TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONS

Most are for high school and middle school, some are just for middle school level, check sites for locations, eligibility, costs, etc.

RESEARCH COMPETITON IN MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/competition/ (Main sponsor site)
Siemens Westinghouse Competion based on research in twenty-two different technological fields. $1,000-$100,00 in scholarships given

ROCKETRY

http://www.rocketcontest.org/ (Model rocket contest launching 2 eggs 1500 feet into the air)

BRIDGE BUILDING

http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/ (Free bridge software and online contest to build a bridge)

http://www.iit.edu/~hsbridge/database/search.cgi/:/public/index (National, International and Regional bridge building competition (wood bridges)

MOON BUGGY

http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/ (Moon buggy construction and driving competition)

SUPER MILEAGE

http://www.sae.org/students/superteam.htm (Build a vehicle to obtain the greatest gas mileage)
www.sae.org/students/superrules.pdf (Rules for Super Mileage competition year: 2003)

MINI-FORMULA RACERS

http://www.sae.org/students/formula.htm Students design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style race cars

PROBLEM SOLVING EVENTS

http://www.pitsco.com/Competitions/comprules.htm More than 40 competitive events for the classroom, regionals or state competitions with rule sheets

http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/ Entries are to relate to the theme "Igniting Creative Energy" and demonstrate character building
as it applies to wise energy choices and environmental stewardship.

http://www.soinc.org/ (Science Olympiad site, many activities suited to Technology Education)

http://www.spaceday.org/index.html 3 space design activities with some for (Grades 4-8)

http://www.skillsusa.org/contests.html SkillsUSA VICA competitions, national and state occur

http://stlouis.missouri.org/techteachers/Tables.htm (Missouri Tech Education Association competition for HS & Middle)

http://www.tsawww.org/competitive_events/ (Technology Student Association national events)

http://www.futurecity.org/ Design a city using SimCity software and scale model design

 

ROBOTICS

http://www.botball.org/ Small robot design program moving ping pong balls approximately $2,000 to enter

http://edventures.com/erc/ Robotics challenge program designed to be approachable for all. Problem/challenge needs to be solved in 6 hours by a group of students. This challenge becomes available for participants during the designated weeks

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/ Larger robot design program design changes yearly cost approximately $6,000 to enter

http://www.bestinc.org/ Very similar format to FIRST above, with same awards, time frame and changing game, however, much cheaper to participate, with up to 24 schools for about $30,000.

http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/eduhtml.pl?/educat/srcpg.html&GROUP&MEMBNUM&SME& Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge (*See list below of possible entry types)

http://www.battlebotsiq.com/ BattleBots with curriculum, lesson plans, animations, handouts and worksheets

http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm Robotics competition on a small scale using Lego Mindstorms (ages 9-14)

WEB DESIGN
http://www.thinkquest.org/ competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites.

ENGINEERING DESIGN

http://www.jets.org/nedc.htm National Engineering Design Challenge

http://www.sae.org/foundation/awim/ "World In Motion" Program with 4 different areas to enter plus a yearly poster contest
Projects include: The Skimmer, The Jet Toy, The Steel Can Rover, The Electric Car, The Glider, Electricity and Electronics

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos Yearly contest for a single photo with a different theme for each year, photos may be editted

TOY DESIGN
http://www.toychallenge.com/ Toy design challenge for middle school students, has team entry fee of $25.00

 

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