Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?

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What are we doing here?

Your mission is to prevent an old spill brought on by Hurricane Rina in 2017. Traveling back in time, you will act as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and need to arrive at the oil rig as soon as possible after the hurricane hits to limit the damage.

But first…some questions about games

What is the combined usage time of all the people playing World of Warcraft?
25 years
2,000 years
400,000 years
6,000,000 years
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Answer:6,000,000 Years

In total, how many pigs have been “popped” in the game Angry Birds?
20 trillion
3 trillion
5 billion
40 million
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Answer:3 Trillion Pigs

Focusing on our own game…

What was the name of the NOAA Corps vessel nearest to the oil rig?
Pathfinder
Okeanos Explorer
Ron Brown
HMS Challenger
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Answer:The Pathfinder

What was the name of the undersea research station that NOAA operates?
NEEMO
Aquarius
Deep Star Six
Atlantis
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Answer:The Aquarius

Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) have higher orbits than Geostationary Operational Satellites (GOES).
True
False
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Answer:FALSE

Team Scores

Top 5 Participant Scores

Coastal wetlands drain into a
Lake
River
Ocean
Gutter
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Answer:Ocean

Coastal wetlands serve all of the following functions except provide a
Buffer from tidal surge and flooding
Habitat for unique species of animals
Natural remediation of some pollutants
Source of fresh drinking water
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Answer:Source of fresh drinking water

When there is an oil leak on the sea floor, oil droplets and _____ bubbles migrate up through the water column.
Air
Sulfur
Soap
Methane
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Answer:Methane

NOAA Corps can be found doing all of the following EXCEPT
Conducting hydrographic or fishery surveys
Maintaining buoys
Arresting illegal whale fisherman
Flying into hurricanes
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Answer:Arresting illegal whale fisherman

“…educators suggest … that schools use video games to simulate the real-world situations in the classroom to help students develop critical-thinking skills and enhance their understanding of science and math and, perhaps, even encourage them to pursue careers in those and related fields such as technology and engineering.”
-Scientific American, 1/9/2009
Why use gaming in education?

“The challenge for our nation is to find a modern formula for learning: to appeal to children’s natural engagement with games while teaching the skills and behaviors they will need to be healthy and to compete in a global age…”
-Joan Ganz Cooney Center (Creator of Sesame Street)

http://www.temporalauthority.com/earthexam.html
Developed to test what ISET students know about NOAA.
Most thought NOAA was a part of the NWS.
Participants knew little about NOAA related sciences.
ReGenesiscreated as a tool to educate students about NOAA.

Most hurricanes die at sea when they pass over _____ areas of water.
warmer
cooler
calm
rough
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Answer:Cooler

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What group did NOAA partner with to produce ReGenesis?
National Science Foundation
Global Environmental Temporal Authority
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology
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Answer:Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology (ISET)

Lessons Learned

And now for something completely different…

http://fragileearthstudios.com/

What is the name of the location modeled in our virtual office?
Azeroth
Rock Creek Park
Neverland Ranch
The National Mall
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Answer:Rock Creek Park

We created Fragile Earth Studios as an alternative to using NOAA acronyms. Who do we actually work for?
OE
SOS
TOB
MAST
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Answer:The Technology Outreach Branch

In other community development news…

How many active members in the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds?
2 (Eric and Julien)
2,200
5,600
15,600
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Answer:2,200 members

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And now forthe final question

The total number of oil spills is closest to:
50 per month
50 per year
5 per year
50 per day
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Answer:50 per day
There are on average 70 recorded oil spills per day (from all sources), with two dozen major oil spills per year.

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Final Top 5 Participant Scores

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Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?

by Eric Hackathorn on Jun 02, 2011

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