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Re: Cell Bio C
Hey anybody that is still looking at this,
This is my first year doing cell bio, and we're going to nationals. Our two seniors last year were beast and ended up with 4th at nats, so we got some seriously big shoes to fill. My question is: What should we be focusing on based on what trends you experienced people have seen in the past? How much of the test is the extra nats stuff (i.e. cancer, stem cells, etc.)? It would be awesome is someone could give me some words of wisdom haha.
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This is my first year doing cell bio, and we're going to nationals. Our two seniors last year were beast and ended up with 4th at nats, so we got some seriously big shoes to fill. My question is: What should we be focusing on based on what trends you experienced people have seen in the past? How much of the test is the extra nats stuff (i.e. cancer, stem cells, etc.)? It would be awesome is someone could give me some words of wisdom haha.
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Re: Cell Bio C
Out of the events that are being held this year, this one is my favorite, and with a teammate with a steel-trap memory, it might be our best shot at a Nationals medal this year (we've always been around 35th as a team with single events being sixth at best). It's good to know that genetics are essentially absent, because even though it isn't on the rules sheet, it is most assuredly cell biology, and it adds a lot of material. What's tough to gauge is the level of the questions that will be asked at Nationals; it seems like a substantial number of teams would ace a test that covers only AP Biology material, making it impossible to assign them placings. Does anyone have experience in this event at Nationals?
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State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
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It's a real shame that this event was screwed up at Nationals. The test was far too easy for the national level, although it has to be said that at around 30 seconds per question if you split the test evenly with your partner, you both had to know the material stone cold. We finished fourth, but I'll always have the nagging thought in my mind that we could have actually won a test of an appropriate level of difficulty. Congratulations to the podium finishers, though.
Albuquerque Academy '10, University of Chicago '14
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
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Re: Cell Bio C
so goodbye to cell bio.
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Re: Cell Bio C
Cell Bio is better than the upcoming event.quizbowl13 wrote:so goodbye to cell bio.
2010 Events: Anatomy, Astronomy, Cell Biology, Protein Modeling
Looking forward to the '11 SO season!
Tennessee!
Looking forward to the '11 SO season!
Tennessee!
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Re: Cell Bio C
to be honest, both a yes and a no suffice your statement.
yes, cell bio is a better event because...because...it just is, and it has to do with EVERYTHING in the cell.
on the other hand, no, because there is nothing hands on for cell bio, which gets boring.
yes, cell bio is a better event because...because...it just is, and it has to do with EVERYTHING in the cell.
on the other hand, no, because there is nothing hands on for cell bio, which gets boring.
2010: 5th in NYS
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Exactly. In my opinion, a hands-on aspect to an event just isn't necessary when the material is so fundamental and, above all, so interesting. That said, to live up to its potential, it really needs to be in-depth, and in my experience, state and national supervisors make it too easy. It also really should include molecular-level genetics, and unfortunately does not. But there's no question in my mind that it's better than Microbe Mission (Protein Modeling is actually replacing Environmental Chemistry).quizbowl13 wrote:yes, cell bio is a better event because...because...it just is, and it has to do with EVERYTHING in the cell.
Albuquerque Academy '10, University of Chicago '14
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
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Re: Cell Bio C
The rules are pretty restrictive about what you are supposed to include, and IMO it is never a good idea for a supervisor to write beyond the rules. Blame should therefore fall on the rule writers, not the event supervisors.AustinRHL wrote:Exactly. In my opinion, a hands-on aspect to an event just isn't necessary when the material is so fundamental and, above all, so interesting. That said, to live up to its potential, it really needs to be in-depth, and in my experience, state and national supervisors make it too easy. It also really should include molecular-level genetics, and unfortunately does not. But there's no question in my mind that it's better than Microbe Mission (Protein Modeling is actually replacing Environmental Chemistry).quizbowl13 wrote:yes, cell bio is a better event because...because...it just is, and it has to do with EVERYTHING in the cell.
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Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant that the rules were unnecessarily restrictive. That said, with a pretty limited set of topics, supervisors really should be doing a better job of including advanced-level material.
Albuquerque Academy '10, University of Chicago '14
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
State: Chemistry Lab 1st, Cell Biology 1st, Ecology 1st, Environmental Chemistry 2nd
Nationals: Chemistry Lab 32nd, Cell Biology 4th, Environmental Chemistry 5th, Forensics 37th
It's hard to accept that for me, there isn't a next year.
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