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Information about South/West Bay Area Regional Middle School Science Bowl:
Information about South/West Bay Area Regional Middle School Science Bowl:
Tryouts: For 7th and 8th Graders only!
Date: Monday, Sept. 25 Time: 3:15 to 3:45 pm
Tryout will be in person on assigned time in room 9
Test: In person Written using Chrome books (Please bring your Chromebook for Tryouts.)
Sign Up: Available starting (See morning announcements), Monday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 24
Use School gmail account to sign up : https://tinyurl.com/millersciencebowl23
You will be eligible for Tryouts and place in the Science Bowl Team only if you sign up.
No makeups available for Tryouts.
Results will be posted at brunch outside room 9 on Oct 2nd. Email will also be sent to students and parents of selected students.
Only selected students will be informed via email.
Parent meeting: Check email
Team registration: , October (Mrs. Walia will complete pre registration)
Practice at School: Both teams are required to attend practice session on once a week Monday(3:15 to 4:00 pm). In these meetings study material will be provided and practice rounds will be held.
Practice at home: Teams will meet once a week for practice with parent coach and High school mentor in their own time.
Click here for 2023-24 National Science Bowl® Official Academic Competition Information
Click for SLAC MS Regional DOE Science Bowl
Regional Competition Location: Virtual/ in person participation will be as per CUSD policies on Saturday, Feb 24, 2024 and if the district does not approve then we will not be able to participate.
See note below from coordinators email:
"We are planning to hold the event in-person at SLAC but it is quite possible that we will switch to a virtual format in consideration of COVID regulations. We will share updates as we learn more."
Date: Competition will be held on TBD Saturday, 24 Feb. 2024
Time: 7:30 am to 5:00pm
If qualified,
2023 National Finals
April 25 – 29, 2024
Click for Middle Science Bowl Sample Questions Rounds
Click here for National Science Bowl Rules
Important link: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb
Team Selection:
Topics tested during Tryouts: Middle school Earth and space Science, Life Science, Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics), and Energy.
Try Out Test will be timed so as many questions you can complete in half hour.
Team members Selection: Team will be selected based on tryout test, and teacher recommendation.
Behavior Expectation: Two "N" or one "U" in conduct or citizenship on student's report card will result in disqualifying from the team.
Team member responsibility should be work and coordinate with team independently. They are responsible to follow through and attend practices as coordinated by parents co-coach and High school mentors.
Results will be communicated via emailed if selected.
Two teams A and B: Only 10 students will be selected. Two teams A and B: five students each.
Participation at regionals: Only Team 1 will participate in Science Bowl regionals. Participation of Team 2 is based on space availability.
Team formed will be tentative. Final team will be decided in January based on student's commitment to the team. Team members can be switched between teams 1 and 2.
Attending Practices: Once you have been selected on a team, missing more than two practices will disqualify you from staying on the team.
Team Coaches
Team 1 Coach Mrs. Walia and Co coach Parent volunteer
Team 2 Coach Mrs. Walia and Co coach Parent volunteer
Team Structure:
Science Bowl Competition Knowledge: Knowledge tested during the competition is based on advance middle school curriculum.
- Each team consists of four or five students (only four playing at a time).
- Specialization for science topics: Each Team should have a student specializing in one of these:
Life science,
Earth and space science,
Physics
Chemistry
Energy (ALL)
Math (ALL)
Competition Rules: Team members are responsible for going over the rules of Science Bowl. In case of doubt check with Mrs. Walia.
It is critical to understand the rules of the competition and how scoring works.
The regions, rules, sample, questions and training strategies are all online: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/Regional-Competitions/Resources
Questions are either multiple choice or short answers.
Questions are read only once.
There are toss up and bonus questions.
Toss up questions are individual.
Bonus questions are answered as team by team captain only.
Bonus questions are more advance and high school level.
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