From: Deborah Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 10:28:33 PST
Message-Id: <a05111b10ba1a913b02a4@[192.174.2.158]> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:28:33 -0800 From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Fwd: teacher grants
>fyi
>6. Christopher Columbus Awards Program
>
>Closing Date:
>January 31, 2003
>
>Amount:
>Ten finalist teams and their coaches will receive an all expense-paid trip
>to the Walt Disney World Resort to attend National ChampionshipWeek and a
>$200 grant to further develop their ideas.
>Winning teams receive U.S. savings bonds along with a plaque for each team
>member and their school: 1st place - $5,000 savings bond per team member
>2nd place - $3,000 savings bond per team member ; 3rd place - $1,000
>savings bond per team member
>Plus one team will win the $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant to
>develop its idea in the community.
>
>Eligible Applicants:
>
>Agency/Department:
>Christopher Columbus Awards
>105 Terry Drive, Suite 120
>Newtown, PA 18940-3425
>Fax: 215-579-8589
>E-mail: <mailto:success@edumedia.com>success@edumedia.com
>
>
>SUMMARY:
>With the help of an adult coach, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students
>work in teams of three or four to identify an issue they care about and use
>science and technology to develop an innovative solution. They work with
>experts, conduct research and put their ideas to the test, just like adult
>scientists. This is your opportunity to become an Innovation Generation
>coach and make a difference.
>
>Listed in:
>
>For detailed information go to:
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/intro.htm>http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/intro.htm
-- Deborah Hunt CTL Senior Information Specialist Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Voice: 415-353-0485 Fax: 415-561-0370 mailto:dhunt@exploratorium.edu"A woman is like a tea bag; she never knows how strong she is until she's in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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