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
Go get 'em, Wxbuddy!!! 
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