National Middle School Science Bowl
Encyclopedia
The National Middle School Science Bowl is a middle school
academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl, held in the United States
. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science
-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system
(or "lockout system") is used, similar to those seen on popular television game show
s such as Jeopardy!
. The National Middle School Science Bowl (" NMSSB") has been organized and sponsored by the United States Department of Energy
since the competition's inception in 2002.
, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, Energy
, and Mathematics
. Although they are not subcategorized, the questions fall into the subcategories of Chemistry
, Algebra
, Computer Science
, Biology
, Physics
, Astronomy
, Geometry
and Current Events
. General Science covers science-related items that do not fall under any specific type of science such as items common to all sciences. The newest addition was a category specially made for the 2006 National competition: a group of about 5 questions asked through graphics and models projected onto computer screens and as hard copies distributed to competing teams. These were only used in semi-finals and championship rounds.
Before the 2010 year, there was no Energy category, and Earth and Space Science was called Earth Science
.
The winning team of each regional Science Bowl competition is invited to participate in the National Science Bowl all expenses paid. There are a number of regional competitions all over the United States; the exact amount changes from year to year. For example, in 2004 there were 20 regionals, while in 2005 there were 24 regionals, in 2006 there were 26, in 2007 there were 31, in 2008 39, in 2009 36, and in 2010, 37.
Typically, any middle school that meets the eligibility rules of the National Middle School Science Bowl competition is permitted to register for any regional competition in the country, but no middle school or student group may compete in multiple regionals. In addition, some regional competitions permit schools to register up to three teams. Teams composed entirely of homeschooled
students are also permitted to enter; two of 2009's qualifiers to the national competition are the Austin Area Homeschoolers from Austin, Texas and the Northern Virginia Homeschoolers from the upper Virginia area.
Two teams compete against each other in each match. Each match has exactly 25 questions (that is, 25 toss-ups and 25 bonuses in corresponding categories). The match is over when all the toss-up questions have been read, or after two eight-minute halves have elapsed (ten-minute at the national competition), whichever occurs first. The team with the most points at this time is the winner.
The moderator rules an answer given by a student correct or incorrect. On short answer questions, if the answer given differs from the official one, the moderator uses his or her judgment to make a ruling (which is subject to challenge by the competitors). On multiple-choice questions, the answer given by the student is only correct if it matches the official answer exactly. Alternatively, the student may give the letter choice that corresponds to the correct answer. The letters W, X, Y and Z are used in lieu of A, B, C and D to avoid confusion between similar-sounding letters.
The decision to require multiple-choice answers to be exact has been a controversial one, but experience has shown that it is the best way to avoid complicated disputes during matches.
Even if the clock runs out (either for the half or the round), a team that has correctly responded to a toss-up before the expiration of time still receives a bonus. The moderator/scientific judge ignores the timer and proceeds to read the question in its entirety, and the team receives the full 20 seconds of allotted response time. The half/round is completed as soon as the team's answer has been given and no more questions are read to either team.
The same rules apply to the judging of responses to bonus questions as apply to responses to toss-up questions. Once the team's answer has been ruled right or wrong, the moderator proceeds to the next toss-up question.
If neither team answers the toss-up question correctly, the bonus question is not read, and the moderator proceeds to the next toss-up question.
Correct responses to toss-up questions are worth 4 points each, and correct responses to bonus questions are worth 10 points each.
If a student buzzes in on a toss-up question before the moderator has completely read the question ("interrupting" the question) and responds incorrectly, then 4 points are awarded to the opposing team, and the question is re-read in its entirety so that the opposing team has an opportunity to buzz in.
Note the difference between interrupt scoring in Science Bowl and in Quiz Bowl: the interrupt penalty in Quiz Bowl is -5 to the interrupting team, while in Science Bowl it is +4 to the non-interrupting team.
Also, if a team "blurts" (shouts out the answer after buzzing but without recognition), the question is treated as an incorrect interrupt. If the judges rule that a team has conferred amongst themselves before buzzing in on a toss-up, that team is disqualified from answering the question and no points are awarded to either side.
The national competition always consists of two stages: round robin and double elimination.
If a tie still exists after the third tiebreak step, the third step is reapplied until the tie is resolved.
bracket
. Unlike in the round robin, a match in double elimination cannot be tied. If a match is tied at the end of regulation, overtime periods of five questions each are played until the tie is broken.
