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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