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NCCU to Host National Science Bowl

From my source at NCCU; this sounds fun!

The 18th National Science Bowl will be held on the campus of North Carolina Central University January 26, 2008, at the Mary M. Townes Science Building, starting at 8:30 a.m. The Bowl is part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Energy and NCCU to identify the best and brightest high school math and science students. Each team is made up of five students, an alternate and a teacher/coach. This regional competition is limited to 16 teams from North Carolina. Students will be asked questions from a number of areas, including biology, chemistry, earth science or physics. The winning team will move on to the Nationals from May 2-6, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The champions win trips to places like Australia, England and Alaska.

For the past three years, East Chapel Hill High School (ECHH) has placed in the top tier at the regional competition. ECHH math teacher Judy Jones says, “Nobel prize winners are not created from the competition. What the students get out of it is the camaraderie, enjoyment.” Jones admits though that one former student is now a Park Scholar at N.C. State and is working on a cure for a genetic disease.

According to Dr. Fredrick Johnson, NCCU’s Science Bowl coordinator, “There is a need to identify and nurture those inquisitive young minds. There is great demand for scientists, mathematicians and computer savvy specialists.”

The Science Bowl at NCCU is free and open to the public.

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