Skills learned can be applied to any curriculum throughout a lifetime. By dealing with problems set in the future, students learn to deal with issues they will encounter as the leaders of tomorrow. It is open to all schools in Massachusetts. Students complete practice problems during the school year. Top teams will have the opportunity to compete at the State Bowl.
Teams research the topic and analyze a given situation.
Brainstorm topic-related subproblems. Focus on one underlying problem. Brainstorm alternative solution. Evaluate solutions to determine the best solution. Describe the best solution in detail.