As each team is eliminated from the original bracket, they proceed to the "Challenger's Bracket" for the second chance. By the end of the competition, this system produces a champion from each bracket. The two championship teams face off in the final round to determine the first and second place winners.
. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory
sponsors NMSB, and General Motors is also a regular sponsor of the event and has in recent years sponsored the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car competition held at NMSB, where teams compete to build the fastest or most powerful fuel cell
-powered miniature car. Texas Instruments
provided the academic champions with TI-73 Graphing Calculators. Texas Instruments
, FuelCellStore and the University of Denver
all sponsor the NMSB.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl, held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system
Buzzer
A buzzer or beeper is an audio signaling device, which may be mechanical, electromechanical, or piezoelectric. Typical uses of buzzers and beepers include alarm devices, timers and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke....
(or "lockout system") is used, similar to those seen on popular television game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
s such as Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
. The National Middle School Science Bowl (" NMSSB") has been organized and sponsored by the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
since the competition's inception in 2002.
Subject areas
Questions are asked in the categories of General Science, Physical SciencePhysical science
Physical science is an encompassing term for the branches of natural science and science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the life sciences...
, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, Energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
, and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. Although they are not subcategorized, the questions fall into the subcategories of Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, Geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
and Current Events
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
. General Science covers science-related items that do not fall under any specific type of science such as items common to all sciences. The newest addition was a category specially made for the 2006 National competition: a group of about 5 questions asked through graphics and models projected onto computer screens and as hard copies distributed to competing teams. These were only used in semi-finals and championship rounds.
Before the 2010 year, there was no Energy category, and Earth and Space Science was called Earth Science
Earth science
Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences...
.
Regional competitions
Each year, in late April-early May, the National Science Bowl competition is held in Chevy Chase, MD in the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, as of 2009. Formerly, it was held at various sites in Colorado.The winning team of each regional Science Bowl competition is invited to participate in the National Science Bowl all expenses paid. There are a number of regional competitions all over the United States; the exact amount changes from year to year. For example, in 2004 there were 20 regionals, while in 2005 there were 24 regionals, in 2006 there were 26, in 2007 there were 31, in 2008 39, in 2009 36, and in 2010, 37.
Typically, any middle school that meets the eligibility rules of the National Middle School Science Bowl competition is permitted to register for any regional competition in the country, but no middle school or student group may compete in multiple regionals. In addition, some regional competitions permit schools to register up to three teams. Teams composed entirely of homeschooled
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
students are also permitted to enter; two of 2009's qualifiers to the national competition are the Austin Area Homeschoolers from Austin, Texas and the Northern Virginia Homeschoolers from the upper Virginia area.
Rules
This section is concerned with the rules of the national competition. The rules of regional competitions vary greatly. There are very few prescribed rules for regional competitions. Some regionals are run nearly identically to the national competition, while others use variations of the rules or different methods of scoring.General rules
A team consists of four or five students from a single middle school (unless the team is composed entirely of home schooled students). Only four students play at any one time, while the fifth is designated as the "alternate." Substitutions may be made during the two-minute "halftime" and between rounds.Two teams compete against each other in each match. Each match has exactly 25 questions (that is, 25 toss-ups and 25 bonuses in corresponding categories). The match is over when all the toss-up questions have been read, or after two eight-minute halves have elapsed (ten-minute at the national competition), whichever occurs first. The team with the most points at this time is the winner.
Toss-ups
Every match begins with a toss-up question. The moderator announces the subject of the question (see "Subject Areas" above), as well as its type (Multiple Choice or Short Answer). Once the moderator completes the reading of the question, students have five seconds to buzz in and give an answer. Students may buzz in at any time after the category has been read — there is no need to wait for the moderator to finish. However, there is a penalty for interrupting the moderator and giving an incorrect answer. Once a student from a team has buzzed in, that team may not buzz in again on that question. Conferring between members of a team is not allowed on toss-up questions; if conferring occurs on a question, the team is disqualified from answering that question. The rules regarding conferring are typically very strict: excessive noise, eye contact, or even noticeable shifts in position can be considered conferring, as they convey information to teammates.The moderator rules an answer given by a student correct or incorrect. On short answer questions, if the answer given differs from the official one, the moderator uses his or her judgment to make a ruling (which is subject to challenge by the competitors). On multiple-choice questions, the answer given by the student is only correct if it matches the official answer exactly. Alternatively, the student may give the letter choice that corresponds to the correct answer. The letters W, X, Y and Z are used in lieu of A, B, C and D to avoid confusion between similar-sounding letters.
