Crave the Wave 2016

Currently the Second Year for this event with minor refinements

In this event competitors must demonstrate knowledge and processing skills needed to solve problems and answer questions regarding all types of waves.

This event must involve test type questions and hands-on activities.

Hands-on-tasks (practical portion): 25-50%

Questions (theoretical portion): 50-75%

No single question may count for more than 10% of the score. Hopefully the test will have a large number of questions.

A Team of up to two students may bring:

Writing utensils, protractors, rulers, any type of calculators (No Phones)

Reference materials: Anything! This event covers a lot of possibilities.

All reference materials must be secured in a 3-ring binder, so that regardless of orientation nothing can or will fall out!

Event Supervisors:

May provide: Mathematical Relationships.

Be sure that you understand the difference between may and must. If it says may, make sure that you are prepared with the necessary equations in your reference materials. If it says must, then the supervisor is required to provide whatever is listed.

Event Supervisors:

Must provide at least one task or question from each of the following areas:Regional (R) at RegionsState (S) at State TournamentNational (N) at Nationals

Focus Areas:

i. General Wave CharacteristicsWavelengthAmplitudeFrequencyPeriodDirection of PropagationVelocity (speed)etc.

Focus Areas:

ii. Wave TypesTransverseLongitudinalSurfaceTorsionaletc.

Focus Areas:

iii. Wave PhenomenonSoundLightRadioReflectionStanding Waves

Interference - Constructive and Destructive

RefractionEffect of MediaDiffractionDoppler EffectNodes & Antinodes

Etc.

Focus Areas:

iv. Electromagnetic WavesElectromagnetic SpectrumRelationship between frequency and wavelengthWave EnergyStandard Wavelength Bands, their uses and dangersHow Waves are used in Communicationetc.

Focus Areas:

iv. Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Focus Areas:

v. SpectroscopyPrimary Colors of LightReflection of ColorsRefraction of Colors (Rainbows, Use of Filters)Absorption Spectra & Emission Spectra and their uses in AstronomyPrimary Colors of Pigmentetc.

Focus Areas:

vi. Earthquake/Seismic Waves (S,N)

p-wavess-wavesRayleigh WavesLove WavesSurface Wavesetc.

Focus Areas:

vii. Boundary Effects (N)

Breaking ocean waves.Undercurrents. Tsunamis.etc.

Reminders

Sample Stations

These are just samples! Some students seem to think that this is ALL they have to study. There is a lot of material that we just listed!

Scoring:

Points are awarded for the accuracy and quality of the responses.

High score wins!

Ties: Must be broken by pre-selected questions.

Internet LinksNational Science Olympiad Crave the Wave FAQhttp://www.soinc.org/crave_the_wave_b

Science Olympiad Student Center Crave the Wavehttp://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Crave_The_Wave

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