Discovery Education and 3M Announce National Finalists in Young Scientist Challenge
My news for Investors
– Ten Students Will Participate in Summer Mentorship Program and Compete for $25,000 and Title of “America’s Top Young Scientist”–
–Reed Timmer, of Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers, to host final event–
SILVER SPRING, Md., and ST. PAUL, Minn., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Discovery Education and 3M announced today the top 10 finalists in the 13th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation’s premier science competition for middle school students. Students from across the country entered this year’s competition, and these budding young scientists rose to the top of their peers due to the scientific ingenuity and innovation they demonstrated in their entry videos.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110629/PH28013LOGO )
Each finalist will have an exclusive opportunity to work directly with a 3M Scientist during a summer mentorship program; the finalist will be challenged to create an innovation that solves a problem he/she has identified in everyday life. Mentors will provide guidance as the finalists develop their ideas from a theoretical concept into an actual prototype, which they will present at the competition’s final event at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minn. Throughout the program each student will have access to resources and support provided by 3M and Discovery Education, the leading provider of high quality curriculum-based digital content.
The finalists will be awarded a trip to 3M Headquarters to participate in the final event, to be hosted by Reed Timmer of Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers, on Oct. 3-4. During the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge final event, students will demonstrate their scientific acumen, creativity and communication skills in a series of three different challenges, including a presentation of their completed innovation. Each challenge will be scored independently by a panel of judges. The winner
Article source: PRNewswire
Related posts:
- Young Scientists From Across the State Will Compete for Top Honors at the 60th California State Science Fair
- Chicago’s Collins Academy Wins the Get Schooled Foundation’s National Attendance Challenge
- Scott Wu, Louisiana 8th Grader, Crowned National Middle School Mathematics Champion at 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition
- Pennsylvania High School Students Tops in National Financial Capability Challenge
- North Carolina and Virginia High School Students Compete in the Euro Challenge
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.
