Education

Student STEM Competition Sparks Creativity

Posted: 10/15/2010

Catching the Science Bug: Research shows that students motivated in science are likely to carry that interest into adulthood.

(NAPSI) - Educating students to think innovatively about science and technology may be a step toward finding solutions to critical world problems and may perhaps even help avoid future catastrophes like the Gulf oil spill.

The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision program—the world’s largest student science competition—has been promoting science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) education among K−12th graders for the past 18 years.

Hoping to create a new generation of engineers and scientists, the contest has attracted over 270,000 students since 1992. Not surprisingly, many recent entrants have come up with ways to potentially help the environment.

Students who participate can also win money for college tuition—members of the four first-place teams each receive a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond while second-place winners each win a $5,000 bond.

For more information, visit www.exploravision.org or e-mail exploravision@nsta.org. Follow ExploraVision on Twitter.com/exploravision or Facebook.com/ToshibaNSTAExploraVision. The deadline is February 2, 2011.