It's About Time C

[SRBHAR01]

My invitational test had physics problems like velocity and acceleration.. Which was stupid plus we had to wait 1 hour for the event started so i missed my 2nd event .

[Bogoradwee]

My invitational test had physics problems like velocity and acceleration.. Which was stupid plus we had to wait 1 hour for the event started so i missed my 2nd event .

why did you have to wait an hour?

[Ostonzi]

We had our regional competition on Saturday in Minnesota (not the most competitive state) and I got to see the raw scores for the event and I was amazed at the scores for the time trials. There were at least 5 teams within a 48/50 for the trials. The deciding part really seemed to be the test. Out team got 5th in the time trials with a low 48 score (48.3 I think) but got 1st overall because we did well on the test. As far as I know all of the designs were relatively simple pendulums.

Roflmao. We got 3rd. Where were you guys sitting lol?
Did you guys finish the test? rofllll our water clock thing was just pouring water and watching it. it was so terrible. thank god im not doing this event again.

[genesys]

]Excuse me walkingstyx. Take no notice on what i put and ill have you know ill do good and i do study okay i just have some certain few problems on some stuff. But thanks anyways for your ubnoxious comment on my big red letters , it is for what i say to catch peoples attention.:/ thank you again so long.

[Scrufficus]

Hello all. This is my first year in Science Olympiad and i was just wondering if any of you guys could give me some good resources to study from. It would be greatly appriciated.

[rockhound]

Can someone give me all of the answers that are going to be on the test so that I do not have to do any work?

[Primate]

Can someone give me all of the answers that are going to be on the test so that I do not have to do any work?

Sure, no problem. This file has everything you need! It's pretty big, though, so it might take a while to download.

Seriously, though, to everyone who's asked for general help with this event: not knowing what to study is probably the most challenging part of this event. Having a test on time is ridiculous--it's a huge topic. You'll definitely see a little physics, especially kinematics. (They seem to have a nasty habit of assuming any equation with t in it is appropriate for the test.) You'll also get tested on the history of time, identifying who did what and when. Finally, you'll see a lot of stuff about current systems of time (sidereal, solar, GMT/UTC, etc) and how to convert between them. Your best bet is to check out these links, as was suggested before, and then do your own research on Google for topics you want to go more in-depth on. You can also look for sample tests or buy the 2010 test packet from the official Science Olympiad store.

[walkingstyx]

Ha ha ha.
Also, almost everyone misses this sentence in the rules. "They will also be asked to answer questions about issues such as the concept of time, time keeping, astronomy, physics, and mechanics." I would like to concur with everything Primate said, and add that at least at nationals, and probably at all well run competitions, there will be a few astronomy questions. Also, your friendly AP Physics formula sheet is probably going to come in handy.

[saturnian]

Seriously, though, to everyone who's asked for general help with this event: not knowing what to study is probably the most challenging part of this event. Having a test on time is ridiculous--it's a huge topic. You'll definitely see a little physics, especially kinematics. (They seem to have a nasty habit of assuming any equation with t in it is appropriate for the test.) You'll also get tested on the history of time, identifying who did what and when. Finally, you'll see a lot of stuff about current systems of time (sidereal, solar, GMT/UTC, etc) and how to convert between them.

Also, make sure you refresh your knowledge on chemistry, have a list of frequencies of various devices, list of all possible calendars from around the world of all times (you could see questions like: "When Sweden converted to Julian calendar?" or "How many days were in a month in Japan in 16th century?"), great distance formula, and many-many other topics that you may think have nothing to do with time. Basically, your best bet is to have tons of information that you think is related to time and then ton of information that you think is not related to time. Ask your partner to do the same independently. Chances are you will end up with a different set (at least that how it worked out for me last year) and then compile.

[genesys]

what are the most told questions in the Its about time event? please give me straight answer.

thanks:)