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Re: Compute This
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 8:01 am
by zorbak5044
crap. better get cracking
Re: Compute This
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 12:30 pm
by Aia
rocketman1555 wrote:starpug wrote:Aia wrote:I think Compute This should be replaced with a different study event. I know there are people that would love to have Rocks, Bugs, or fill-in-the-blank event back instead. I know I'd rather win in a event that I studied for rather than prove my googling skills.
You wont be saying that when googling becomes a sport.

and you have to be able to do more than google. you have to be able to find the information on a certain cite, then graph it and answer questions about it in the fifty minutes given. its harder than it sounds.
I've competed in this event before; I know there are other portions to the test. However, most people in Scioly know how to graph and answer questions if they know how to google. Well, at least it's in Div B and not C. I can't imagine too many people missing questions if it were a high school event.
Re: Compute This
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 6:43 pm
by dudeincolorado
*sigh my tech learning disablities are showing again... i know how to google like no other but excel

ummm i can open it? does that count? I did the event in 6th grade we did pretty well for 6th graders (my partner was also a 6th grader) (as you can tell she did everything but the googleing) (10th at states) so long story short i know how to google VERY well but i still can't use excel

Re: Compute This
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 4:13 pm
by rocketman1555
so find a tech teacher or someone at school that can use at excel and ask them to teach u, its not really that hard, your parents or the SO coach should be able to teach you
Re: Compute This
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 4:35 pm
by dudeincolorado
hehe parents are worse then i am...
coach ummm student coached team!!!
my freinds taught me how to about 10 times now it just doesnt stick oh well

Re: Compute This
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:11 pm
by rocketman1555
the key is to keep on practicing it, you will get better
Re: Compute This
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 12:56 pm
by dudeincolorado
ehhh
shrug im in C this year

Compute This
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 12:50 pm
by rkscience
hey guys... im from montgomery middle school in NJ... i need some help with compute this... got some links that aren't on SOINC and/or SCIOLY? I dont want the obvious google search websites etc... I'm looking for gold here........

Re: Compute This
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 1:23 pm
by Sheogorath
First off I suggest looking at the Compute This forum under Lab events, not general chat.
Second I suggest looking at the Wiki
Re: Compute This
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 4:24 pm
by rocketman1555
rkscience wrote:hey guys... im from montgomery middle school in NJ... i need some help with compute this... got some links that aren't on SOINC and/or SCIOLY? I dont want the obvious google search websites etc... I'm looking for gold here........

there's not much help for this event that you can get online, i would ask one of the computer teachers at your school, they should be able to help you learn how to search the web and use excel
and online you should try to find excel tutorials, the links you probably need to find on your own
and i would suggest you make a website so that you can easily get to any links that you find that would be helpful, i think that is allowed this year, and make sure all the links you use information from are under the right domain