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Student Contests:
Help your students earn the recognition they deserve by encouraging them to enter one or more of these contests. A little healthy competition is often the "catalyst" needed to make students become more excited about science and technology.
Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition
Who: One or two students in grades 6-12 and a teacher sponsor.
What: Design and build a battery-operated device that performs a practical function.
Deadline: January 15, 1999. Prizes: $20,000 for 1st place; $200 to $10,000 for other winners; teacher sponsors are eligible for prizes.
For more information: Call (888) 255-4242.
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards
Who: Team of three to four students in grades K-12 and one teacher-advisor.
What: Envision how present technologies could be used 20 years in the future.
Deadline: February 3, 1999. Prizes: Top twelve teams go to Washington, DC; $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond for each member of top four teams, $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond for each member of the eight 2nd place teams. Regional prizes as well.
For more information: Call (800) EXPLOR-9 or visit http://www.toshiba.com/tai/exploravision/.
Intel Science Talent Search (formerly Westinghouse)
Who: Individual high school seniors.
What: Students complete independent research projects and submit an entry. Each completed entry consists of a written description of the student’s research, plus a lengthy entry form that elicits evidence of student creativity and interest in science.
Deadline: December 2, 1998. Prizes: $50,000 for 1st place, $40,000 for 2nd place, $30,000 for 3rd place, and more.
For more information: Visit www.intel.com/education/sts/.
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