Regional competitions are held at DOE facilities and elsewhere. Top prizes for the teams that have won the Nation Science Bowl have included trips to London, Australia, Germany, and one-week science research trips to DOE National Laboratory sites and facilities. In Colorado, NREL and the Colorado School of Mines host a regional competition described below. It's a fun, fast-paced academic tournament that challenges high school students' knowledge of science. Student teams are questioned on Earth Science, Math, General Science, Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Computer Science.
Teams have five seconds to answer each question once they buzz in.
If they cannot answer correctly, the question is offered to the opposing team. Check out the Science Bowl Sample Questions . Any Colorado high school student can compete on a Regional Science Bowl team. Four students participate on the team during each period of the competition, and one student serves as an alternate who can substitute for another teammate at half time. One team per school can compete in the regional competition.