1- eCybermission (6th,7th,8th and 9th Grades)
US Army launches eCybermission to Challenge Students to Solve Real World Problems
Students who are ready to use their STEM skills to solve real world problems, could have the chance to win up to $8,000 in savings bonds. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will coordinate the eCybermission STEM competition for the United States Army in order to promote student interest in the field through online collaborative learning.
Interplanetary travel, time travel, telepathy, teleportation, brain powered computers, recombinant DNA, bionic limbs, cyborgs, cryonics. Just some of the far-fetched technologies that have been dreamed up over time, while today's scientists might just be discovering ways to make them become real!
Investigate how science is portrayed in TV, films, and games. Find an example using a film, TV show, or video game, then compare to what we can do today with current or emerging technologies. Or tell us what science needs to discover to make it really happen.
Investigate how science is portrayed in TV, films, and games. Find an example using a film, TV show, or video game, then compare to what we can do today with current or emerging technologies. Or tell us what science needs to discover to make it really happen.
The more you research, the more you will discover, and you might end up being surprised by what you find out.
Make a video (: 30 -: 90) that shares your discoveries and states your case.
ENTRY PERIOD: NOV. 1, 2013 - MARCH 21, 2014
Contest open to Grades 6-12, International Students and US
PRIZES:
1st- $2000
2nd- $750
3rd- $500
People's Choice $250
Additional Prizes include:
Software from Wolfram Mathematica
Free training at Steve Wolfe's Stunt Ranch in Austin, TX
Contest open to Grades 6-12, International Students and US
PRIZES:
1st- $2000
2nd- $750
3rd- $500
People's Choice $250
Additional Prizes include:
Software from Wolfram Mathematica
Free training at Steve Wolfe's Stunt Ranch in Austin, TX
*The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2013-2014*
- See more at: http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2014-festival/2014-contests/kavli-video-contest-2013-2014.html#sthash.nVY6oi4z.dpuf3- Seaperch (Grades 6-12)
SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme. The SeaPerch Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics (STEM) while building an underwater ROV as part of a science and engineering technology curriculum. Throughout the project, students will learn engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications.
Building a SeaPerch ROV teaches basic skills in ship and submarine design and encourages students to explore naval architecture and marine and ocean engineering principles. It also teaches basic science and engineering concepts and tool safety and technical procedures. Students learn important engineering and design skills and are exposed to all the exciting careers that are possible in naval architecture and naval, ocean, and marine engineering.
Out of Box Projects
1- Making the Earth (or universe) out of the elements.. Could be huge to hang it in the hallway.
