High School Students Compete to Represent Colorado at the 22nd Annual National Science Bowl™ in Washington, DC
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Golden, Colo., Jan. 25, 2012 – Why do photovoltaic cells have p-type and n-type layers? What causes stars to twinkle?
Twenty-eight teams of Colorado high school students will answer on-the-spot science and math questions at the 22nd Colorado Science Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Dakota Ridge High School.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began the science bowl tradition in 1991 as a way to encourage high school students to explore math and science. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Golden Field Office is again one of the major sponsors of this year’s Colorado Science Bowl.
“The Colorado Science Bowl features many of the best and brightest high school students in the nation,” said DOE Golden Field Office Manager Carol Battershell. “It provides them an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in mathematics and science, as well as inspire young people to become our next generation of engineers and scientists that will help keep our nation globally competitive.”
Students will answer rapid-fire questions with tournament rounds lasting only 16 minutes. Questions cover physics, math, biology, astronomy, chemistry, technology, earth and general sciences, and are pegged at the college freshman level. Each team is made up of four students, one alternate and a coach.
The winning team advances to the DOE National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. Apr. 26-30, where more than 450 students from 68 high schools will compete for the national title.
This year’s Colorado Science Bowl teams include:
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· Abraham Lincoln High School (Denver)
· Arapahoe High School (Centennial) – two teams
· Cherokee Trail High School (Aurora) – two teams
· Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village)
· Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colorado Springs) – two teams
· Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton)
· D’Evelyn Senior High (Denver) – two teams
· Eaglecrest High School (Centennial)
· Grand Valley High School (Parachute)
· Highlands Ranch High School (Highlands Ranch)
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· Jefferson Academy (Broomfield) – two teams
· Justice High School (Lafayette)
· Lakewood High School (Lakewood) – two teams
· Pueblo Centennial High School (Pueblo)– two teams
· Rangeview High School (Aurora) – two teams
· Smoky Hill High School (Aurora) – two teams
· Standley Lake High School (Westminster) – two teams
· Thunder Ridge High School (Highlands Ranch)
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The Colorado Science Bowl runs from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Dakota Ridge High School, 13399 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton. Sponsors for the event are the U.S. Department of Energy Golden Field Office; DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC; Jefferson County Public Schools; Dakota Ridge High School; and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
*Answers:
1. To create an electric field
2. Turbulence in our atmosphere
High-resolution photographs and video of the competition will be available to the media upon request.
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