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White House Honors H.S. STEM Champs

Intel Science Talent SearchIn his State of the Union address, President Obama urged Americans to “teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.” Last week, the sports-fan-in-chief made good on that vow by welcoming 40 high school STEM superstars — finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search — to the White House.

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More Students Pass AP Exams

Pen and TestMore public high school students are taking and succeeding at AP exams than 10 years ago, a new report from the College Board reveals. Maryland tops the nation, with 24.8 percent of students passing at least one AP test, compared with a national average of 16.9 percent.

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Top AP Science & Math Students Win Siemens Awards

Siemens Foundation WinnerTop achievers in Advanced Placement science and mathematics courses from each state recently won 2010 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement. The annual awards confer a $2,000 college scholarship to one male and one female student who aced the greatest number of AP exams in subjects ranging from Biology to Calculus BC to Physics C.

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Summer Camps: Columbus, OH. All ages

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The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, OH, offers several summer science and engineering camps for kids of all ages. Teens can explore amusement park technology, robotics, and video games. Pre-teens can explore planet Earth, aeronautics, and animal adaptations. Even the little ones can dig for dinos, visit a local watershed, and build and launch boats. Level: 5-16-year-olds.

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Competition: TEAMS at Arizona State U., Feb. 17, 2011

teams_verticalArizona State University will sponsor a TEAMS competition for students in grades 9-12, Thursday, February 17, 2011. TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science) is an annual theme‐based competition that gives students the chance to discover engineering through the practical applications of math and science. Students become part of the action as they answer engineering questions about everyday world challenges. The 2011 Challenge centers around the need to develop dependable, resourceful and economical, forms of energy.

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Essay Contest: How to Protect the Planet?

green_pencils352The Carnegie Council announces its second Annual Student Essay Competition. The essay question: How would you improve your school so that it prepares future leaders to protect the planet? and a copy of Ethics & International Affairs: A Reader. This year, the competition is open to teachers as well as students. Prizes include $250 – $75 Amazon Gift certificate.Deadline: December 31, 2010.

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Event: NanoDays, March 26-April 3, 2011

Join the NISE network’s NanoDays 2011, a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future, by hosting a day or a week of activities.

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DARPA Seeks Teens’ Skills

Teens Work on Laptops at the BeachThe Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) wants to tap into the collective brain power of super-smart high school geeks. The Pentagon agency is spending $10 million on a project that would have teen braniacs using Web 2.0 social-networking skills to speed up and improve defense manufacturing technologies.

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Contest: Future City Competition 2010-11

The 19th Annual Future City Competition, held from September 2010 through February, 2011, invites 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from around the nation to team with engineer-volunteer mentors to create — first on computer and then in large, three-dimensional models — their visions of the city of tomorrow.

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