Two cool science/creativity contests:
Invent Your Own Toy
In the TOYchallenge, teams of fifth to eighth graders learn science, engineering, and design the fun way, by creating their own new toy or game.
Deadline: November 20, 2009
Sponsor: http://sallyridescience.com/
More Info: http://www.sallyridescience.com/toychallenge/
Change the World
Students can make a difference. Siemens’ We Can Change the World Challenge, cosponsored by Discovery
Education and the National Science Teachers Association, encourages K–8 students to team up with classmates to create replicable solutions for
environmental problems in the world around them. Team members can win up to $10,000, and there are prizes for teachers and schools, too.
Deadline: January 31, 2010, for elementary schools; March 15, 2010, for middle schools.
Sponsors: NSTA, Discovery Education, Siemens
More Info: http://wecanchange.com/