Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
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Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
Trial Event for Minnesota.
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Re: Chemistry Clue [Trial]
Never knew we had anyone from Minnesota....but Is this event like science word or Picture this with chem only terms? That's what the title suggests to me
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Re: Chemistry Clue [Trial]
Jazzy...?fmtiger124 wrote:Never knew we had anyone from Minnesota....
Strath Haven MS:
2008: Regionals-3, States-5
2009: Regionals-2, States-4
2010: Regionals-1, States-2, Nationals-19
2011 (Co-captain): Regionals-1, States-1, Nationals-11
Nationals: Aquifers-37, Compute This-13, Dynamic Planet-25, Ecology-6, Experimental Design-7, Junkyard-33
Moving to C...
2008: Regionals-3, States-5
2009: Regionals-2, States-4
2010: Regionals-1, States-2, Nationals-19
2011 (Co-captain): Regionals-1, States-1, Nationals-11
Nationals: Aquifers-37, Compute This-13, Dynamic Planet-25, Ecology-6, Experimental Design-7, Junkyard-33
Moving to C...
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
You get 5 clues to guess a chemistry term, one at a time. The sooner you correctly guess, the more points you get. If you incorrectly guess, you get 0 points.
jazzy009 and I are both from MN.
jazzy009 and I are both from MN.
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
So sort of like that gameshow password?Paradox21 wrote:You get 5 clues to guess a chemistry term, one at a time. The sooner you correctly guess, the more points you get. If you incorrectly guess, you get 0 points.
jazzy009 and I are both from MN.
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
A little bit. But you don't give your partner clues, the person running the event gives out each clue, one at a time, to the entire group. One of the examples is:fmtiger124 wrote:So sort of like that gameshow password?Paradox21 wrote:You get 5 clues to guess a chemistry term, one at a time. The sooner you correctly guess, the more points you get. If you incorrectly guess, you get 0 points.
jazzy009 and I are both from MN.
Clue 1 This is a specific type of subatomic particle.
Clue 2 This particle is located in the nucleus and is also a product of beta decay.
Clue 3 Of the two major particles in the nucleus, this one has the slightly smaller mass.
Clue 4 Any change in the number of these particles causes a change in the identity of the element.
Clue 5 This is a positively charged particle in the nucleus.
(Answer: Proton)
So they start out stupidly vague and get more specific.
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
Yeah, I think I requested this. So - how would you go about studying for this? Memorize anything and everything about chemistry?
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
Probably a chemistry textbook.
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
since they are getting rid of picture this, why not make this like a trial?
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Re: Chemistry Clue C [Minnesota Trial]
Because it is a really lame event.quizbowl13 wrote:since they are getting rid of picture this, why not make this like a trial?
In practice, the majority of teams figured out the answers on the same hint. It penalizes the risk takers, and is too broad of a topic.
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