CONTEST: Bubble Wrap® Competition For Young Inventors 2009-2010
Well talk about a kooky corporate sponsor - gotta love Bubble Wrap® and their efforts to get the 5-8th grade creativity flowing...
2009-2010 BUBBLE WRAP® COMPETITION FOR YOUNG INVENTORS
Are you America’s next great inventor? Sealed Air Corporation, the creator of Bubble Wrap® cushioning, is sponsoring the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors to encourage students in grades 5–8 to demonstrate their creativity and ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of Bubble Wrap® cushioning. Three finalists will win a three-day trip to New York City, where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the Bubble Wrap™ Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 savings bond, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 respectively in savings bonds.* The teacher/mentor of each finalist will receive a $500 gift card. In addition, the school of the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 donation.
Bubble Wrap® cushioning was invented in 1960 by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, and was originally intended to be used as textured wallpaper; however, the two inventors quickly realized it was actually a superior cushioning material and went on to found Sealed Air Corporation, now a global, Fortune 500 company that offers a wide range of packaging solutions and has annual sales in excess of $4 billion. Sealed Air is widely recognized for its strong commitment to innovation and continues to be an industry leader in research and development.
The Deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
Full details at: http://www.nmoe.org/bubblewrap/index.html
2009-2010 BUBBLE WRAP® COMPETITION FOR YOUNG INVENTORS
Are you America’s next great inventor? Sealed Air Corporation, the creator of Bubble Wrap® cushioning, is sponsoring the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors to encourage students in grades 5–8 to demonstrate their creativity and ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of Bubble Wrap® cushioning. Three finalists will win a three-day trip to New York City, where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the Bubble Wrap™ Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 savings bond, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 respectively in savings bonds.* The teacher/mentor of each finalist will receive a $500 gift card. In addition, the school of the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 donation.
Bubble Wrap® cushioning was invented in 1960 by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, and was originally intended to be used as textured wallpaper; however, the two inventors quickly realized it was actually a superior cushioning material and went on to found Sealed Air Corporation, now a global, Fortune 500 company that offers a wide range of packaging solutions and has annual sales in excess of $4 billion. Sealed Air is widely recognized for its strong commitment to innovation and continues to be an industry leader in research and development.
The Deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
Full details at: http://www.nmoe.org/bubblewrap/index.html
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Ocon on
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Hey this is a really cool contest!!! I mean who doesn't like bubble wrap?? And the money prizes are nice too even that should be enough to encourage some students to try to do something!
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Goble on
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Sandra, thank you for writing - hopefully you can bookmark this for next year! :)
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Permalink Reply by Virginia Platt on
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Definately an inventive way to encourage creativity and scienctific investigation. I would love to have/make students participate in a contest like this!
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VP, Thanks for commenting! You science teachers really have it easy - so many hands-on activities!
Since you're new to the science group you might consider these posts - they might be of interest to you!
You might also enjoy some of these old science forum posts....
On comics & science:
•COMIC SCIENCE
•COMICS: Yes, More Comic Science
On teaching Science Fact through science Fiction Films:
#1. TEACHING: SCIENCE, ART OR CRAFT?
#2. LITERACY, SCIENCE & THE 4Ss
#3. VIEWING STRATEGIES: A CASE STUDY
Good Vibes,
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Definately science has the upper hand in doing differentiated cirriculum!!
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Plus you can blow things up - totally NOT FAIR!
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I know, why did you think I went into science!! It's because really you get to act like a kid and experiment!!!!
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