The decision to require multiple-choice answers to be exact has been a controversial one, but experience has shown that it is the best way to avoid complicated disputes during matches.
Bonuses
If a student answers a toss-up question correctly, that student's team receives a bonus question. The bonus question is always in the same category as the corresponding toss-up question. Since only that team has the opportunity to answer the bonus question, there is no need to buzz in to answer it. After the moderator finishes reading the question, the team has twenty seconds to answer. Conferring between team members is permitted, but the designated team captain must give the team's final answer. Teams are given a 5-second warning after 15 seconds of the time allotted have elapsed.Even if the clock runs out (either for the half or the round), a team that has correctly responded to a toss-up before the expiration of time still receives a bonus. The moderator/scientific judge ignores the timer and proceeds to read the question in its entirety, and the team receives the full 20 seconds of allotted response time. The half/round is completed as soon as the team's answer has been given and no more questions are read to either team.
The same rules apply to the judging of responses to bonus questions as apply to responses to toss-up questions. Once the team's answer has been ruled right or wrong, the moderator proceeds to the next toss-up question.
If neither team answers the toss-up question correctly, the bonus question is not read, and the moderator proceeds to the next toss-up question.
Scoring
The scoring at NMSB is similar to scoring for Quiz Bowl, although with different numbers.Correct responses to toss-up questions are worth 4 points each, and correct responses to bonus questions are worth 10 points each.
If a student buzzes in on a toss-up question before the moderator has completely read the question ("interrupting" the question) and responds incorrectly, then 4 points are awarded to the opposing team, and the question is re-read in its entirety so that the opposing team has an opportunity to buzz in.
Note the difference between interrupt scoring in Science Bowl and in Quiz Bowl: the interrupt penalty in Quiz Bowl is -5 to the interrupting team, while in Science Bowl it is +4 to the non-interrupting team.
Also, if a team "blurts" (shouts out the answer after buzzing but without recognition), the question is treated as an incorrect interrupt. If the judges rule that a team has conferred amongst themselves before buzzing in on a toss-up, that team is disqualified from answering the question and no points are awarded to either side.
Competition format
This section is concerned with the format of the national competition only. As is the case with competition rules, the competition format varies greatly among the different regional competitions.The national competition always consists of two stages: round robin and double elimination.
Round robin
All competing teams are randomly arranged into several round robin groups of seven or eight teams each. Every team plays every other team in its group once, receiving 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, or zero points for a loss. The top 16 teams across all divisions make it into double elimination; however, it is done so that the same number of teams (or as close as possible to this) in each division make double elimination.Tiebreaks
In the event that two or more teams are tied for one of the top two spots in a round robin group, there are several tiebreak procedures, applied in the following order:- The head-to-head record of all the tied teams is compared. The team(s) with the best record against the other tied teams win(s) the tiebreak.
- The team(s) with the fewest losses win(s) the tiebreak.
- If the top two teams still cannot be determined, the following procedures are used:
- If more than two teams are still tied, each team is placed in a separate room and is read five toss-up questions. The number of questions answered correctly minus the number answered incorrectly determines each team’s score. The team(s) with the highest score win(s) the tiebreak.
- If exactly two teams are still tied, the two teams compete head-to-head, receiving five toss-up questions (no bonus questions are used). All the usual toss-up rules are in effect, including the interrupt penalty. The team with the higher score wins the tiebreak.
If a tie still exists after the third tiebreak step, the third step is reapplied until the tie is resolved.
Double elimination
Approximately 16 teams advance from the round robin (depending on the number of round robin divisions). The competition then proceeds like a typical double elimination tournamentTournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
bracket
Bracket (tournament)
A bracket is a tree diagram that represents the series of games played during a tournament, named as such because it appears to be a large number of interconnected brackets....
. Unlike in the round robin, a match in double elimination cannot be tied. If a match is tied at the end of regulation, overtime periods of five questions each are played until the tie is broken.
