Launched in 1991, the National Science Bowl® (NSB) is a highly competitive buzzer-based science event among which teams of high school and middle school students compete in a fast-paced verbal forum to solve technical problems and answer questions in all branches of science and math. Each team is composed of four students, one alternate student, and a coach. Regional and national events encourage student involvement in math and science activities of importance to the Department of Energy and the nation.
Regional Science Bowl championship teams receive an all-expenses-paid trip to compete at the national event. High school and middle school teams travel to Washington, D.C. in May. The national event runs for several days, consisting of cutting-edge science seminars, hands-on science activities, sightseeing, competitions, and prizes.
To view past National finals for a sense of what Science Bowl is like, check out the YouTube playlist here.