Test your might in marine science at the Blue Heron Bowl
November 3, 2008
Battles on the high seas used to involve pirate ships, cannons and swashbuckling. Today we have nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. If you’d like your ocean-based conflicts to be a little safer, consider the Blue Heron Bowl, part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, which pits your students’ knowledge of marine science against that of other schools.
The Blue Heron Bowl (February 21, 2009 in Wilmington, NC) tests students with multiple-choice and short-answer questions about all facets of the oceans, including atmospheric science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, “as well as from topics on the contributions of the oceans to national and international economics, history and culture.” The Blue Heron Bowl serves as the North Carolina regional competition, and the winner gets an all-expenses-paid trip to the national competition in Washington, DC in April, 2009.
North Carolina’s Blue Heron Bowl is open for registration. Visit their site to register, then get practicing. Even though there are no pirate ships involved, your team can still stage an oceanic attack and go home with the treasure. -BILL FERRIS
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