web - TEAMS 2010 competition at University of KY on 3/6/2010.  Theme: Water, Water, Everywhere!  University of Kentucky will be providing scholarships to all students in the division winner team to attend UK College of Engineering for undergraduate studies.  Scholarship amount is $1000 per year renewable for 4 years of college, up to a  total of $4000.  The registration fee to participate is $175 for the first team and $125 for additional teams.  Registration deadline is Feb 12, 2010. Register at: http://www.jets.org/TEAMS/siteSearch.cfm

If your school had participated in TEAMS competition in the past, you may already have a coach.  Otherwise, please assign a coach and start practices.  Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.  Visit http://www.engr.uky.edu/outreach/teams.html for information updates.

Posted November 10, 2009

web - AMERICAN STUDENTS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST AMERICAN MATH CHALLENGE:  Count down to the American Math Challenge! From November 9 - 16, 2009, middle school students nationwide, ages 9-14, can sign up free of charge to compete online against other American students of similar age and ability in real time, 60-second mental arithmetic challenges. The American Math Challenge is hosted by The MATHCOUNTS Foundation, a non-profit that promotes middle school mathematics, and powered by Mathletics, the learning platform from 3P Learning, the global leader in online mathematics education. The student with the highest score will be declared American Math Champion and receive a Minted Gold Medal. Up to three top students will be chosen to represent the United States as Team Ambassadors on World Math Day, in March 2010. Last year, more than two million students from 204 countries participated. 

Best-selling author and Guinness World Record Holder as the "Fastest Human Calculator" Scott Flansburg is Ambassador for the Challenge. Flansburg earned his title for his ability to process numbers with amazing speed and calculator accuracy. Now, "The Human Calculator" is using his extraordinary gift to inspire students, teachers, and "non-math" people, demonstrating that arithmetic really can be as easy as "0, 1, 2, 3." "Students compete in a multi-player game environment, inclusive of all levels of math ability, making math exciting," Flansburg notes. "Results show that participants will make significant improvement in their mental arithmetic skills and have fun in the process. All school children and homeschoolers are invited to participate." For more information and to register, visit www.americanmathchallenge.com.

Posted November 9, 2009

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Posted April 2, 2007

Updated August 3, 2007

web - National Engineers Week Foundation: Programs designed to reach out to current and future generations of engineering talent.
 

web - Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards (Grades K-12)
 

web - Odyssey of the Mind (Grades K - College)
 

web - ThinkQuest (Elementary - High School)
 

web - Stock Market Game Worldwide (Grades 4 - College)
 

web - Let's Get Real Team Academic Competitions (Grades 6-12): Let's Get Real™ is a national academic competition and an opportunity for teams of students to gain experience working on real business problems. It has new challenges every year
 

web - MATHCOUNTS, National Society of Professional Engineers Information Center (Middle Grades)
 

web - American Mathematics Competitions (Middle and High School)
 

web - National Engineering Aptitude Search (NEAS+), Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS), National Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC), Junior Engineering Technical Society (Middle and High School)
 

web - Cogito - Online Community for Academically Talented Youth