Filed under: Competitions, Contest, Cool Science, Essay Competition, K-12, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Earth Science Week
The American Geological Society is sponsoring an essay contest to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. Essays should focus on the theme “Climate Connects.” The contest is open to students in grades 6-9 who are residents of the United States. Participants should submit an original essay no more than 300 words in length, typed, and formatted to fit on one page. Entries may be submitted electronically or by mail. The deadline for submitting entries is Oct. 16, 2009.
Filed under: Contest, Essay Competition, K-12, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
The Cassini Scientist for a Day contest challenges students to become NASA scientists studying Saturn. Participants examine three target images taken by Cassini and choose the one they think will yield the best scientific results. This choice must then be supported in a 500-word essay. Teaming up is encouraged. Winners will participate in a teleconference with Cassini scientists.
The contest is open to all students in the United States from grades 5-12, working alone or in groups of up to four students. The essays will be divided into three groups: grades 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. All submissions must be students’ original work. Each student can submit only one entry.
Deadline for Spring 2009 submissions is noon Pacific time (3 p.m. EDT) on April 30, 2009 .
For more information, visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/scientistforaday/
Filed under: Astronomy, Competitions, Contest, Essay Competition, K-12, NASA, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Cassini, Saturn
The Cassini Scientist for a Day contest challenges students to become NASA scientists studying Saturn. Participants are challenged to examine three target images taken by Cassini and choose the one that they think will yield the best scientific results. This choice must then be explained in a 500-word essay.
The contest is open to all students in the United States from grades 5-12, working alone or in groups of up to four students. The essays will be divided into three groups: grades 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. All submissions must be students’ original work. Each student can submit only one entry.
Deadline for Spring 2008 submissions is noon Pacific time (3 p.m. EDT) on May 8, 2008 .
For more information, visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/education/scientist/
Filed under: Competitions, Essay Competition, K-12, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
Design a space colony! Space colonies are permanent communities in orbit, as opposed to being on the moon or other planets. Designing a space colony involves physics, mathematics, space science, environmental science and many other disciplines. This contest is for 11-18-year-old students from anywhere in the world. Individuals or teams may enter. Grades 6-9 and 10-12 are judged separately, except for the grand prize. All participants will receive a certificate. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries.
Submissions must be received by March 31, 2008.
For additional information about the contest, visit http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/Contest/.
Filed under: Competitions, Essay Competition, K-12, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
The Fundamental Aeronautics Program of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters announces a new aeronautics competition for high school students for the 2007-2008 academic year.
High school students are challenged to write a research paper to explain ideas for a future aircraft that could become the “DC-3” for cargo and passengers in the year 2058. Descriptions should be well-informed and include sections on fuel, environmental effects, noise levels, runway length and condition, operating costs, passenger and cargo loads, and service operations. Final entries are due on March 15, 2008.
Any U.S. student enrolled in an accredited high school or home school in the United States or its territories is eligible to enter the competition for cash prizes. Non-U.S. citizens and students in international locations can enter as well, but they are not eligible for cash prizes. Trophies and certificates will be awarded to each winner, regardless of citizenship.
For complete details, visit http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/competitions_high.htm.
Filed under: Astronomy, Contest, Essay Competition, K-12, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
Dale Lowdermilk, Meteorite Collector and Lecturer with the Santa Barbara Astonomical Unit (SBAU), is conducting an exciting new Astronomy Essay Contest for children and young adults ages 5-18. Assigned essay questions are based on age groups. Hand written entries submitted with self addressed, stamped envelopes will receive fragments of stony meteorites!
