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State Science Fair
 
NC State Science Olympiad
 
National Envirothon Competition
 
Catawba County Soil and Water Contest
 
Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
Middle school students across the United States are being encouraged to "go green" and team up for theSiemens We Can Change the World Challenge, the first and only national K–12 sustainability education initiative aligned to education standards and uniquely tailored to match students’ growing comprehension abilities throughout their school-aged years.
 
Student teams of two to three students from sixth through eighth grade, under the mentorship of a teacher or adult supervisor, can register for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge at www.wecanchange.com. Participating teams will identify an environmental issue in their community, research the issue using scientific investigation, and create a replicable green solution using web-based curriculum tools powered by Discovery Education.
All student teams entering the Middle School Challenge will receive prizes for their participation and top-performing teams, as judged by a panel of environmental experts and science educators, will earn cash, teacher education materials, and unique Discovery Experience trips.

 
Exploravision
The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards program, one of the world’s largest K –12 science and technology competitions, is now accepting entries for its 2009 competition. ExploraVision, sponsored by Toshiba and administered by NSTA, challenges teams of two to four students in the United States andCanada to research scientific principles and current technologies as the basis for designing innovative technologies that could exist in 20 years. A popular learning and motivational tool, many teachers use it as part of their science and technology curriculum.
 
Up to $240,000 in savings bonds will be awarded this year to student winners whose innovative ideas combine imagination with the tools of science. Toshiba laptop computers for schools and other prizes for students, teachers, and mentors will also be presented. Up to 32 winning students, their families, teachers and mentors will also receive a 5-day expenses paid trip to Washington, DC for a gala awards event. The deadline for the 2009 competition is January 28, 2009. For more information or an application for 2009, visitwww.cags.exploravision.org  or e-mail exploravision@nsta.org.
 
Science Fair Help
Science Buddies is a resource for schools planning a science fair.
 
Middle School: Future City Competition
This competition uses Sim City software and it is correlated with the SCOS.
 
North Carolina International Science Challenge
The North Carolina International Science Challenge (NCISC) is a yearly, North Carolina science competition offered
by the Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative that chooses several excellent inquiry-based science projects. 

Their student creators will display those projects at the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition (BYSCC), held
during the third week of March 2008 in Beijing, China. 

The students chosen through the NCISC process are the sole representatives of the United States of America.  The
BYSCC features students from many counties: therefore this is an unparalleled opportunity for students to interact
with future scientists from around the globe.
 
Catawba Science Center Field Trip Guide
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