
• Team Challenge
Questions = 20 pts
Timekeeper
Keeps track of 2 clocks:
• Game clock for
buzzer halves (6
minutes) and TCQs (25 minutes)
• Stopwatch for
buzzing in (5 seconds)
and answering
questions (3 seconds)
For bonus questions:
20 seconds to answer
Room Runner
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Runs TCQs to the
Judges’ Appeals room to
be graded
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Picks up new questions
from Ocean Bowl Central
between rounds
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Answers room needs
Types of Responses from
Students
Once a question is read by the moderator, the
students can respond in three ways, they can
either:
• Wait to be recognized by the moderator before
answering
• Interrupt the reading of the question, be
recognized, then answer.
• Blurt out the answer before being recognized.
Scoring Matrix for Toss Ups
Type of
Response
Correct
Answer
Incorrect
Answer
Recognized
+4
0
Interrupt
+4
-4
Blurt
0
0
2015
Volunteer Orientation
Let’s Play!!!
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National Ocean Sciences
Bowl
www.nosb.org
Kristen Yarincik, Director
kyarincik@oceanleadership.org
Melissa Brodeur, Program Manager
mbrodeur@oceanleadership.org
Amanda Holloway, Program Associate
aholloway@oceanleadership.org