The Finals of the DOE National Science Bowl®, that were to take place in early May in Washington, D.C., have moved to a virtual competition.
May 28, 2020
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Washington D.C. – The Finals of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl®, that were to take place in early May in Washington, D.C., have moved to a virtual competition. The winners of regional events held earlier this year across the country - 41 middle school teams – have been engaged in an academic competition that will culminate in the crowning of the new National Champion on June 5, 2020.
“I am excited and proud to announce the first-ever virtual National Science Bowl® Finals,” said DOE’s Office of Science Director, Dr. Chris Fall. “This challenging and competitive event calls on the most practiced and brightest students to showcase their skills in an array of areas. We will call on these students in future years to be the innovators and leaders that drive science.”
During the academic competition, in which all 41 teams competed virtually over the past few weeks, teams of middle school students participated in a fast-paced question-and-answer competition, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy and math. The top 32 teams will now compete for the National Championship on Friday, June 5. The field will be narrowed by the top scores in each consecutive round and the winning teams will be announced that night. The teams’ performances in the academic rounds of competition will be the primary determinant of their standings.
The top two teams will receive $2,500 to take back to their schools to support their science departments.
The top 4 teams will receive $2,000, the top 8 teams will receive $1,500, and the top 16 teams will take home $1,000 for their schools’ science departments.
Approximately 325,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl® since DOE created it in 1991. DOE’s Office of Science manages the National Science Bowl® and sponsors the Finals competition.
For more information about the National Science Bowl®, please visit https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb.
After a preliminary elimination round, these middle school teams are competing June 5:
Alabama
Alabama School of Fine Arts (Middle School), Birmingham, Ala.
Arizona
BASIS Peoria (Middle School), Peoria, Ariz.
California
Granite Ridge Intermediate School, Fresno, Calif.
Suzanne Middle School, Walnut, Calif.
The Harker School (Middle School), San Jose, Calif.
Winston Churchill Middle School, Carmichael, Calif.
Colorado
Preston Middle School, Fort Collins, Colo.
Connecticut
East Lyme Middle School, Niantic, Conn.
Georgia
Stallings Island Middle School, Martinez, Ga.
Illinois
Daniel Wright Junior High School (Middle School), Lincolnshire, Ill.
Indiana
Sycamore School (Middle School), Indianapolis, Ind.
Iowa
Ames Middle School, Ames, Iowa
Kentucky
Lone Oak Middle School, Paducah, Ky.
Maryland
Burleigh Manor Middle School, Ellicott City, Md.
Massachusetts
Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, Mass.
Minnesota
Wayzata Central Middle School, Plymouth, Minn.
Missouri
Ladue Middle School, St. Louis, Mo.
Nebraska
King Science and Technical Magnet Middle School, Omaha, Neb.
New Jersey
Princeton Charter School (Middle School), Princeton, N.J.
New Mexico
Los Alamos Middle School, Los Alamos, N.M.
New York
Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck, N.Y.
Oregon
Stoller Middle School, Portland, Ore.
Pennsylvania
Marshall Middle School, Wexford, Pa.
Tennessee
Farragut Middle School, Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas
BASIS San Antonio Shavano (Middle School), San Antonio, Texas
Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
Hutchinson Middle School, Lubbock, Texas
Virginia
Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church, Va.
Washington
Lincoln Middle School, Pullman, Wash.
West Virginia
Suncrest Middle School, Morgantown, W.Va.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Hills Middle School, Brookfield, Wis.