Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge
Posted on October 18th, 2018 by Mary Lord
High school students can win scholarships and other big prizes in this innovation and entrepreneurial competition created by the widow of astronaut Pete Conrad. Register teams by Nov. 2.
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Have a poster contest, host a science cafe, or stage a 100 billion nanometer race… Check out these eGFI activities and other ideas for celebrating National Nanotechnology Day on October 9. (The date refers to the nanometer scale of 10 to the –9, or one billionth of a meter.)
Every day, Americans waste enough food to fill a football stadium. To mark National STEM/STEAM Day on November 8, the STEMconnector’s National Day of Design contest is challenging students of all grade levels to design solutions for eliminating food waste in their school’s cafeteria. Meanwhile the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency are hosting food waste and recovery challenges.
Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest, which awards $2 million in classroom technology and resources, aims to promote STEM learning, leadership, and community service in students in grades 6 to 12 through authentic, hands-on problem solving. Register by Oct. 30, 2018.
