Trial Events

[gneissisnice]

i wish they didnt count, solar power was bad.
And while sumo is fun, its still a difficult event.

[croman74]

I think that it would be cool to watch Sumo Bots. I'm just wondering, how do they organize that? Do they just make a bracket and every team participating stays in the area to wait for their turn? Or can you go away from the area and to other events? Do you get a time slot? (lots of questions)

[tomixoxtina]

heyy im from pa and ik that some of the trial events for states this year are "keep the heat" and "microbe mission" does anyone hav any idea on how to do any of these? can u give me some pointers??

[sewforlife]

our one regional trial event was biology blitz, which focused on identifying animals/plants/protists by their kingdom, phylum, or class, and common name along with a couple of questions (w. pictures of course)
our two state trial events were: Rock My World, and Forestry Quest.
Rock my world: I didn't get into the details of this event, but I did read over the rules, an event about deep-coastal ocean oil drilling.
Forestry Quest: parts of different trees were given, or pics, and were asked questions/to ID.

[sk8lynne]

Actually, I'm pretty sure that trial events count at States for NY.

Yes they do. THey count just as much as any otehr event

I don't get it...why are they called trial events if they count towards the final score?

[croman74]

They don't count for final score in other states. I wonder why they count in NY.

[sewforlife]

Actually, I'm pretty sure that trial events count at States for NY.

Yes they do. THey count just as much as any otehr event

I don't get it...why are they called trial events if they count towards the final score?

good luck on ur states btw sk8lynne.
my state trial events counted (NJ)

[sk8lynne]

thanks sooo much!!!!!

[croman74]

my state trial events counted (NJ)

Really? I don't get why they would do that. Isn't the point of a trial event to see how an event would do without counting towards the final score?

[Phenylethylamine]

Well, in NY (and evidently in NJ, and who knows what other states), the point of trial events is to see if an old event is worth reviving, or if a new event can handle being a real event. I think the choice of trial events is pretty stringently reviewed, so they're usually not too bad.