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Last updated: August 26, 2011
Sigma Life Science Biogrant Video Contest: Win A $20,000
High School Lab Makeover!
We're looking for the most creative and innovative student
videos that address the question: How will your Bio shape
the future? Students and science teachers, team up with a
professional biologist to create a video addressing that question
to potentially win a $20,000 lab makeover for your high school!
Learn more about the contest — and submit a video by October
28, 2011 — at http://www.sigmabiogrant.com.
The winner of the $20,000 grand prize will be announced on
December 6, 2011.
Coastal Art & Poetry Contest
The California Coastal Commission invites California students
in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit artwork or poetry
with a California coastal or marine theme to the annual Coastal
Art & Poetry Contest. Up to 10 winners will be selected
to win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store
and other prizes, and each winner’s sponsoring teacher will
receive a $50 gift certificate for educational supplies, courtesy
of Acorn Naturalists. Students may have their work featured
on Commission web pages and materials, and winning entries
will be exhibited throughout the state. For rules and entry
form (and helpful links for teachers and students), visit
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/poster/poster.html,
email coast4u@coastal.ca.gov,
or call (800) Coast-4U.
Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2012
Siemens We Can Change the World
Challenge
The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students
the inspiration and free tools to make a difference. The Siemens
Foundation, Discovery Education, the College Board, and the
National Science Teachers Association invite you to join the
only challenge of its kind that empowers grades K-12 students
to create solutions to environmental problems in their schools,
community and beyond. Using the fundamental of project-based
scientific inquiry, students are given the tools to identify
an ecological problem, research it and determine how their
green solution can be replicated by other communities that
face similar challenges. They’ll learn. They’ll take action.
And their ideas might just change the world.
It’s the opportunity to make a difference and win great prizes
that celebrate innovation and impact. At stake is more than
$300,000 in prizes including scholarships, savings bonds,
once-in-a-lifetime adventure trips, assemblies with Discovery
Channel personalities and much more! Go online and you will
find everything you’ll need to get started today. All
applications are due by March 15, 2012. www.wecanchange.com
Health Jobs Start Here
Help your students think ahead! HealthJobsStartHere.com
offers free tools for California science teachers and students.
Direct your students to HealthJobsStartHere.com
for information about salary and work environment, links to
training programs, scholarships and volunteer opportunities
and advice from real healthcare workers on ourFacebook
community. Depending on location and availability, HealthJobsStartHere.com
also has volunteer health care workers who can speak to your
class about their jobs. Get in touch at Partner@HealthJobsStartHere.com
for more information.
The Clean Tech Competition
Teachers are invited to register now for the Clean Tech Competition,
a program administered by NSTA, and designed to inspire and
inform our youth about science and technology innovation.
In the inaugural year’s challenge, Solar Solutions to the
Rescue, teams of 2-4 students between the ages of 13-18, led
by a teacher or other adult, will design a solar-powered solution
to a basic human need identified in the aftermath of a natural
disaster. Participants will define a situation, explore the
issue, and then submit their unique clean tech solution to
a panel of industry and education experts for judging. $22,000
in prizes will be awarded to students and team leaders.
This special competition is only available to those who live
in the greater San Francisco Bay area and in Xi'an, China,
two of the most technologically innovative centers in the
world.
Visit www.cleantechcompetition.org
for more information and to register.
Coastal Marine Biolabs Integrative Biosciences Program
Coastal Marine Biolabs (CMB) is now accepting applications
for the Integrative Biosciences Program, an immersive, research-based
residential experience for junior and senior level high school
students. Developed and led by academic researchers, the program
provides a unique opportunity for students to work alongside
scientists to conduct authentic and interrelated field and
laboratory studies that bind scientific concepts and innovative
technologies from a variety of seemingly unrelated disciplines
(e.g. ecology, environmental science, neuroscience, genetics,
molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, environmental
chemistry, applied mathematics, and biomimetics). The program
is hosted at CMB, a research-based science education organization
located in Ventura Harbor, CA. For more information and application
guidelines, please visit: http://www.coastalmarinebiolabs.org/program/overview.html.
Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.
