National Science Bowl® for Middle School Students

Rules, Forms, and Resources

The 2009 National Middle School Science Bowl will be a competition among 36 middle school teams that win at selected regional competitions.  At the national level, these teams will compete in two styles of competition:  an academic question & answer competition and a model hydrogen fuel cell car challenge.

• 2009 Official National Science Bowl Rules
• Fuel Cell Car Race Rules
• Design Document
• Tips on How to Maximize the Power of your Fuel Cell
• Proper Care of your Double Cell Reversible Fuel Cell
• Fuel Cell Car Manual

 National Science Bowl^® Forms

Each regional competition may or may not require these forms. However, every regional winning team is required to complete these forms to attend the National event. The National forms will be available to you as part of your online coach's account. Please use your online account to complete all of the forms required to attend the national competition.

• 2009 Adult Medical Form** (pdf)
  

• 2009 Student Medical form** (pdf) -(signed by parent)
  

• 2009 Parental Consent & Media Release Form** (pdf) -(one form needed for each student, signed by student, parent, and coach)
  

• Bios of Team Members (pdf)

** The forms above are in pdf format. To fill out the form, open the file, place your cursor on a line and type in the information. The tab key will jump to the next line. When you are done, print out the page, add the signature and date, and submit the form to the regional science bowl coordinator. If you close the file, your text will not be saved.

Links For Academic Competition

• List of Vendors for Science Bowl Equipment
• Making Your Own Competition Buzzer
• Resources for Academic Questions
• Roles and Responsibilities
  • Moderator
  • Science judge
  • Rules judge
  • Timekeeper
  • Scorekeeper
• Strategies For Success
• Other Helpful Hints (PDF)

Sample questions for the Middle School Science Bowl (PDF Files)

• Sample Round 1
• Sample Round 2
• Sample Round 3
• Sample Round 4
• Sample Round 5
• Sample Round 6
• Sample Round 7
• Sample Round 8
• Sample Round 9
• Sample Round 10
  

**SAMPLE ROUNDS**

• Sample Round Robin Round 2
• Sample Round Robin Round 5
• Sample Double Elimination Round 1
• Sample Double Elimination Round 3

Links for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Competition

Teacher Workshop Resources

• Rules for Model Fuel Cell Car Competition (PDF)
• Teacher Workshop Power Point
• Fuel Cell Car Instruction Manual (PDF)
• Maximize the Power of your Fuel Cell
• Proper Care of the Fuel Cell
• Teacher Sign-In
• Teacher Workshop Questionnaire

NREL Resources

• NREL Hydrogen Resource Material
• NREL Information for Building a Model Race Car (Science Guide) (PDF)
• NREL Information for Building a Model Race Car (Parts and Construction) (PDF)
• NREL Information for Building a Model Race Car (Student Guide) (PDF)
• NREL Information for Building a Model Race Car (Teacher/Mentor Guide) (PDF)
• Photos of Fuel Cell Cars
• Photos of Fuel Cell Gas Storage Containers  
• Examples of Parts to Construct a Model Fuel Cell Car (Power Point)

• Crossword Puzzle
• How the Fuel Cell Works
• Hydrogen Resource Material for Students
• Hydrogen Resource Material for Teachers
• Information about Fuel Cells
• Information about Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier
• Information from the American Hydrogen Association
• Interactive Tour: See How Fuel Cells Work
• Lesson Plans for Model Race Cars  
• Video from 2003 Texas Solar Car Competition (click the ‘Video’ link, then click on the link to the ‘Texas Solar Car Races’ under ‘Northside Video Moments’)