Science Word [TX State Event]

Locked
Jim_R
Admin Emeritus
Admin Emeritus
Posts: 283
Joined: May 13th, 2001, 4:22 pm
Division: Grad
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by Jim_R »

Discussion for Science Word
-The path of the Administrator is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

-Nothing\'s gonna get deleted. We\'re gonna be like three little Fonzies here. And what\'s Fonzie like? Come on, what\'s Fonzie like?
-Cool?
-Correctamundo. And that\'s what we\'re gonna be. We\'re gonna be cool. Now, I\'m gonna count to three, and when I count three, you let go of your mouse, and back away from the keyboard. But when you do it, you do it cool. Ready? One... two... three.
liutony66
Member
Member
Posts: 28
Joined: August 29th, 2011, 3:31 pm
Division: C
State: TX
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by liutony66 »

What are yall doing to prepare for this event? Just studying general knowledge or not studying at all? :D
BioWiz
Member
Member
Posts: 5
Joined: December 12th, 2011, 7:32 pm
Division: C
State: IN
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by BioWiz »

What is this event about? Just wondering...
2011
Microbe Mission, Ornithology, Disease Detectives, Ecology
2012
Microbe Mission, Forestry, Protein Modeling, Disease Detectives, Anatomy
2013
Designer Genes, Forestry, Disease Detectives, Anatomy

Medal Count: 36
hscmom
Coach
Coach
Posts: 250
Joined: March 3rd, 2010, 8:41 pm
Division: Grad
State: CO
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by hscmom »

I sort of remember Science Word from years ago when it was a national event. It sure looks like fun, but I never coached it so I can't really say.

I would guess it's a bit like Picture This from C division -- where you have to guess science terms. This is how I coached Picture This (and we took 1st in Region and 1st in State so I guess it was a success).

Sometimes when we practiced we used review terms (ones we've already tried before) and other times new terms. We'd do about 25 at a time, with some marathons introducing 100+ words. In the end, we did about 4,000 terms.

For a "new terms" practice session, I'd give them 25 or so and let them struggle through it. After the round, we'd evaluate what worked and what didn't and brainstorm on new ways to draw a term, minimizing time.

For a "review" practice session, we put all the previous terms in a big bucket and draw out 25 or so at a time and go through them, reviewing the ones we failed at. Actually, we put the successful ones back in the big bucket and the failed ones in the "cup of shame" that we practiced until we got them right!

We got our science terms from Picture This from (a) textbook glossaries (b) google searches on things like "science vocabulary" or "forestry vocabulary" and (c) team mates -- we asked each of them to give us a vocabulary list from their events. Often they already had these vocabulary lists so all they had to do is forward them to us. Don't forget things like the periodic table and the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.

Lots of practice means less surprises at competition. BUT, even with lots of practice, knowing that there are way too many science terms out there than you could possibly prepare for, the kids need to come up with a strategy for knowing when to pass on a term. So, practice that too.

Good luck.
Homeschool Science Colorado since August 2008
User avatar
Tine
Member
Member
Posts: 20
Joined: August 31st, 2011, 1:19 pm
Division: B
State: TX
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by Tine »

Our school simulated this event in our science class. Generally, a good idea is to try to reference ideas that your partner has connected with the term he/she is trying to guess.

Also, since nobody has posted this yet, here is the link to the rules: http://outreach.science.tamu.edu/tso/20 ... e_Word.pdf
User avatar
Tine
Member
Member
Posts: 20
Joined: August 31st, 2011, 1:19 pm
Division: B
State: TX
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Science Word [TX State Event]

Post by Tine »

hscmom wrote:I sort of remember Science Word from years ago when it was a national event. It sure looks like fun, but I never coached it so I can't really say.

I would guess it's a bit like Picture This from C division -- where you have to guess science terms. This is how I coached Picture This (and we took 1st in Region and 1st in State so I guess it was a success).

Sometimes when we practiced we used review terms (ones we've already tried before) and other times new terms. We'd do about 25 at a time, with some marathons introducing 100+ words. In the end, we did about 4,000 terms.

For a "new terms" practice session, I'd give them 25 or so and let them struggle through it. After the round, we'd evaluate what worked and what didn't and brainstorm on new ways to draw a term, minimizing time.

For a "review" practice session, we put all the previous terms in a big bucket and draw out 25 or so at a time and go through them, reviewing the ones we failed at. Actually, we put the successful ones back in the big bucket and the failed ones in the "cup of shame" that we practiced until we got them right!

We got our science terms from Picture This from (a) textbook glossaries (b) google searches on things like "science vocabulary" or "forestry vocabulary" and (c) team mates -- we asked each of them to give us a vocabulary list from their events. Often they already had these vocabulary lists so all they had to do is forward them to us. Don't forget things like the periodic table and the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.

Lots of practice means less surprises at competition. BUT, even with lots of practice, knowing that there are way too many science terms out there than you could possibly prepare for, the kids need to come up with a strategy for knowing when to pass on a term. So, practice that too.

Good luck.
Thank you! This should help a lot!
Locked

Return to “2012 Study Events”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests