NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will host The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, October 5 and 6 for the competition finals. Ten middle school student finalists will vie for the title “America’s Top Young Scientist” and a chance to win a U.S. Savings Bond. Five teacher finalists will contend for recognition as “America’s Top Science Teacher.”
Students and teachers will be challenged to demonstrate their science prowess in a series of team-based, interactive challenges focused on this year’s theme, “The Science of Space.”
This activity is a part of the NASA-Discovery Space Act Agreement which commemorates NASA’s 50 years of discovery and provides an opportunity to connect with future explorers. The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge targets middle school students in the years when research indicates their interest in science begins to fade and encourages them to explore scientific concepts and creatively communicate their findings.
Who: Ten student and five teacher finalists in addition to scientists, educators, and representatives from NASA Goddard, Discovery Education and 3M
What: Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
When: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Sunday October 5, 2008 and 8 a.m. – noon and 4 – 6 p.m. Monday October 6, 2008
Where: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Media interested in attending can contact Dewayne Washington at Goddard.
For more information about NASA Goddard visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html
For more information about The Discovery Education 3M Challenge or to view student submission videos visit:
