DOE National Science Bowl Kicks off Saturday, April 30

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DOE National Science Bowl Kicks off Saturday, April 30
Secretary Chu to Deliver Remarks and Present Awards on Monday, May 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 110 regional high school and middle school championship teams from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will compete in the 21st annual U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl final competition in Washington D.C. April 30th through May 2nd. The students will be quizzed on all science disciplines, including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics and astronomy, as well as math, and they will also compete in hands-on events.

The middle school question-and-answer portion of the competition will begin Saturday, April 30th followed by a hydrogen fuel cell model car race on Sunday, May 1st. High school teams will solve hands-on science problems and attend science seminars on Saturday and have their question-and-answer portion of the competition on Sunday. Championship rounds will be held on Monday, May 2nd.

NOTE: All science bowl events are open to the press. Broadcast quality B-roll video of the Science Bowl events, biographical information on the teams, and additional information about the National Science Bowl are available at http://science.energy.gov/nsb/for-news-media/. To arrange interviews with the teams or to receive photographs of the teams during the competition, media may call the DOE press office at 202/586-4940. During the competition, media may call the DOE National Science Bowl press room at 301/961-2854.

NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL SCHEDULE FOR MEDIA
Saturday, April 30

WHERE: All Saturday’s events will be at the National 4-H Conference Center
7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD
Plenary Speaker, Science Day Seminars
WHO: Dr. Njema Frazier – Physicist, National Nuclear Security Administration “What Do Physicists Do?”
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Middle School Academic Competition Begins with Round Robin Matches
WHO: 41 Regional Champion Teams WHEN: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Middle School Competition Double Elimination Matches
WHO: 8 teams Advancing from Round Robin
WHEN: 3:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

High School Division Team Challenge Competitions
WHO: 69 teams solve hands-on science problems
WHEN: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 1
High School Academic Competition Begins with Round Robin Matches
WHO: 69 Regional Champion Teams
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: National 4-H Youth Conference Center

Middle School Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge
WHO: 41 teams will race hydrogen fuel cell model cars they have designed and built.
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
WHERE: Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
4301 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD

High School Double-Elimination Matches
WHO: 16 teams Advancing from Round Robin
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: National 4-H Youth Conference Center

Monday, May 2Championship Rounds and Awards Ceremony with Energy Secretary Steven Chu
(Live Webcast at: http://science.energy.gov/nsb/)

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Middle School and High School Championship Matches, Remarks by Energy Secretary Chu and Awards Ceremony
WHERE: National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
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