Welcome to the Science Bowl!

In Spring of every year, students representing dozens of secondary schools from all over the northeastern United States will be competing to test their knowledge in all major areas of science and mathematics. The Science Bowl at the University of Connecticut will provide students with both a venue to test their own knowledge and understanding of science, and provide demonstrations of various career opportunities throughout the day.

Brought to you by…
UConn, The College of Engineering, and The Vergnano Institute are proud to host regional competitions towards the National Science Bowl, sponsored by the Department of Energy.

Event Overview and Logistics

Pre-Event Information

Round Robin Rules

9.1. At regional events at the end of round robin play, teams will be assigned 2 points for each win, 1 point for each tie, and 0 points for each loss to decide which teams advance in the competition. If needed, a tie-breaking procedure in the following order will be used to determine advancing teams:

(i) Head-to-head won/loss record involving all teams tied for the advancing places. If this separates a group of two or more teams from the rest of the tied teams, the head-to-head record will be reapplied in the smaller group. Ties that cannot be resolved in this fashion will be broken using tiebreaker matches (see below). Once tiebreaker matches have begun, head-to-head results will no longer apply.

(ii) If 2 teams are tied, they will play a 5 toss-up question tiebreaker match as per Rule 6-4.

(iii) If more than two teams are tied, each team, in separate rooms, will be given the same series of five toss-up questions (no bonus questions will be used during this segment of the competition). The usual five seconds will be allowed for a competitor to buzz in after the question is completely read. There are no interrupt penalties (but also no reason to interrupt since all five questions will be read completely).

Teams will be scored on the basis of +1 for each correct answer, -1 for each incorrect answer, and 0 for each unanswered question, blurt, or audible verbal communication.

Volunteers

We would not be able to host this event without the hard work of all of our volunteers! We are in need of volunteers on Friday February 27th for set-up, and Saturday February 28th from 7:55 AM to 2-5 PM-ish (end time depends on your needs and room assignment). We will train you ahead of time if you’ve never volunteered before. Training on February 8th will be required for new volunteers and optional for returning volunteers.

This can count for 6-9 volunteer or service hours, plus you can include additional 2-10 training hours if you need them for your resume, student organization, fraternity or sorority. Volunteers can sign up individually, or with a group of your friends – but will be placed as needed on the day of the competition if changes are necessary.

Thank you to our generous sponsor!