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BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science,
and Technology)
BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose
mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science,
and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and
engineering-based robotics competition.
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BNL
Mag-Lev Contest
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Building Big
Competition
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Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards
The Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards
Program challenges students to use creativity and imagination along with
science, technology, and mechanical ability to invent or modify a tool.
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Creative
Crane Competition
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FIRST LEGO
League Extends the FIRST robotics contest concept of inspiring and
celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14 using LEGO
kits to construct and program robot inventions.
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Future City The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City
Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program
for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating
engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision
of a city of the future.
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Future Scientists & Engineers of America
FSEA is a national non profit organization which
provides the structure, project material, documentation and workshop
training necessary to establish after school technology clubs in K-12
schools.
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Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair The "World Cup and World Series" of science competitions.
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Internet Science and Technology Fair
Students collaborate with Internet resources while developing
home pages that help them understand the impact of technology.
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Junior Solar
Sprint Contest
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Manufacturing Technology
Essay Contest An Illinois seventh or eighth grade student can win a top
prize of a $250 savings bond for an essay describing the technology of the
manufacturing process of any common object.
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Motor Trend 2001 Design Contest
The vision of NIMA is to
help create a system of high school kart-racing teams that allow students to
feel pride themselves, feel pride in their schools and communities, and
apply their skills in a competitive sport.
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National Technology
Achievement Award Program
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NEAS+ (National Engineering
Aptitude Search) An academic self assessment.
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NEDC (National Engineering
Design Challenge) Students design, build and demonstrate a working solution to
a social need in this high school engineering based competition.
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Pennsylvania Technology Student Association
TSA is the only
organization dedicated specifically to the study of
technology at the K-12 level.
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Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge
Students from middle school through college get to compete,
learn and demonstrate their knowledge of engineering, robotics and
technology. Sponsored by Robotics
International of SME.
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Rube
Goldberg Machine Contest A fun approach to pull away from conventional problem-solving
and encourage imagination and intuitive thought.
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Science Olympiad Challenges students to become involved and participate in
several levels of engineering type activities.
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Staples Invention Quest
Staples Invention Quest™ is a contest that invites inventors to submit ideas for easy office products. Winners receive a cash prize and get the chance to have their ideas produced and sold in Staples® stores. What a great idea!-
TEAMS (Tests of Engineering
Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) A unique, challenging academic program and competition.
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Think Quest/Think Quest Junior
ThinkQuest is an international
website-building competition, sponsored by the
Oracle Education Foundation.
Teams of students and teachers are challenged to build websites on
educational topics.
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US First Robotics
FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to
build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young
people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering.
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WESTEC Student Manufacturing Challenge
A collegiate level student competition in March at the WESTEC
Exposition in Los Angeles, CA.
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West Point
Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest
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Winston
Solar Challenge
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