National Ocean Sciences Bowl

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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is a national high-school science competition managed by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. It follows a quiz-bowl format, with lockout buzzers and extended team challenge questions to test students on their knowledge of oceanography. Questions cover the fields of biology, chemistry, geology, geography, social science, technology, and physics. The purpose of the event is to increase knowledge of the ocean among high school students and, ultimately, magnify public understanding of ocean research.

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The annual competition was first held in 1998, the International Year of the Ocean. Twenty-five U.S. regions compete in the NOSB, each with its own regional competitions. The regional competitions are coordinated by Regional Coordinators, who are typically affiliated with a university in their region. Each year, approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete for prizes and a trip to the national competition. Students who participate are eligible to apply for the National Ocean Scholar Program. [1]

The NOSB is a creation of oceanographer Rick Spinrad. [2]

Format and scoring

Types of questions

A single NOSB match consists of two 6-minute buzzer rounds with two Team Challenge Questions in between. Each round is made up of 20 questions pairs. After the break, the second half begins with the first toss-up that was not read in the first half and continues until time expires or all questions have been read. The most points a team can earn each round is 240 points (20 toss-ups and bonuses each plus full-credit on the two TCQs), but earning 100 or more points is considered very impressive. Teams may make substitutions only during the break.

With the exception of articles such as "a","an", and "the", answers to multiple-choice questions must be exactly as those on the written page. Prefacing answers with phrases such as "My answer is" is not acceptable.

Science Expert Briefing (SEB)

The SEB is a mock congressional hearing where students present science recommendations on a piece of legislation, enhancing the critical thinking elements of the competition and focusing on real-world skills. Regional bowl winners must participate in the SEB to be eligible for the national finals.

Roles of officials

Locations

The National competition is held in one of the participating colleges that hold the regional bowls. These colleges draw from high schools in their area and run the regional competitions, often naming the regional according to the characteristics of the region. For example, the region encompassing Colorado and the surrounding area is called the "Trout Bowl." The annual themes, since 2008, are also listed below.

Nationals

Regionals

Results of the national competition

Schools with greatest number of wins

Top-placing teams at the 2021 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (the second year of virtual competition):

  1. Dougherty Valley High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Canyon Crest Academy
  4. Santa Monica High School
  5. Tesla STEM High School
  6. Saline High School
  7. Oxford High School
  8. E. O. Smith High School

Top-placing teams at the 2020 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (the 2020 competition was the first-ever virtual finals competition):

  1. Ladue Horton Watkins High School
  2. Santa Monica High School
  3. Dougherty Valley High School
  4. Centerville High School
  5. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
  6. Newport High School
  7. Lexington High School
  8. Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Top-placing teams at the 2019 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Albany High School
  2. Santa Monica High School
  3. Ladue Horton Watkins High School
  4. Centerville High School
  5. Marine Academy of Science and Technology
  6. Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport, Oregon)
  7. Newport High School
  8. Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut

Top-placing teams at the 2018 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Montgomery Blair High School
  2. Santa Monica High School
  3. Marshfield High School
  4. Albany High School
  5. Newport High School
  6. Fort Collins High School
  7. Princeton High School (New Jersey)
  8. Mount Sinai High School

Top-placing teams at the 2017 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Santa Monica High School
  2. Marshfield High School
  3. North Carolina School of Science and Math
  4. Centerville High School
  5. Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
  6. Eastside High School
  7. Liberty Common High School
  8. Oxford High School

Kalani High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2016 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Albany High School
  2. Marshfield High School
  3. Santa Monica High School
  4. Liberty Common High School
  5. Boise High School
  6. Lexington High School
  7. E. O. Smith High School
  8. Montgomery Blair High School

York High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2015 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Boise High School
  2. Dexter High School
  3. Marshfield High School
  4. Mission San Jose High School
  5. Mount Sinai High School
  6. Lexington High School
  7. Chaparral Star Academy
  8. Arcadia High School

Sanger High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2014 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Boise High School
  2. Arcadia High School
  3. Juneau-Douglas High School
  4. Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
  5. Eastside High School
  6. Chaparral Star Academy
  7. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  8. Lexington High School

Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2013 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Arcadia High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Juneau-Douglas High School
  4. Neah-Kah-Nie High School
  5. Albany High School
  6. Greenhills High School
  7. Dana Hills High School
  8. Maui High School

Annapolis Christian Academy won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2012 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Raleigh Charter High School
  3. Eastside High School
  4. Lexington High School
  5. Santa Monica High School
  6. Maui High School
  7. Albany High School
  8. Loveland High School

Top-placing teams at the 2011 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Santa Monica High School
  4. Mt. Sinai High School
  5. Contoocook Valley Regional High School
  6. Mission San Jose High School
  7. State College High School
  8. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Top-placing teams at the 2010 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Marine Academy of Science and Technology
  3. Mission San Jose High School
  4. La Jolla High School
  5. Punahou School
  6. Neah-Kah-Nie High School
  7. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  8. Arcadia High School
  9. Mount Sinai High School

Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2009 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Marshfield High School
  2. Lexington High School
  3. Cranston High School West
  4. Mission San Jose High School
  5. Raleigh Charter High School

Top-placing teams at the 2008 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
  2. Mission San Jose High School
  3. Santa Monica High School
  4. Dexter High School
  5. La Jolla High School

Kealakehe High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2007 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Contoocook Valley Regional High School (Peterborough, New Hampshire)
  2. Cranston High School West (Cranston, Rhode Island)
  3. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  4. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
  5. Smoky Hill High School (Aurora, CO)
  6. Churchville-Chili High School (Churchville, New York)
  7. Dexter High School (Dexter, MI)
  8. Durant High School (Plant City, FL)

Poplarville High School won the sportsmanship award.

Top-placing teams at the 2006 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  2. Poudre High School (Fort Collins, CO)
  3. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
  4. Albany High School (Albany, CA)
  5. MAST Academy (Miami, FL)
  6. Oconee County High School (Oconee County, Georgia)
  7. Langham Creek High School (Langham Creek, TX)
  8. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Arlington, VA)

Top-placing teams at the 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:

  1. Cranston High School West (Cranston, Rhode Island)
  2. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
  3. Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California)
  4. Oconee County High School (Oconee County, Georgia)
  5. La Jolla High School (La Jolla, California)
  6. Maui High School (Maui County, Hawaii)
  7. Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, California)
  8. Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Past National Ocean Sciences Bowl Winners:

Prizes

The prizes for placing at the national competition vary from year to year. In recent years, the top two teams have received week-long experiential trips while many of the other teams at the national competition have received smaller prizes. [3]

2016

2015

2014

2013

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