2005 National Science Olympiad

[DoctorHurricane2003]

Hey guys...right now I'm in Illinois at the U of I in Champaign-Urbana getting ready to compete in the National Science Olympiad Tournament! I'm so excited and nervous and I can't wait for tomorrow! See you guys later! (Right off the top of my head for other state's teams where people are from on here....there is Paul Breaux Middle School from Lafayette and Baton Rouge Magnet High School from Louisiana!

[Skywatch_NC]

The VERY best to you and your team, Adam!! Go get 'em, Wxbuddy!!!

BTW...any schools there from Raleigh?

Eric

[CajunMama]

Paul Breaux Middle School....I went there (many, many, many, many, many, many years ago )

Good Luck Doc!!!!!!

[yoda]

Good luck Doc. Remember those atoms and elements!

[DoctorHurricane2003]

Eric- North Carolina Teams:

Division B:
Davidson IB Middle School Davidson, NC
Jay M. Robinson Middle School Charlotte, NC

Division C:
Washington High School Washington, NC
Raleigh Charter High School Raleigh, NC


Results!

Our team went down overall...from 28th to 39th (out of 60 teams).....but we still medaled in two events.

My Personal Results (I had 5 events):

Event: Astronomy
Description: Identify several deep sky objects and calculate distances, magnitudes, etc. with formulas.
Place: 34th

Event: Dynamic Planet
Description: This year's focus topic was glaciers, glacial history, and effects of glaciation over time.
Place: 2nd (Silver Medal, YAY!)

Event: Fermi Questions
Description: Use intuitive guesswork to answer questions with a scientific exponential. Sample Q: How many drops of water are in the ocean?
Place: 58th

Event: Mission Possible
Description: Build a Rube-Goldberg like device that will start with placing a magnet against part of the device and end with a ping pong ball launching outside of the plane of the device and coming back in, ceasing movement.
Place: 51st (Yeah...we had problems. :\ )

Event: Remote Sensing
Description: Analyze aerial photographs, thermal images, satellite pictures, etc. and compare it to topographic maps. Be able to identify natural and cultural features.
Place: 10th

Other Medals My Team Received:

Bottle Rocket: 3rd


Division C Top 10 Teams (High School...Middle School coming later as I was not present at that ceremony)

10. Ward-Melville High School; East Setauket, NY
09. Parkview High School; Lilburn, GA
08. Solon High School; Solon, OH
07. Grand Haven High School; Grand Haven, MI
06. New Trier High School; Winnetka, IL
05. Fayetteville-Manlius High School; Manlius, NY
04. Centerville High School; Centerville, OH
03. Prairie High School; Brush Prairie, WA
02. Troy High School; Fullerton, CA
01. Harriton High School; Rosemont, PA

[DoctorHurricane2003]

Division B Top 10 Teams (Middle School)

10. Lakeshore Middle School; Grand Haven, MI
09. Shady Side Academy; Pittsburgh, PA
08. South Middle School; Arlington Heights, IL
07. Ladue Middle School; St. Louis, MO
06. J.C. Booth Middle School; Peachtree City, GA
05. White Pines Middle School; Grand Haven, MI
04. Solon Middle School; Solon, OH
03. El Rancho Middle School; Anaheim, CA
02. Thomas Jefferson Middle School; Valparaiso, IN
01. West Windsor Plainsboro Community Middle School; Plainsboro, NJ

[Dee Bee]

[quote="DoctorHurricane2003"]

Event: Dynamic Planet
Description: This year's focus topic was glaciers, glacial history, and effects of glaciation over time.
Place: 2nd (Silver Medal, YAY!)

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR TEAM'S FINE EFFORTS -- AND ON YOUR OUTSTANDING PERSONAL BEST!!

[Skywatch_NC]

Event: Dynamic Planet
Description: This year's focus topic was glaciers, glacial history, and effects of glaciation over time.
Place: 2nd (Silver Medal, YAY!)

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR TEAM'S FINE EFFORTS -- AND ON YOUR OUTSTANDING PERSONAL BEST!!

VERY PROUD OF YOU ADAM & TEAM!!