Information and Training Plan for Coaches and Teams
15th Annual Alaska Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl, "Alaska Tsunami Bowl"
Seward, Alaska, March 2–4, 2012
Information
Welcome to the 2012 Alaska Tsunami Bowl, the Alaska region competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
- Schedule of events: The 2012 schedule of events is now online, including the order of oral presentations.
- General information: Please see What is NOSB for general information on this competition. For information on how to participate, please see the Invitation to Coaches and other links at left.
- Rules: Rules for research project & quiz bowl [PDF; 3 MB].
- Research project: This year's topic is Ecosystem-based Management of an Alaska-based Fishery.
- Quiz bowl: Practice questions for the quiz bowl are available in PDF format.
- Intent to participate: The Intent to Participate form is available online, or you can fax or mail in the printable form. Participation will be limited to one team per school until October 1, 2011. After that, if the limit of 20 teams has not been reached, additional teams from the same school may sign up.
- Team registration: Once you have filed your intent to participate and been notified of your team’s acceptance, please complete the team registration form [PDF; 79 KB] and email it to Phyllis.
The Alaska Region NOSB consists of two equally weighted parts: a tournament quiz-style academic competition, designed to challenge and recognize the students' knowledge of sciences in the context of the oceans, and a project with written and oral components. The project meets all of the State of Alaska high school English standards, including writing.
Training Plan
Here are the dates and deadlines you'll need to remember.
| Dates | Action or event |
|---|---|
| September 1–October 1, 2011 | One team per school allowed to sign up for 2012 Tsunami Bowl. See the teams page for schools that have signed up so far. |
| October 1, 2011 | Additional teams from the same school can sign up for 2012 Tsunami Bowl if space is available. Teams not in the first 20 to sign up will be placed on a waiting list and notified if any spaces open up. |
| October 15, 2011 | Optional research project outlines are due to Dean Stockwell, project coordinator. See research project page and document preparation guidelines for more information. |
| November 15, 2011 | Final deadline for Intent to Participate forms if the maximum 20 teams have not already signed up. |
| December 1, 2011 | Research project manuscripts must be received electronically by Dean Stockwell. |
| January 4, 2012 | Team registration forms [PDF; 76 KB] with final team members listed are due. Also due: coach information forms [PDF; 52 KB] and student information forms [PDF; 66 KB]. |
| January 15, 2012 | Travel assistance fund applications are due. |
| January 20, 2012 | Optional "Living on the Ocean Planet" video contest entries are due to the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. |
| March 2–4, 2012 | 2012 "Alaska Tsunami" regional competition, Seward, Alaska. |
| April 19–22, 2012 | NOSB finals competition, Baltimore, Maryland. |
Need Help?
If you have any questions, just ask!
- Phyllis Shoemaker, Alaska NOSB coordinator, phyllis.shoemaker@alaska.edu
- Carol Kaynor, web coordinator, carol.kaynor@alaska.edu