To Learn more about the contest, including the official rules and essay questions, please visit the contest flyer on the first page of the following website: http://www.dale93108.com/Meteor.html
Visit the following website for more information about the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, including upcoming events and tips for watching the skies: http://www.sbau.org/
Filed under: Competitions, Contest, Essay Competition, K-12, Science, Student Opportunities
GES is now accepting entries for the 2008 Thacher Scholars Award, to be given to secondary school students demonstrating the best use of geospatial tools or data to study our home planet. U.S. students in grades 9-12 are eligible for the cash awards. For each winning student, a teacher or designated adult “coach” will receive a $200 gift card. Entries must be postmarked by April 4, 2008. Visit the IGES website for details. http://www.strategies.org/education/index.aspx?sub=education&sub2=scholars&sub3=scholars2008
Filed under: Competitions, Essay Competition, Higher Education, K-12, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Aeronautics, Engineering
The Fundamental Aeronautics Program of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters announces a new aeronautics competition for high school and college students for the 2007-2008 academic year. The new aeronautics competition encourages high school and college students to share their ideas of future aircraft with NASA for a chance to receive trophies, student internship offers and cash prizes. Students will write about the next generation of aircraft, what they would look like and how they would operate.
For the competition, high school students will write a research paper that explains ideas for a future aircraft that could revolutionize passenger and cargo travel in the year 2058. Papers should include sections on fuel, environmental effects, noise levels, runway length and conditions, operating costs, passenger and cargo loads, and service operations.
A group of federal, university, industry and other expert representatives will judge the high school entries, which are limited to 12 pages. Entries will be judged on how well students focus their essays and meet four basic criteria: informed content, creativity and imagination, organization, and writing. Subject to availability of funds, team entries can win cash awards up to $1,500 and individual entries up to $1,000.
College students are challenged to write about their designs for the next generation of 21st-century aircraft. Design considerations include reduced environmental impact, reduced noise, daily operations on short runways, cost analysis for production and operation, passenger and cargo limits, structure and materials, and engines. Students should also briefly describe three valid scenarios for potential use of this vehicle in the year 2058.
Each college entry is limited to 25 pages and must be sponsored by a supervising or advising faculty member. Winning entries may be invited to a student forum sponsored by NASA and/or industry, receive offers of student internships, and receive other prizes, including up to $5,000 cash, depending on available funds.
College entries will be judged by how well they address all aspects of the problem they chose to discuss, including the following criteria: innovation and creativity, discussion of feasibility, a brief review of current literature, and a baseline comparison with the relevant current technology, system or design.
These two competitions have different eligibility and submission requirements. To learn more about the competition, visit: http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/competitions.htm
Filed under: Competitions, Contest, Environmental Science, Essay Competition, K-12, STEM, Student Opportunities
Today’s pressing environmental problems need innovative solutions. Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History invite students in grades 6-10 to submit their winning innovations in the “youinnovate21…It’s Your Environment” challenge.
To enter, students need to write a 300-500 word essay explaining the environmental problem they want to solve, their idea, how it will solve the problem , and how they would let people know about the innovation. Winning innovations will be selected based on creativity, scientific and practical soundness, writing skills.
The deadline for entries is December 15. Students may enter as an individual or as a class. For complete contest rules, click on the You Innovate button at http://scholastic.com/scienceexplorations
Filed under: Competitions, Contest, Essay Competition, Higher Education, Internships, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: ESA, Euporean Space Agency, international students
The European Space Agency’s SUCCESS student contest is for European university students from all disciplines, up to the level of master’s degree candidates or the equivalent. Students are invited to propose an experiment that could fly on board the International Space Station. The goal of the competition is to make today’s students the space station users of tomorrow. Students studying fields ranging from life sciences to technology to Earth observation are encouraged to apply.
To participate, students must describe their experiment idea in an essay of no more than 800 words. Essays must be written in English and submitted electronically. Participating students also have to be a national of one of the ESA member states: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The winner of the SUCCESS student contest will receive a one-year paid internship at ESA’s space research and technology center in the Netherlands. During this internship, the winner can work with ESA specialists on their experiment to prepare it for flight to the space station. Essays are due Feb. 1, 2008.
For more information, visit: http://www.esa.int/success
