nmsciencemom wrote:The midschool has made it to Nationals
foreverphysics wrote:Whee! We're on the Nationals bandwagon!
Mr Tower wrote:Yup we just did. See you in Orlando!
Steelfoam wrote:we just won state as well
SpIcY WaTeRmElOnS wrote:so did we!
This is around the time I get nervous for states...cygnus wrote:Us too.
There's not really any "story" - we update the team list when results become public online, so the missing entry just means that the results aren't on the state website and that a school hasn't posted about a victory on their website. Sometimes this happens, and we just have to wait until the comprehensive team list is published by nationals shortly before the national tournament to find out who won those un-publicized states.JKrafsur wrote:Also, of new note, has anybody noticed that on the Student Center Wiki List of Teams that have Qualified, there is no team for Nevada Div B yet, anybody know the story?
Couldn't Be Said any Betterhavenguy wrote:nmsciencemom wrote:The midschool has made it to Nationalsforeverphysics wrote:Whee! We're on the Nationals bandwagon!Mr Tower wrote:Yup we just did. See you in Orlando!Steelfoam wrote:we just won state as wellSpIcY WaTeRmElOnS wrote:so did we!This is around the time I get nervous for states...cygnus wrote:Us too.
Just a random comment on that, but I don't think such motivation is what wins teams spots to nationals. SO is a competition, but it is also a learning field for the scientifically fascinated. If the individual team members really enjoy learning what they do and like the thrill of competition, well I guess that's what I see as a motivated team...but we all have our opinions. But I'm not trying to put anybody down here, just putting out another view of things, that's all.havenguy wrote:Sometimes, I tell my team that (especially some of the younger kids) that we won't even come close to winning unless we pick up our game, and we have been told that by our coaches quite a few times. It may have been a strategy to motivate you to try harder.
Well, to be honest, I pretty much say the exact same thing to my team that unless we step up, we are gonna lose. I even offered people to pie me in the face if they win a medal at state, its a win win for me. Also, on SciBomb's point, I dont think anybody on our team cares about it for the learning, maybe 1 or 2 kids, but its mostly about the competition for us, but I agree, its mostly opinion based.SciBomb97 wrote:Just a random comment on that, but I don't think such motivation is what wins teams spots to nationals. SO is a competition, but it is also a learning field for the scientifically fascinated. If the individual team members really enjoy learning what they do and like the thrill of competition, well I guess that's what I see as a motivated team...but we all have our opinions. But I'm not trying to put anybody down here, just putting out another view of things, that's all.havenguy wrote:Sometimes, I tell my team that (especially some of the younger kids) that we won't even come close to winning unless we pick up our game, and we have been told that by our coaches quite a few times. It may have been a strategy to motivate you to try harder.
In my opinion, the main point of Science Olympiad is to have students learn about science. However, by adding a competitive aspect to Science Olympiad, students want to win and have more reason to work harder on events, therefor learning more about science. In that sense, a motivated team is a team that wants and enjoys to win, and learns a lot about science in the process.SciBomb97 wrote:Just a random comment on that, but I don't think such motivation is what wins teams spots to nationals. SO is a competition, but it is also a learning field for the scientifically fascinated. If the individual team members really enjoy learning what they do and like the thrill of competition, well I guess that's what I see as a motivated team...but we all have our opinions. But I'm not trying to put anybody down here, just putting out another view of things, that's all.havenguy wrote:Sometimes, I tell my team that (especially some of the younger kids) that we won't even come close to winning unless we pick up our game, and we have been told that by our coaches quite a few times. It may have been a strategy to motivate you to try harder.
Don't do the opposite either... someone on our team bought tickets for a cruise during mayfishman100 wrote:Last year one team who thought they were going to win States bought their plane tickets before the competition. Too bad they didn't win.havenguy wrote:Anyway, I've been curious if any teams have made hotel and travel reservations before the state competition. Does anybody know of this? I'm fairly sure it's been discussed before.
... and now can't come with us to nationals 
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