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Science Bowls

Date of Events

FSEC Middle School Science Bowl was held on April 5, 2008 at the Florida Solar Energy Center.

High School Science Bowl: The Science Center of Pinellas County hosted the 2008 event, on March 1. Contact Madeline McNaughton for more information.

Results

2008 Middle School Science Bowl finalists for the academic portion were:

  1. Lincoln Middle School
  2. Trinity Preparatory School
  3. Archimedean Middle Conservatory

Click here to see how the final 8 finished.

2008 Middle School Science Bowl finalists for the Hands-on-Hydrogen portion were:

  1. Trinity Preparatory School - Knight Rider with a time of 7.43 seconds
  2. Jackson Middle School - Action Jackson with a time of 9.00 secondes
  3. Archimedean Middle Conservatory - Spartan Mobile with a time of 12.93 seconds

Pictures for this portion will be available soon.

Photo of middle school teams at the tables for the elimination round.
James Fenton, Florida Solar Energy Center's director, addresses the middle school teams before the competition begins. See more photos of the event.

 

Background

The Florida event is comprised of two parts, the academic competition and the model hydrogen fuel cell car demonstration, the Hands-On Hydrogen race. The academic portion is a fast-paced question and answer contest during which students answer questions about earth science, physical science, life science, math and general science. Each of the top eight teams receive hydrogen fuel cell car kits to be used in the car demonstration portion of the competition. Each team has several weeks to construct a hydrogen car using their kit. Performance and construction of their vehicle will be demonstrated at follow-up event held during the EnergyWhiz Olympics. The team that placed first in the academic portion must demonstrate a hydrogen model car that crosses the finish line to become the overall winner of the FSEC Middle School Science Bowl.

The first, second and third place teams receive trophies and ribbons. The members and mentor from the top science bowl team receive an all expense paid trip to compete in a national competition.

 

Registration

To pre-register, fill out the online registration form, or e-mail Penny Hall at penny@fsec.ucf.edu and she will send you a registration form.

 

Information on the Southeast Regional Science Bowl competitions: