Inventive Ideas Pay Off (NAPSA)—With science, tech- nology, engineering and math (or STEMD education now increasingly important for the future, a unique competition called ExploraVision may offer a “win-win-win”situation for students, according to the contest's sponsors. Here’s how the win- ners wouldscorea triple: * Money For College: Open to kindergartners through 12th- graders, the contest awards each memberoffourfirst-place teams a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond and $5,000 for second place. Earning While Leaming: A science competition asks today’s students to ponder tomorrow’schallenges. * Learning Made Fun: ExploraVision challenges stu- dents to work in teams of two to four, using their imaginations to envision cool future technologies. Previous winning ideas included a device to help solve the problem of illegal steroids in sports. * Impacting Society: Many students nowadays create projects addressing environmental issues, and someof their “green” inven- tions could someday contribute to a sustainable future. Sponsored by Toshiba and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, the con- test’s entry deadline is February 2, 2010. Visit the Web site wwwexploravision.org or call (800) EXPLOR-9 for more information, and follow ExploraVision on Twitter@exploravision.
