Posted on December 15th, 2009 by ASEE
The Siemens Foundation invites teachers to enter the Ultimate Cool School Science Day Sweepstakes to win a fun and interactive school assembly that underscores the importance of science literacy and the need for science resources among schools. Discovery Education will lead the assembly, which will consist of videos, mind benders, and interactive demonstrations. Deadline: January 27, 2010
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Tags: Competitions for Teachers, School Assembly, Science Lesson Plans, Science sweepstakes
Posted on December 14th, 2009 by ASEE
The DuPont Challenge© Science Essay Competition invites students grades 7 – 12 to write a 700- to 1,000-word essay about a scientific discovery, theory, event or technological application. Winners receive savings bonds up to $5,000 and an expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center. The program also rewards the contributions of the winning students’ teachers with accompanying trips, $500 education grants, and sponsorship to attend the 2011 NSTA National Conference on Science Education in San Francisco. Submission deadline: January 31, 2010
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Posted on December 7th, 2009 by ASEE
The National Engineers Week Foundation and ASCE invite students to enter a video contest showing why their school is the best at making a difference through engineer-related volunteer projects. Submission deadline: Feb. 1, 2010.
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Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Jaimie Schock
On Wed., December 9, 2009, at 7 p.m., “Whiz Kids,” a documentary that follows battling 16-year-olds in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, shows at the National Academy of Sciences Auditorium (2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C.). The event is free, but reservations and photo ID are required.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Events
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by ASEE
The National Society of Black Engineers Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Program is designed to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and to encourage students in grades K–12 to attend college and pursue technical degrees. Student members have access to scholarships, a national conference, Bridge magazine, and other benefits. The website also provides downloadable curriculum units.
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Tags: African-American Students, Competitions for Students, Curriculum, Pre-College Engineering Society, Scholarships and Fellowships, Student Conference
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by ASEE
Disney’s Planet Challenge project-based environmental competition for 4th – 6th grade classrooms invites students to identify a local environmental issue and devise a solution that they manage and document from start to finish. Classrooms develop a portfolio to be evaluated on environmental-relevance, student learning, changes in practices and attitudes, community involvement, lasting benefits to students, school and/or community and originality. A array of national, state, and regional prizes are offered. Application deadline: Dec. 18, 2009
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Environmental Engineering, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by sah
The website also challenges parents, after-school program administrators and community members to pledge to connect children in their lives with the wonders of science and math.
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Tags: After School, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)
Posted on November 21st, 2009 by ASEE
The essay contest “Biomedical Breathroughs and My Life” for 7th and 8th grade students in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, invites essays on how biomedcial research has impacted, or has the potential to impact, someone students know personally. Entry deadline: Dec. 9, 2009.
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Posted on November 14th, 2009 by ASEE
When NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis takes off for the International Space Station, a University of Colorado at Bolder butterfly experiment will be aboard, monitored from Earth by thousands of K-12 students.
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Tags: Aeronautics, Aerospace, Biology, NASA, Space
