Inspiring Tomorrow’s Ocean Leaders
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Ocean Leaders
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The NOSB is an academic competition and program that addresses a national gap in environmental and earth sciences in public education by introducing high school students to and engaging them in ocean science, preparing them for ocean science-related and other STEM careers, and helping them become knowledgeable citizens and environmental stewards.
- States Hosting Regional Bowls
- States Currently Participating In Regional Bowls
Find your local competition!
All states are eligible to compete. Contact us to learn more.
Updates on 2024 Regional Competitions
Many of the NOSB regional competitions will take place in 2024, either virtually or in-person. Please visit the map of regional sites for the contact information of each bowl’s regional coordinator(s) as well as competition dates. Unfortunately, there will be no National Finals Competition in 2024.
Winning team results of each regional bowl are featured here.
Any questions may be sent to nosb@ucar.edu.
New Storm Surge Resources and Challenge with Prizes
The NOSB has posted its first STEAM Leader Challenge on “Understanding Storm Surges and Protecting Our Communities” on Scoutlier, a free online learning platform for teachers to borrow, build, and assign self-paced, interactive lessons.
Get The Latest NOSB News!
NOSB Presentation: Scientist Spotlight with Holly Olivarez on April 24, 2024
NOSB Presentation: Scientist Spotlight with Holly Olivarez April 24, 2024: 4-5 pm PT / 5-6 pm MT / 7-8 pm ET The National Ocean [...]
How was your 2024 regional bowl experience? Let us know!
Thank you for participating in your regional bowl! We hope you had a great time and would love to learn more about your experience [...]
You’re Invited – Join the NOSB for “Explore NCAR: Live Virtual Tour”!
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) at the Center for Ocean Leadership and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education invite [...]
Congratulations to the 2024 Regional Bowl Winners
Congratulations to the winning teams from each of the regional bowls held this year! The NOSB is building our next generation of marine scientists, [...]