# Presentation: 604888

## Nevada Regional Science Bowl

**SCIENTIFIC JUDGE TRAINING**

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## SCIENCE BOWL

*What did you volunteer for?*

- Launched in 1991, the Nevada Regional Science Bowl is a highly competitive science education and academic event among teams of high school students.  They compete in a fast-paced verbal forum to solve technical problems and answer questions in all branches of science and math.

## OFFICIALS

- The officials at each match include:

**Moderator**** – ****Responsible for controlling each match.  **
**Scientific Judge**** ****– ****Resolves any question challenges.  (The Judge’s decision is final!)**
**Rules Judge**** ****– ****Ensures that all rules are followed and all questions are read correctly.**
**Timekeeper**** ****–**** ****Keeps track of the clock.  Times the 20 seconds allowed for team responses to bonus questions.  Times five seconds after a toss-up question that has been read before the Moderator moves on to the next question.**
**Scorekeeper**** ****– ****Awards points accurately and records the competition score.**

## Minimum qualifications for a Scientific Judge

- Be able to follow the competition flow.
- Know and be able to apply all of the rules.
- A science, engineering, math, or teaching background.
- Read and review the questions prior to the event.
- Be prepared to serve as the alternate moderator should the need arise.
- Be at least a junior in college.

## What does a Scientific Judge do?

**Resolves question challenges: **
**Along with Moderator, request that the clock be stopped during challenges.**
**All efforts must be made to resolve challenges within the competition room.  If this is not possible – challenges go to the Control Center.**
**Controls the buzzer system.**
**Follows questions read by moderator (ensure correct pronunciation).**
**Gets the answer.**

## RESOLVE QUESTION CHALLENGES

- Your primary duty as a Scientific Judge is to **resolve question challenges.**

- Challenge?
- * Ask timekeeper to stop the clock!

## Resolving Question Challenges

**Should a question be challenged, there are several steps that should be followed:**
**FIRST**, see that the competition clock is stopped.
**THEN**, _**if**_ the challenged question is in your field or that of Moderator or                  other Science Bowl official in the room, you should resolve the 	challenge _without outside assistance_.

**IF** a challenge arises which is  outside the fields of the officials in your room, please have the Scientific Judge bring the challenge to the Command Center.

- Challenge?
- * Ask  timekeeper to stop the clock!

## Time lost because of challenges?

- Should you feel that time was lost because of the interruption (5, 10 or 15 seconds, for example), check with the Moderator who may add that time back onto the clock before resuming the competition.

- Be certain to announce that you are “correcting” the time because time was lost due to the interruption so that all participants understand what is happening.

## Control Buzzer System

**WAIT to turn the flashing light off until after the student has been recognized.**

**WAIT!**

## ENSURE THE MODERATOR HAS READ EACH QUESTION CORRECTLY

- As the Moderator reads a question, please follow along to make sure the question is read correctly and that all words are pronounced correctly.

*Note:  Please review questions before the competition.*

## About the questions...

- Questions are either multiple-choice or short answer.  A participant may answer a multiple-choice question with either the letter answer (W, X, Y or Z) or the verbal answer.  **The verbal answer must be **_**exactly**_** as indicated in the question!**

- The questions in each subject area have been reviewed by at least two individuals with subject expertise to eliminate erroneous or ambiguous questions.

## Getting the Answer

**Verbally recognize the individual before she/he responds by: **
**  ****Announcing Team A or Team B and**
**  ****Announcing participant ID   (captain, 1, 2, or 3)**

## Let’s Review!

_**Follow questions read by moderator**_** ****(ensure correct pronunciation)**
_**Control buzzer system**_
**Wait to turn the flashing light off until the student has been recognized. **
_**Get the answer**_
**Verbally recognize the individual before she/he responds.**
**Identify student by:**
**Announcing Team A or Team B and**
**Announcing participant ID (captain, 1, 2, 3)**
_**Resolve question challenges**_** ****(Main duty!)**
**Along with Moderator, request that the clock be stopped during challenges.**
**All efforts must be made to resolve challenges within the competition room.  If this is not possible – challenges go to the Control Center**
***Note:  Please review all questions before the competition.***

**Team A, **
**Competitor 2**

- Challenge? Ask timekeeper to stop the clock.

***The Scientific Judge will:***

## Your generous gift of your time and talent

- Simply put –
- we could not do it without you!

- is greatly appreciated!