Lake Sturgeon Bowl 2009
Wisconsin Regional Competition
National Ocean
Sciences Bowl
LAKE STURGEON BOWL 2009
On February 21, 2009, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host the
eighth annual Lake
Sturgeon Bowl, an academic tournament in ocean sciences for high school
students. The bowl is a regional competition of
the National Ocean Sciences
Bowl (NOSB) and is coordinated by the UWM School of Continuing Education, UWM
Great Lakes WATER Institute and UW Sea Grant Advisory
Services.
The bowl is an academic tournament that provides a forum for students
who excel in math and
science. The rapid-fire question and answer format includes categories in
physics, chemistry, biology, and geology of the oceans and Great Lakes.
Other topics include geography, social science, ocean-related technology
and current events.
2008 WINNERS PRESS RELEASE
Marshfield High School Wins 7th Annual Lake Sturgeon Bowl
Varsity, Gold Division
1st Place Team: Marshfield High School, Marshfield
After a day of intense competition, Marshfield High School took first place in the varsity division of the 7th annual Lake Sturgeon Bowl, Wisconsin’s regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, which brought teams from around the state to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The championship team won an all expense paid trip to Seward, Alaska to attend the National Ocean Sciences Bowl competition, as well as several days of related field excursions in the coastal areas of Alaska April, 22-27. Sponsors: The Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education; Brunswick Public Foundation.
2nd Place Team: Spring Valley High School, Spring Valley
Won the second place trophy: the opportunity to be research assistants during a one-day scientific voyage on the UWM research vessel Neeskay, to collect research data which, if properly collected, are included in the scientific research literature of Dr. Carmen Aguilar and Dr. Russell Cuhel. Sponsors: UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute; UW Sea Grant Institute.
3rd and 4th Place Trophy winners: Luxemburg-Casco High School and Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH)
The 3rd and 4th place teams each won the opportunity to explore with Diving Unlimited underwater expert Gaye-Lynn Clyde why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank by building wind profiles, taking snorkeling lessons, diving on sunken vessels, and relating their knowledge to how weather played an important role in the tragic event. Sponsor: Brunswick Foundation
Stevens Point Area Senior High School also had the honor of winning the Sportsmanship Award for the varsity division, winning a Water Kit.
Junior Varsity, Silver Division
1st Place Junior Varsity: School for Urban Planning and Architecture, Milwaukee (SUPAR)
SUPAR won the opportunity to be research assistants during a one-day scientific voyage on the UWM research vessel Neeskay, to collect research data which, if properly collected, are included in the scientific research literature of Dr. Carmen Aguilar and Dr. Russell Cuhel. Sponsors: UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute; UW Sea Grant Institute.
Sportsmanship, Junior Varsity Clara Mohammed School, Milwaukee
Clara Mohammed School won the opportunity to explore with Diving Unlimited underwater expert Gaye-Lynn Clyde, to determine why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank by building wind profiles, taking snorkeling lessons, diving on sunken vessels, and relating their knowledge to how weather played an important role in the tragic event. Sponsor: Brunswick Public Foundation, or, World Atlas of the Oceans. Sponsor: UWM Center for International Education
The 2008 Lake Sturgeon Bowl Teams:
- Advanced Language and Academic Studies, Milwaukee (ALAS)
- Appleton West High School, Appleton
- Clara Mohammed High School, Milwaukee
- Fall River High School, Fall River
- Greendale High School, Greendale
- Inland Seas High School, Milwaukee
- Luxemburg-Casco High School, Luxemburg
- Marquette University High School, Milwaukee
- Marshfield High School, Marshfield
- Metropolitan High School, Milwaukee
- Newman Catholic High School, Wausau
- Onalaska High School, Onalaska
- Parker High School, Janesville
- Port Washington High School, Port Washington
- Professional Learning Institute, Milwaukee (PLI)
- Racine’s Educational Alternative Learning, Racine (R.E.A.L.)
- Regis High School, Eau Claire
- Stevens Point Area Senior High School, Stevens Point (SPASH)
- Spring Valley High School, Spring Valley
- St. Mary’s Central High School, Neenah
- School for Urban Planning and Architecture, Milwaukee (SUPAR)
- Waterford-Union High School, Waterford
- West Allis Central High School, West Allis
- Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay
- Winneconne High School, Winneconne
Competition Background
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is sponsored by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education to encourage and support “the next generation of marine scientists, policy makers, teachers, explorers, researchers, technicians, environmental advocates, and informed citizens.” CORE represents 74 oceanographic institutions, universities and aquaria and is funded by the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), a collaboration of 15 federal agencies.
During the Lake Sturgeon Bowl competition, students are asked three types of questions: toss-up questions, where the first team to buzz in may answer the question; bonus questions, awarded to a team that correctly answers a toss-up question; and team-challenge questions, which require teammates to work together, often with the aid of charts, maps, and graphs, to answer questions based on real-time data and current research issues and policy. Question difficulty increases as the competition progresses.
The 25 teams were divided into divisions for the preliminary “round-robin” games. Teams advanced from the preliminary rounds to the double-elimination round. The winner of the last double-elimination round was crowned tournament champion.
The Lake Sturgeon Bowl receives financial support from the Brunswick Public Foundation, the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, the UW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute, UW Sea Grant Institute, Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation, and the Dorothy Inbusch Foundation. Additional sponsors include CDM, Fisher Scientific, NASCO, Fort Atkinson, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, UWM Bookstore, and the UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
For additional information, visit this website at http://www.glwi.uwm.edu/sturgeonbowl or the NOSB® website at http://www.nosb.org.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
How can you
participate? Find out more in the 2009 invitation which is sent out in early September to science departments and high schools statewide.
SPONSORS
The Lake Sturgeon Bowl is made possible with support from the following
organizations:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact the Lake Sturgeon Bowl office at
sturgeonbowl@uwm.edu or (414)
227-3365.