As each team is eliminated from the original bracket, they proceed to the "Challenger's Bracket" for the second chance. By the end of the competition, this system produces a champion from each bracket. The two championship teams face off in the final round to determine the first and second place winners.
Sponsors
Several companies and organizations sponsor the National Middle School Science Bowl competition, the most prominent being the United States Department of EnergyUnited States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory , located in Golden, Colorado, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility; it is funded through...
sponsors NMSB, and General Motors is also a regular sponsor of the event and has in recent years sponsored the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car competition held at NMSB, where teams compete to build the fastest or most powerful fuel cell
Fuel cell
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...
-powered miniature car. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
provided the academic champions with TI-73 Graphing Calculators. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
, FuelCellStore and the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
all sponsor the NMSB.
Results of the national competition
Here are the results of National Middle School Science Bowl (results from the first year, 2002, are unavailable). Source: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/nmsb/Photogallery.htmAcademic competition
- First Place: Gale Ranch Middle School
- Second Place: Shahala Middle School
- Third Place: Hopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High School is a secondary school in Fremont, California, serving the seventh and eighth grades. It is one of five junior high schools in the city belonging to the Fremont Unified School District. Graduates from four local elementary schools attend Hopkins Junior High. Students...
- Fourth Place: Van Antwerp Middle School
- Tie for Fifth/Sixth Place: Marshall Middle School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and Longfellow Middle School
- Civility Award: Home Schools of Eastern Iowa
Fuel Cell Car race
- First Place: Blake Middle School
- Second Place: Paducah Middle School
- Third Place: Ingomar Middle School
- Fourth Place: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
2010
In 2009, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the solar car competition. There were two parts to the solar car competition: the actual race and the design document contest. 37 teams competed in the Nationals for the middle school.Academic competition
- First Place: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
- Second Place: Gale Ranch Middle School
- Third Place: Hopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High School is a secondary school in Fremont, California, serving the seventh and eighth grades. It is one of five junior high schools in the city belonging to the Fremont Unified School District. Graduates from four local elementary schools attend Hopkins Junior High. Students...
- Fourth Place: Marshall Middle School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Civility Award: Marshall Middle School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Solar Car race
- First Place: St. Christopher's
- Second Place: Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
- Third Place: West Lafayette Science Club
2009
In 2009, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition. There were two parts to the fuel cell competition: the actual race and the design document contest. For the first time, these competitions were held in Chevy Chase, Maryland, instead of in Colorado. 36 teams competed in the Nationals for the middle school.Academic competition
- First Place: Hopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High School is a secondary school in Fremont, California, serving the seventh and eighth grades. It is one of five junior high schools in the city belonging to the Fremont Unified School District. Graduates from four local elementary schools attend Hopkins Junior High. Students...
(Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
) - Second Place: Jonas Clarke Middle School (Lexington, MassachusettsLexington, MassachusettsLexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
) - Third Place: Challenger SchoolChallenger SchoolChallenger School is a nonsectarian private school in the United States, offering education from preschool through eighth grade. Preschool is offered for children as young as two years and nine months old....
(Sunnyvale, CaliforniaSunnyvale, CaliforniaSunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
) - Fourth Place: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
(Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
) - Civility Award: Sierra Science Magnet (Las Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
)
Fuel cell car race
- First Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Second Place: Van Antwerp Middle School (Niskayuna, New York)
- Third Place: Lincoln Middle SchoolLincoln Middle School (Gainesville, Florida)[Lincoln.jpeg]Lincoln Middle School, located in Gainesville, Florida, was first opened in September 1956 as an African-American high school. It was soon closed and reopened after a decade and converted into a middle school...
(Gainesville, FloridaGainesville, FloridaGainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
)
2008
In 2008, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition. For the first time this year, the fuel cell car competition was divided into three parts: the fuel cell car race, a presentation on hydrogen, and a design document/presentation to be shown to judges at the event. A total of 36 teams competed.Academic competition
- First Place: Challenger SchoolChallenger SchoolChallenger School is a nonsectarian private school in the United States, offering education from preschool through eighth grade. Preschool is offered for children as young as two years and nine months old....
