WHAT: The regional Science Bowl, a “battle of the brains” that pits teams of science- and math-savvy students from 24 Southern California high schools against each other, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 1, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. JPL has hosted the Science Bowl for 22 years.
In a fast-paced, game show format like “Jeopardy,” students buzz in to score points on short-answer and multiple-choice questions at the college freshman level. Students may not use calculators or notes for the competition. Questions cover astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and Earth and space sciences.
Four students, one alternate and a coach make up a team. The winning team will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the National Science Bowl April 24 to 28, in Washington, to compete against dozens of other regional winners.
In 1991, the U.S. Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl, which encourages students to pursue careers in science and math. The competition attracts more than 17,000 middle- and high-school students nationwide.
WHO: Student teams from 24 high schools in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Santa Barbara counties (full list of schools on next page). Larry James, JPL’s deputy director, will give a welcome address.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Final matches begin at about 3:30 p.m. The awards presentation begins at approximately 4 p.m.
WHERE: JPL’s bon Karman Auditorium. JPL is located off the Berkshire/Oak Grove Drive exit of the 210 (Foothill) Freeway. Visitor parking is to the left (west) of the JPL main guard gate, across the street from the JPL Visitors Center.
Reporters who would like to cover the event at JPL must arrange access by contacting David Israel in the JPL Media Relations Office by 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 30, at 818-354-4797 or david.israel@jpl.nasa.gov.
Schools Competing in the 2014 Science Bowl
Arcadia High School, Arcadia
Herbert Hoover High School, Glendale
Huntington Beach High School, Huntington Beach
John Marshall High School, Pasadena
Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes
Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach
San Dimas High School, San Dimas
Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica
South Hills High School, West Covina
Temple City High School, Temple City
University High School, Irvine
Woodbridge High School, Irvine
Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta
Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta
Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar
La Canada High School, La Canada
Xavier College Preparatory, Palm Desert
AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High, Pasadena
Marina High School, Huntington Beach
John A. Rowland High School, Rowland Heights
Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights
Mark Keppel High School, Alhambra
West Covina High School, West Covina
More information about the National Science Bowl is at:
http://science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb/.
More information about JPL’s involvement in the National Science Bowl is at:
