2005 National
Middle School Science Bowl - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competition
Smith Middle
School Takes First Place at Science Bowl Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competition
National "Battle
of the Brains" continues June 25 with academic face off.
Golden, Colo., June 24,
2005 - Smith Middle School from Chapel Hill, N.C., captured top
place in the model hydrogen fuel cell competition on the first day
of the National Middle School Science Bowl. St. Andrew's Episcopal
School, from Amarillo, Texas, took second and Robert Frost Middle
School from Rockville, Md., came in third.
The winning teams are
among the 24 entries in the National Middle School Science Bowl
from around the U.S. The contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) and General Motors, administered by DOE's Office
of Science and hosted by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory
at the Colorado School of Mines.
Winning teams receive
trophies and gift certificates from Discovery.com.
Each team was given a
fuel cell and plastic fuel tank to construct a model hydrogen fuel
cell car, which they built and raced today in the School of Mines'
Student Center Intramural parking lot. Building and racing the model
cars challenges the students' engineering and design skills.
On Saturday, June 25,
the students face off in a fast-paced question-and-answer contest
that tests their knowledge of earth science, physical science, life
science, math, and general science. The round robin academic competition
starts at 8 a.m. at Alderson Hall, 16th and Illinois streets, Golden,
and concludes with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. at the Green Center.
The contest is free and open to the public.
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