(Newark, CaliforniaNewark, CaliforniaNewark is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It was incorporated as a city in September 1955. Newark is an enclave, completely surrounded by the city of Fremont. Its population was 42,573 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
) - Second Place: Hopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High SchoolHopkins Junior High School is a secondary school in Fremont, California, serving the seventh and eighth grades. It is one of five junior high schools in the city belonging to the Fremont Unified School District. Graduates from four local elementary schools attend Hopkins Junior High. Students...
(Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
) - Third Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Civility Award: Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School (la Joya, TexasLa Joya, TexasLa Joya is a city in western Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 83 between Mission and Rio Grande City. The population was 3,985 at the 2010 census.La Joya is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas....
)
Fuel cell car Overall
- First Place: Treasure Valley Math and Science Center (Boise, Idaho)
Fuel cell car race
- First Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Second Place: Treasure Valley Math and Science Center (Boise, IdahoBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
) - Third Place: Triadelphia Middle School (Wheeling, West VirginiaWheeling, West VirginiaWheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
) - Fourth Place: Ingomar Middle School in North Allegheny School DistrictNorth Allegheny School DistrictNorth Allegheny School DistrictDistrict typePublicReligious affiliationNoneLocationNorth of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAEnrollment 2010-2011Approx. 7844 studentsProjected Enrollment 2019-2020Approx...
(Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
)
2007
In 2007, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition.Academic competition
- First Place: Honey Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle School, "Home of the Bees", is a school in Terre Haute, Indiana.- Administration :Principal: Mrs. Susan CobbAssistant Principal: Mr. Gary DellmoDean: Mrs. Cassandra CookGuidance Counselor: Mrs. Tresner...
(Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
) - Second Place: Challenger SchoolChallenger SchoolChallenger School is a nonsectarian private school in the United States, offering education from preschool through eighth grade. Preschool is offered for children as young as two years and nine months old....
(Newark, CaliforniaNewark, CaliforniaNewark is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It was incorporated as a city in September 1955. Newark is an enclave, completely surrounded by the city of Fremont. Its population was 42,573 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
) (Not to be confused with Challenger School (Sunnyvale, CaliforniaSunnyvale, CaliforniaSunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
), which also competed in nationals and placed seventh.) - Third Place: Longfellow Middle School (Falls Church, VirginiaFalls Church, VirginiaThe City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
) - Civility Award: Ann Richards Middle School (Mission, TexasMission, TexasMission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,058 at the 2010 census Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.-Geography:Mission is located at ....
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Hydrogen fuel cell car competition
- First Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Second Place: Salem Middle School (Apex, North CarolinaApex, North CarolinaApex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 37,476 according to the 2010 census., wakegov.com-Geography:Apex is located at ....
) - Third Place: Triadelphia Middle School (Wheeling, West VirginiaWheeling, West VirginiaWheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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2006
In 2006, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition.Academic competition
- First Place: Honey Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle School, "Home of the Bees", is a school in Terre Haute, Indiana.- Administration :Principal: Mrs. Susan CobbAssistant Principal: Mr. Gary DellmoDean: Mrs. Cassandra CookGuidance Counselor: Mrs. Tresner...
(Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
) - Second Place: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
(Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
) - Third Place: Daniel Wright Junior High SchoolDaniel Wright Junior High SchoolDaniel Wright Junior High School is part of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103, an elementary district located in Lincolnshire, Illinois of Lake County, Illinois, USA, a suburban community of Chicago...
(Lincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire is a village in the Vernon Township region of Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a suburb of Chicago, a city in the adjacent Cook County. Its population was 6,108 at the time of the 2000 census. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the...
) - Civility Award: Kenmoor Middle School (Landover, MarylandLandover, MarylandLandover is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Greater Landover. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover...
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Hydrogen fuel cell car competition
- First Place: Daniel Wright Junior High SchoolDaniel Wright Junior High SchoolDaniel Wright Junior High School is part of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103, an elementary district located in Lincolnshire, Illinois of Lake County, Illinois, USA, a suburban community of Chicago...
(Lincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire is a village in the Vernon Township region of Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a suburb of Chicago, a city in the adjacent Cook County. Its population was 6,108 at the time of the 2000 census. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the...
) - Second Place: R. D. and Euzelle P. Smith Middle SchoolChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is a school district which educates over ten thousand students in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States...
(Chapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
) - Third Place: Westover Park Junior High School (Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
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2005
In 2005, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition.Academic competition
- First Place: Honey Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle SchoolHoney Creek Middle School, "Home of the Bees", is a school in Terre Haute, Indiana.- Administration :Principal: Mrs. Susan CobbAssistant Principal: Mr. Gary DellmoDean: Mrs. Cassandra CookGuidance Counselor: Mrs. Tresner...
(Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
) - Second Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Third Place: Lincoln Middle School (Gainesville, Florida)Lincoln Middle School (Gainesville, Florida)[Lincoln.jpeg]Lincoln Middle School, located in Gainesville, Florida, was first opened in September 1956 as an African-American high school. It was soon closed and reopened after a decade and converted into a middle school...
- Civility Award: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
(Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
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Hydrogen fuel cell car competition
- First Place: R. D. and Euzelle P. Smith Middle SchoolChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is a school district which educates over ten thousand students in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States...
(Chapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
) - Second Place: St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolSt. Andrew's Episcopal School (Amarillo, Texas)St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a private school located in Amarillo, Texas, USA, providing education from pre-kindergarten to grade 8. The school was founded in 1951. In December 2010, the Plainview Daily Herald described St. Andrew's as "regarded among the [Texas] Panhandle's finest private...
(Amarillo, TexasAmarillo, TexasAmarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
) - Third Place: Robert Frost Middle School (Rockville, MarylandRockville, MarylandRockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
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2004
In 2004, there were three competitions: the academic competition, the hydrogen fuel cell car competition (stock class), and the hydrogen fuel cell car competition (open class).Academic competition
The top three teams at the 2004 National Middle School Science Bowl Academic Competition were- First Place: Ronald McNair Magnet School (Cocoa, FloridaCocoa, FloridaCocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,412 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 16,478. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Cocoa was...
) - Second Place: Lux Middle SchoolLux Middle SchoolLux Middle School is one of the eleven middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It currently has approximately 1,000 students, and as of 2006-07, is in its eleventh year.- External links :**...
(Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
) - Third Place: Los Alamos Middle SchoolLos Alamos Middle SchoolLos Alamos Middle School is the middle school for Los Alamos, NM, USA and is part of the Los Alamos Public School District.Los Alamos Middle School is the only middle school for the Los Alamos Public School District....
(Los Alamos, New MexicoLos Alamos, New MexicoLos Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while...
) - Civility Award: Cincinnati Alliance (Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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Hydrogen fuel cell car competition (stock class)
- First Place: Doolen Middle School (Tucson, Arizona)
- Second Place: Roosevelt Middle School (River Forest, IllinoisRiver Forest, IllinoisRiver Forest is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park, Illinois. There are significant...
) - Third Place: Brandon Middle School
Hydrogen fuel cell car competition (open class)
- First Place: Jenkins Middle School
- Second Place: Lux Middle SchoolLux Middle SchoolLux Middle School is one of the eleven middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It currently has approximately 1,000 students, and as of 2006-07, is in its eleventh year.- External links :**...
- Third Place: Smith Middle SchoolSmith Middle SchoolSmith Middle School may refer to:*Smith Middle School *Smith Middle School * Eric Smith Middle School in Ramsey, New Jersey...
2003
In 2003, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the solar car competition.Academic competition
- First Place: College Station Middle School (College Station, TexasCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
) - Second Place: Roosevelt Middle School (River Forest, IllinoisRiver Forest, IllinoisRiver Forest is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park, Illinois. There are significant...
) - Third Place: Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
(Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
) - Civility Award: St. Peter's Lutheran School (Columbus, IndianaColumbus, IndianaColumbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...
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Solar car competition
- First Place: Andrew Jackson Middle School (Titusville, FloridaTitusville, FloridaTitusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...
) - Second Place: Inza R. Wood Middle School (Wilsonville, OregonWilsonville, OregonWilsonville is a city primarily in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A portion of the northern section of the city is in Washington County. Originally founded as Boones Landing due to the Boones Ferry which crossed the Willamette River at the location, the community became Wilsonville in...
) - Third Place: Tie between Bell Middle School (Golden, ColoradoGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
) and North Valley Middle School (La Salle, ColoradoLa Salle, ColoradoLa Salle is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,849 at the 2000 census.-Geography:La Salle is located at ....
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2002
In 2002, there were two competitions: the academic competition and the solar car competition.External links
- Official National Science Bowl Website
- Science Bowl Test Program - Windows program that asks Science Bowl questions