This year PBS’s Design Squad (hosted by mechanical engineer Nate Ball) is hosting another Trash to Treasure competition, where students ages 5-19 are invited to “recycle, re-use, and re-engineer everyday materials into an out-of-the-box invention.”
Competition Date: May 1, 2010. Eligibility and Level: Open to all Florida students in grades 9-12.
The 2010 Hydrogen Sprint will be held at the Florida Solar Energy Center, May 1, 2010.
The Hydrogen Sprint provides hands-on opportunities for high school students, grades 9 – 12, to explore the emerging scientific technology of hydrogen power. Students are challenged to design and build a high performance model sized vehicle which demonstrates the potential of hydrogen fuel.
• Students work in teams of 2 – 6 students per team. • Vehicles are designed and constructed around a small PEM fuel cell with open design and material parameters. • Hydrogen for the fuel is produced by electrolysis powered by photovoltaics.
The National Academy of Engineering is soliciting nominations of students who have made a contribution to one of the 14 NAE Grand Challenge problem areas: Sustainability, Health, Vulnerability, Joy of Living. The winning stories will be featured at a summit on April 21, 2010 at Wellesley College, bringing together educators, students and leaders from business and government to explore new ways to educate the next generation of Grand Challenge leaders and to celebrate the efforts of young people working to solve grand challenge problems. Deadline for nomination: March 1, 2010. For students age 13 and up.
The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become agents of change. Through March 15, 2010, elementary and middle school classes across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their classroom or school. Top prizes will include a chance to appear on TV, a grant for the sponsoring school, a trip to New York City for the teacher, and more.
The National Academy of Engineering is soliciting nominations of students who have made a contribution to one of the 14 NAE Grand Challenge problem areas: Sustainability, Health, Vulnerability, Joy of Living. The winning stories will be featured at a summit on April 21, 2010 at Wellesley College, bringing together educators, students and leaders from business and government to explore new ways to educate the next generation of Grand Challenge leaders and to celebrate the efforts of young people working to solve grand challenge problems. Deadline for nomination: March 1, 2010. For students age 13 and up.