National Youth Science Camp
The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) is an innovative summer
science honors program for two high-achieving high school
students from each state in the nation and others from around
the world. This residential experience is held in a rustic
setting in West Virginia’s eastern mountains. Delegates travel
to and attend NYSC at no expense. This has been true throughout
the history of the camp so that selectees can attend regardless
of their financial status. The National Youth Science Camp
honors, rewards, and encourages excellence in science by offering
hands-on small-group learning experiences, a provocative lecture
series, and an outdoor adventure program. Visiting scientists
are invited based on their reputation as leaders in their
fields and on their ability to share up-to-date research with
the delegates. The atmosphere at the NYSC is engaging and
supportive. Music, frisbee and casual encounters with nature
abound. Guests, staff, and delegates have time to relax and
discuss ideas over meals or while on the hiking trail. The
entire camp population travels to Washington D.C. for a senate
luncheon and quality time at the museums on the Mall. Selection
is by appointment from each state. Contact Amy Turnipseed
in the Office of the Secretary of Education, aturnipseed@ose.ca.gov,
916-324-6845.
Bacteriofiles - Free Podcast!
A free podcast to help spark interest in students in science
and microbiology. Bacteriofiles reports on exciting news about
bacteria, microbes and viruses. It explains the connection
between the research and how it may affect our lives. These
interesting and entertaining podcasts present science in a
way that may inspire high school students to consider science
as a career choice! You an view the podcast and download recent
episodes at http://www.bacterofiles.blogspot.com.
Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for
Students (LiMPETS)
LiMPETS is an environmental monitoring and education program
for students, educators, and volunteer groups throughout California.
This hands-on program was developed to monitor the ocean and
coastal ecosystems of California's national marine sanctuaries
to increase awareness and stewardship of these important areas.
Through research-based monitoring and standardized protocols,
students develop their problem solving skills, gain experience
using tools and methods employed by field scientists, and
learn to analyze data. Approximately 3,500 teachers and students
along the coast of California are collecting rocky intertidal
and sandy beach data as part of the LiMPETS network. Find
out how to join this free environmental monitoring program
at http://limpetsmonitoring.org.
Ocean Guardian Program
The purpose of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean
Guardian Programs are to encourage teachers and students to
explore their natural surroundings to form a sense of personal
connection to the ocean and/or watersheds in which they live.
• Students can make a difference by becoming a member of our
Ocean Guardian Kids Club. • Teachers can get their classroom
involved in environmental conservation at their school or
in their community to be an Ocean Guardian Classroom. • Everyone
can download a free copy of the Ocean Guardian Activity Book
to learn more about the ocean and why its important through
word searches, games, and coloring pages. Find out more about
the Ocean Guardian Programs at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian_prog.html.
Mojave Max Emergence Contest
California's Mojave Max is a real desert tortoise who lives
at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. When the
weather turns cold, desert tortoises brumate; this is a reptilian
form of hibernation. The Mojave Max Emergence Contest campaign
is designed to increase understanding about how desert ecosystems
work and especially how the desert tortoise and other native
organisms are affected when ecosystems change. Desert tortoises
are California's state reptile; they are also listed on federal
and state endangered species list as threatened. Students
can go on-line at http://www.deserttortoise.gov
and register their guess for when Mojave Max will emerge from
her burrow for the first time. Winners and their classes or
groups will receive prizes.This year the contest is also including
eligibility for prizes to youth groups and scouts as well
as students enrolled in public, private, and registered home
schools in the following counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los
Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and
Ventura. The contest will remain open until Max emerges from
her burrow. Students in grades 1-12 may enter the contest.
Lifeschool
Lifeschool, Bodega Bay-based non-profit organization leads
outdoor-based class trips and summer adventures in Alaska,
California, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Activities
include backpacking, eco tours, fishing, sea kayaking, surfing
and white water rafting. Lifeschool focuses on fun, teamwork,
self-esteem, and back country skills. Five percent discount
offered if you sign up with a friend. Call (707) 876-3071
or enroll at http://www.lifeschooladventures.org.
InventNow.org
InventNow.org encourages students to to explore and discover
their own innate inventiveness and interests in space, sports,
design, and entertainment. The site features ordinary children
creating inventions to solve everyday problems. Check out
http://www.inventnow.org/.
Sally Ride Science Camps
Innovative hands-on science camps for girls entering 4th
- 9th grades. These unique camps provide girls an opportunity
to explore science, technology, and engineering while having
fun on a college campus. http://www.sallyridecamps.com
Academic Summer Camps and Summer
Programs for Kids and Teens!
Education Unlimited®, established in 1993, provides a variety
of summer camps, summer programs and summer study, both residential
and commuter, for students in grades 4 through 12. http://www.educationunlimited.com
Earth Explore
Earth Explore provides transforming student travel experiences
that showcase the earth, science, and culture, in a way that
is always challenging, safe, and educational. Visit the Earth
Explore web site at http://www.earthexplore.com/.
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