Planet Kids

Planet Kids

 

 


Pulse of the Planet's
Kids' Science Challenge
is now up and running!
Third to sixth grade students can participate in their classrooms, in after-school groups, or online. Please visit: www.kidsciencechallenge.com

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How do you get ten year olds excited about science?

You empower them to create a new sport that takes advantage of the unique conditions on Mars, use the science of forensics to solve household mysteries, or examine the natural world to inspire new design. Using an innovative range of new and traditional media - video and audio podcasts, virtual communities, after-school activities, online games, a nationwide competition, and prizes like science activity kits, microscopes, and a week at Space Camp -The Kids’ Science Challenge inspires third to sixth graders to discover a well-kept secret: Science is cool!

THE KIDS' SCIENCE CHALLENGE is a nationwide competition for third to sixth graders to submit experiments and problems for REAL scientists and engineers to solve!

Using an innovative range of new and traditional media - podcasts, virtual communities, after-school activities, online games, a nationwide competition and prizes such as skateboards, telescopes, encyclopedias, science toys, and science activity kits - The Kids Science Challenge will inspire kids to discover a well-kept secret : Science is cool!

Visit the Kids' Science Challenge web site!

Participating scientists and engineers in the second year of the competition include:

      • Sports on Mars: Brett Kennedy, Adam Steltzner, Ashwin Vasavada, Kobie Boykins, Suparna Mukherjee
      • Detective Science: David Tate, Mo Lupia, Dwayne Wisbey, Tamara Danner, Tyna Gaylord, Kathleen Corrado, Jim Spencer
      • Bio-Inspired Design: Christopher Viney, Bob Full, Ron Fearing

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How do you get ten year olds excited about science?
You empower them to create a new sport that takes advantage of the unique conditions on Mars, use the science of forensics to solve household mysteries, or examine the natural world to inspire new design. Using an innovative range of new and traditional media - video and audio podcasts, virtual communities, after-school activities, online games, a nationwide competition, and prizes like science activity kits, microscopes, and a week at Space Camp -The Kids’ Science Challenge inspires third to sixth graders to discover a well-kept secret: Science is cool!

The National Science Foundation awarded a four-year grant to produce the Kids’ Science Challenge. The project, launched in October 2008, involves a nationwide competition encouraging kids to submit ideas and designs for a group of scientists and engineers to consider. Year 2 of the competition is underway, so don’t miss it! Explore now at kidsciencechallenge.com.