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Dulles SciNow's Annual:

Science Bowl

SciBowl is a friendly competition between SciNOW students of different schools to show what they’ve learned this semester. It is structured like Science Bowl rounds and all material covered in this SciNOW year will be tested!

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IT WILL BE ON APRIL 11TH  THIS YEAR!

Note that the students at JSE/ASE are having a preliminary round on 2/27/2025 due to the size of the schools. Only two teams will move on from each school team (2 for ASE 1 and 2 for ASE 2). Everything else remains applicable to all students.

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SciBowl Rules

Rounds:
There will be two teams competing at once in each round.  The reader reads the question, then the kids buzz in. The buzzer person recognizes the first buzzer by reading off their letter/number (A1, A2, etc.). The reader indicates whether the answer was correct. The students have 10 seconds to buzz in, and then 5 seconds to answer. If the first buzz gets it incorrect, the buzzer volunteer will recognize the first person from the opposing team who has already buzzed in. The proctor may ask the team to buzz in if no one from that team has.

 

Point Deductions:

If a student

  • Interrupts the moderator BEFORE they finish the question with a request to repeat

    • If the whole question has not been read, the reader may read it again

    • Point deduction

  • Asks the moderator AFTER they finish the question with a request to repeat

    • After completing the question, no repeats are allowed

    • No point deduction

  • Blurts out an answer before being recognized

    • Point deduction

    • If the question has not been completely read, the question will be reread in its entirety, and the opposing team will have an opportunity to answer. The team with the blurt is ineligible to answer.

  • Buzz in early

    • ​Point deduction if answered incorrectly

    • Finish reading the question, buzzer volunteer will say "that's a point deduction for team # for an early buzz." Recognize the first person from the opposing team to answer

  • Gives an incorrect answer

    • If the first team’s answer to a question is wrong and the question was completely read, the other team is given the opportunity to answer it. 

    • ​There is no question stealing for true/false questions.

    • Not a point deduction

  • Says a contradictory letter and scientific answer 

    • The team gets the question wrong. Give the other team a chance to answer and buzz in.

    • Any prefacing or intermediate remarks that do not directly answer the question, such as “my answer is” or repeating the question, will be considered delaying the game and counted as an incorrect answer.

    • Not a point deduction, but counted as incorrect

  • If both teams get the question wrong

    • Read the correct answer, and move to the next question

    • No point deduction

  • Team Talking

    • There will be NO team talking during the round. The individual who buzzes in must be the one to answer.

    • Team talking includes hand signaling or mouthing of any sort.

    • This counts as a point deduction.

Sample Questions

There will be three question types: Multiple Choice, True/False and Short Answer.

Question 1: Chemical Reactions Multiple Choice: Which of the following best describes the role of a catalyst?
W) Slows down a chemical reaction
X) Stops a chemical reaction
Y) Speeds up a chemical reaction
Z) Slows down a physical reaction
ANSWER: Y) Speeds up a chemical reaction

 

Question 2: Circulatory System True or False: The right side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. 

ANSWER: False
 

Question 3: Stars Multiple Choice: How many of the following are true about black holes: 

1. They have a very strong gravitational pull 

2. They are formed through nuclear fusion

3. Light cannot escape it.

W) One of them

X) Two of them

Y) Three of them

Z) None of them

ANSWER: X) 2 of them

 

Question 4: Plants Short Answer: Who proposed that all plants are made of cells and cells are the basic unit of life for plants? 
ANSWER: Matthias Schleiden 

As rounds progress, the difficulty of the questions will increase!

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2024 Winners!

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Sponsor: Mr. Maredia & Coleman
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