Hi everyone....
Firstly, the science team fund is hungry for more money....bottomless pit...haiz
Pls take note of the following payments:
a) Science team fund: All to hand in $5 to jasmine =D
b) Science team Tee: $10 (compulsory for sec 1 to 3....Zzz...optional for sec 4...hand the money to jasmine as well =D)
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Secondly, this is the update for 17 may ACJC astro fest (those who are participating... pls read...apparently this yr astrofest is going to be quite major...there is game round, quiz round, the fair itself, and there is a final for the top 4 teams...rd urslef, sound interesting unfortunately im not joining)
AstroFest 2008 will include a full scale competition ongoing throughout the event. The total score from all the events the team participates in will decide the overall winner.The breakdown of the total score calculation is as follows:Games(30%)Fair(70%)Grand Total(100%) On top of this, the top four teams for the astronomy games segment (the top four groups which accumulated the most points through the games) will take part in the Games Finals after the Astronomy Fair, where they will compete for the finals top four rankings.
For this exhibition and contest, each team is to prepare a booth for the Astronomy Fair. The booth should consist of posters and/or a project.Each team will be given an exhibition board, and two tables with 3 chairs.The dimensions of the board area allocated are 120 cm (length) by 120 cm (height). Participants are recommended to leave some allowance space.The booth can showcase anything from educational posters to live demonstrations. Creativity is encouraged.
1Creativity 30%
2Content 30%
3Aesthetics 20%
4Presentation 20%
1.AstroScrabbleIn this game, participants will be given a pool of letters. From there, they will have to use their knowledge to form words related to astronomy. Using standard scrabble scoring system, the winning team is the one which scores the most points.
2.AstroPyramidsFor this game, each group will have to elect one of their members as a guesser. A series of astronomy related words will then be shown to the rest of the team members. The team will have to describe these words to the guesser without mentioning the root word. The team whose guesser correctly identifies the most number of words will be the winner.
3.AstroArtIn this game, each group will have to elect a person. A series of different astronomy related words will be shown to the person, and he will then have to draw a picture to relate these words to the rest of the team. The team which guesses the most number of words correctly wins.
4.Wheel of AstronomyAn unknown astronomy‐related phrase will be displayed. Teams will take turns to spin a wheel and guess the letters of the phrase, or instantly solve it. The number of points they earn for each letter will be determined by where the wheel stops at. The team with the most number of points wins.
5.Aim for the StarsTeams will take turns to throw darts at a sky chart. Teams will then have to answer trivia related to the constellation which they hit. Teams with the most number of correct answers win.
6.The Armchair Astronomer photo of an astronomical object will be revealed part by part. Teams will earn points depending on how fast they identify the photo. The team with the most points wins.
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Thirdly, those participating in NUS NTU... the date is 6 june and 8 june...so do keep yourself free on these days... Those who borrowed stuff from the astro store, do return it to wei de as soon as possible (i meant immediately aft exams =D) Also, most probably wei de will be in charge of the trainings as the sec 4 will be busy with their ISP
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Thats all. good luck for the upcomming common test/ mid yr...(whatever they choose to call it) and rm to keep the blog active =D
pH7