Yeah, I am just confused sometimes by how Science Olympiad decides these events. I thought Game On was generally agreed upon to be a bad event, but I guess... it's not? Luckily, Virginia chooses not to run Game On, and I'm hoping it'll be replaced by Code, though it probably won't.Name wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 2:38 pmbasically 0. It'd probably come back in '23violaflute wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 1:51 pmnooo no div c codebusters!! what are the chances of code being included anyway or coming back for 2022?
I get replacing code, but really? game on?
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From how I understand, Science Olympiad as a whole doesn't select the events - the committees do. Again, I might be wrong, but this is what I have heard.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 4:28 pmYeah, I am just confused sometimes by how Science Olympiad decides these events. I thought Game On was generally agreed upon to be a bad event, but I guess... it's not? Luckily, Virginia chooses not to run Game On, and I'm hoping it'll be replaced by Code, though it probably won't.Name wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 2:38 pmbasically 0. It'd probably come back in '23violaflute wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 1:51 pmnooo no div c codebusters!! what are the chances of code being included anyway or coming back for 2022?
I get replacing code, but really? game on?
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Yeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...LIPX3 wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:29 amFrom how I understand, Science Olympiad as a whole doesn't select the events - the committees do. Again, I might be wrong, but this is what I have heard.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 4:28 pmYeah, I am just confused sometimes by how Science Olympiad decides these events. I thought Game On was generally agreed upon to be a bad event, but I guess... it's not? Luckily, Virginia chooses not to run Game On, and I'm hoping it'll be replaced by Code, though it probably won't.
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Game On is an Inquiry / Nature of Science event.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:42 amYeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...
They have Experimental Design and WIDI that come back every year.
Their other events have included: Ping Pong Parachute, Game On, Codebusters, Fermi Questions, Mystery Architecture, Picture This, Fast Facts, Awesome Aquifers, Hydrogeology...
So there's a bit of a mixed bag.
In terms of "how to think about science" it would be nice to see an event based around doing a statistical analysis (and getting it right) but it's hard to imagine how that could be gradeable.
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Not really true. The committees make recommendations, but the Executive Board makes the final decision on events chosen. I don't know how often the recommendation differs from the final list - I would expect it's relatively uncommon but not unheard of.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:42 amYeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...LIPX3 wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:29 amFrom how I understand, Science Olympiad as a whole doesn't select the events - the committees do. Again, I might be wrong, but this is what I have heard.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 4:28 pm
Yeah, I am just confused sometimes by how Science Olympiad decides these events. I thought Game On was generally agreed upon to be a bad event, but I guess... it's not? Luckily, Virginia chooses not to run Game On, and I'm hoping it'll be replaced by Code, though it probably won't.
Game On certainly doesn't have the greatest of reputations among competitors, especially in Division C. But, a few other recent past Inquiry events have had worse reputations.
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Pentathlon lolUnome wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 3:52 pmNot really true. The committees make recommendations, but the Executive Board makes the final decision on events chosen. I don't know how often the recommendation differs from the final list - I would expect it's relatively uncommon but not unheard of.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:42 amYeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...
Game On certainly doesn't have the greatest of reputations among competitors, especially in Division C. But, a few other recent past Inquiry events have had worse reputations.
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From my understanding, each of the committees still select the events, the National Board only gets to approve or disapprove. I'm pretty sure the National Board aren't the ones selecting and coming up with events.Unome wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 3:52 pmNot really true. The committees make recommendations, but the Executive Board makes the final decision on events chosen. I don't know how often the recommendation differs from the final list - I would expect it's relatively uncommon but not unheard of.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:42 amYeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...
Game On certainly doesn't have the greatest of reputations among competitors, especially in Division C. But, a few other recent past Inquiry events have had worse reputations.
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I don't know the exact details of the process, but this is basically right.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 4:06 pmFrom my understanding, each of the committees still select the events, the National Board only gets to approve or disapprove. I'm pretty sure the National Board aren't the ones selecting and coming up with events.Unome wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 3:52 pmNot really true. The committees make recommendations, but the Executive Board makes the final decision on events chosen. I don't know how often the recommendation differs from the final list - I would expect it's relatively uncommon but not unheard of.MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 11:42 am
Yeah they have different committees for certain sciences(Physics, Chem, etc.) that select events, but still...
Game On certainly doesn't have the greatest of reputations among competitors, especially in Division C. But, a few other recent past Inquiry events have had worse reputations.
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*cough* Data Science! *cough*knightmoves wrote: ↑February 10th, 2020, 12:35 pmIn terms of "how to think about science" it would be nice to see an event based around doing a statistical analysis (and getting it right) but it's hard to imagine how that could be gradeable.
...not that I've ran it, but it's actually been ran as a trial! I am a fan that has mused the idea myself, but never got to figuring it all out...I imagine it has to slot into inquiry as well as involve stats;).
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