Throughout my years in middle and high school, I have participated in Science Bowl, a competition hosted by the US Department of Energy. This national competition brings teams of students together to test their knowledge on a variety of topics, including physics, math and energy. Students have to work as a team to represent their school and move on in the double elimination bracket. More information can be found on the official website: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb As a middle school student, this competition provided the opportunity to learn science beyond what the school curriculum required. Physics, astronomy, and energy were not taught in school, and Science Bowl gave me the incentive to further my science education. In addition
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Responsibilities began piling up; I had to organize weekly meetings, suggest what members should study, and plan scrimmages with other schools. Organizing meetings and studying was not a difficult responsibility to fulfill; previous captains had planned weekly meetings every Thursday and I merely had to follow tradition and continue the preplanned meetings. However, the team never faced another school in an unofficial scrimmage, a valuable practice game against a different team to see how we would fare in the actual competition. I reached out to the captain of the East Brunswick's Science Bowl team, and we managed to organize a round robin style competition with Highland Park, East Brunswick, and JP Stevens. In addition to the practice, we also learned valuable information on other scrimmages and invitationals. Instead of only participating in the official event, my team is set to do far more. Science Bowl revealed to me what it means to lead, improved my self-confidence, and has allowed me to leave a lasting legacy on my high …show more content…
This could be done in two ways: with large probes like Curiosity and Galileo, or with swarms of small robots like the upcoming Breakthrough Starshot mission. To explore planets like Mars, a swarm of smaller robots could catch the wind and cover a great distance, recording and transmitting information to Earth. Origami robots are part of the evolving field of shape-shifting robots and have the potential to revolutionize planetary exploration. Planet exploration shapes the way we view the creation of the solar system and can be applied to learn more about exoplanet systems. This provides further insight on the development of the galaxy and our place in the
Responsibilities began piling up; I had to organize weekly meetings, suggest what members should study, and plan scrimmages with other schools. Organizing meetings and studying was not a difficult responsibility to fulfill; previous captains had planned weekly meetings every Thursday and I merely had to follow tradition and continue the preplanned meetings. However, the team never faced another school in an unofficial scrimmage, a valuable practice game against a different team to see how we would fare in the actual competition. I reached out to the captain of the East Brunswick's Science Bowl team, and we managed to organize a round robin style competition with Highland Park, East Brunswick, and JP Stevens. In addition to the practice, we also learned valuable information on other scrimmages and invitationals. Instead of only participating in the official event, my team is set to do far more. Science Bowl revealed to me what it means to lead, improved my self-confidence, and has allowed me to leave a lasting legacy on my high …show more content…
This could be done in two ways: with large probes like Curiosity and Galileo, or with swarms of small robots like the upcoming Breakthrough Starshot mission. To explore planets like Mars, a swarm of smaller robots could catch the wind and cover a great distance, recording and transmitting information to Earth. Origami robots are part of the evolving field of shape-shifting robots and have the potential to revolutionize planetary exploration. Planet exploration shapes the way we view the creation of the solar system and can be applied to learn more about exoplanet systems. This provides further insight on the development of the galaxy and our place in the