It's time to S--T--R--E--T--C--H
YOUR IMAGINATION!

Innovative students in grades 5-8 are invited to demonstrate their ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands in the SECOND ANNUAL RUBBER BAND CONTEST FOR YOUNG INVENTORS!

This exciting contest encourages engineering design, creative thinking and problem-solving, while incorporating national and state academic content standards. There is more than $15,000 in prizes for students and their mentoring teachers so start their imaginations s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g right away!

We encourage you to share the competition information with your colleagues and members through your web site, publications and correspondence.  The deadline is February 10, 2010 and applications may be received via hard copy mail, email or FAX.

The details for the competition are available online at www.rubberbandcontest.org.   If you have questions, or if would like to discuss the contest with us, please feel free to email us at info@nmoe.org, or to call us at 330-376-8300.

Good Luck!

Hosted  by the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, The Akron Global Polymer Academy and The University of Akron.

2009-2010
BUBBLE WRAP® COMPETITION FOR YOUNG INVENTORS

Sealed Air Corporation and The National Museum of Education are proud to announce the fourth annual BubbleWrap® Competition for Young Inventors for grades 5-8. This year's competition is BIGGER and BETTER with more chances to win and expanded prizes including awards up to $10,000 and a trip to New York City!

This innovative contest incorporates national and state academic standards in the fields of engineering design, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and all of the core curricular subjects. We look forward to seeing great entries in any discipline from inventive students!

We encourage you to share the competition information with your colleagues and members through your web site, publications and correspondence. The deadline is March 3, 2010 and applications may be received via hard copy mail, email or FAX.

The details for the competition are available on our web site at www.nmoe.org. If you have further questions, or if would like to discuss the contest with us, please feel free to email us at info@nmoe.org, or to call us at 330-376-8300.

Good Luck!