Abstract
There is widespread concern that U.S. teenagers show little knowledge and less interest in science and math. Anyone thus troubled would have been cheered by an event on May 1 in Washington, D.C.—and further heartened by the enthusiastic reaction on the other side of the continent. Teams from Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles and Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh faced off for the championship of the fifth annual National Science Bowl. In a rapid-fire contest—answering questions on astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, math, and physics—Van Nuys raced to a 104-58 victory. Mira Loma High School from Sacramento, Calif., finished third, and Armand Hammer World College from Montezuma, N.M., was fourth. The teams' proficiency was humbling for scientists in the audience. The science bowl aims to encourage high school students from across the nation to excel in math and science and pursue careers in these fields, say the cosponsors—the Department of ...
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