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by bt03
March 5th, 2018, 4:23 am
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

Prediction Score is a nice idea. Yes, you should know how your device perform, if you spend enough time collecting/charting the temperature over time. But the temperature that you chart depends on how the water was dispense. During testing with your own tool and in your environment, you have the co...
by bt03
March 4th, 2018, 7:24 pm
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

On a completely unrelated note, has anybody had success using a vacuum as a means of insulation? It seems like a farfetched idea but this is a question that I've had on my mind for a while now. I mean, anything is possible. We just used a simple styrofoam box which was consistent, and had some poly...
by bt03
March 4th, 2018, 5:59 pm
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

In response, the event is composed of quite a bit dumb luck, as are all build events, this one just more so. The prediction score is more important then HREF because the PS is what matters in real world applications. It's interesting to how much dumb luck there is, because my team actually came up ...
by bt03
March 4th, 2018, 11:46 am
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Science Quiz Bowl B/C [NY TRIAL]
Replies: 4
Views: 4870

Re: Science Quiz Bowl B/C [NY TRIAL]

Science Quiz Bowl seems to me a lot like the Science Bowl competition run by the Department of Energy, most people I know who do that prepare by just reading lots of different science textbooks, is that how this event is normally done as well? Our team was one of the top 6 finalists for the regiona...
by bt03
March 4th, 2018, 11:40 am
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

Practice is the device testing portion - how well can you apply some of the topics to an actual device? The topic of the emphasis with prediction over retention also leads to the next point about the IWB. At my block during the competition, nobody bothered with the ice water, which was simply a bag...
by bt03
March 4th, 2018, 5:39 am
Forum: 2018 Regionals & States
Topic: New York 2018
Replies: 215
Views: 62255

Re: New York 2018

steminism wrote:Any new predictions for state results?
Historically, it’s been Gelinas and Eagle Hill. However, given the scores from others who posted in this forum, it’s really up for grabs at this point.

Edit: ^^^for Div B. I didn’t read your division affiliation, how blind of me.
by bt03
March 3rd, 2018, 7:45 pm
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

So, is the event no longer a competition in insulation and rather on prediction? I'd tried screwing with the numbers according to the score formula, but it seems in favor of the lower HRF and better PS. Quite strange. TL;DR : How does a team with a high PS and low HRF score better than a team with ...
by bt03
March 3rd, 2018, 4:31 pm
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Optics B/C
Replies: 195
Views: 53770

Re: Optics B/C

Very disappointed that it wasn't ran at my NY regional :(. To be frank, templates are nice but I think luck always remains supreme. I've seen teams use customized protractors with pieces of string attached for angle of incidence, reflection instead of a template and they do very well. For templates,...
by bt03
March 3rd, 2018, 4:25 pm
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Thermodynamics B/C
Replies: 857
Views: 183211

Re: Thermodynamics B/C

A little question on the interpretation on the rules. Our ES was nice to give us our final actual temperature and how off we were from our prediction score. Our team got about 2 degrees off from the actual. Another of our school's team was 0 degrees off from their actual (beyond spectacular IMO). Bo...
by bt03
March 3rd, 2018, 2:12 pm
Forum: 2018 Regionals & States
Topic: New York 2018
Replies: 215
Views: 62255

Re: New York 2018

New York City Regional finalists to New York State competition:

1. Bay Academy (61)
2. Buckley (106)
3. Sunset Park (113)
4. Hawthorne (117)
5. St. Ignatius’ Loyola (158)

http://bit.ly/2oFVlGI

Edit: Updated to follow standard format from prior posts.

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