TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COMPETITIONS

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COMPETITIONS

http://www.odysseyofthemind.com

VIDEO

http://www.focusinfo.com/educators/TandD/2003/default.html Produce 5 min or less video, grades K-12

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp=fec&ci=15999&rbci=13647&fti=0&ti=0&sc=400
Produce a one to three-minute video demonstrating why space and space exploration is important.

MULTIMEDIA

http://www.ncsu.edu/mmania/ This contest is for students and teachers who use multimedia to teach and learn in a specific content area

ROCKETRY

http://www.rocketcontest.org/ (Model rocket contest launching 2 eggs 1500 feet into the air)

BRIDGE BUILDING

http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/ (Free bridge software and online contest to build a bridge)

http://www.iit.edu/~hsbridge/database/search.cgi/:/public/index (National, International and Regional bridge building competition (wood bridges)

MOON BUGGY

http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/ (Moon buggy construction and driving competition)

SUPER MILEAGE

http://www.sae.org/students/superteam.htm (Build a vehicle to obtain the greatest gas mileage)
www.sae.org/students/superrules.pdf (Rules for Super Mileage competition year: 2003)

SOLAR CAR

http://www.nrel.gov/education/student/natjss.html U.S. Department of Energy's National Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Program Grades 6-8

MINI-FORMULA RACERS

http://www.sae.org/students/formula.htm Students design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style race cars

PROBLEM SOLVING EVENTS

http://www.pitsco.com/Competitions/comprules.htm More than 40 competitive events for the classroom, regionals or state competitions with rule sheets

http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/ Entries are to relate to the theme "Igniting Creative Energy" and demonstrate character building
as it applies to wise energy choices and environmental stewardship.

http://www.soinc.org/ (Science Olympiad site, many activities suited to Technology Education)

http://www.spaceday.org/index.html 3 space design activities with some for (Grades 4-8)

http://www.skillsusa.org/contests.html SkillsUSA VICA competitions, national and state occur

http://stlouis.missouri.org/techteachers/Tables.htm (Missouri Tech Education Association competition for HS & Middle)

http://www.tsawww.org/competitive_events/ (Technology Student Association national events)

http://www.futurecity.org/ Design a city using SimCity software and scale model design

http://www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman/ Invent or modify a tool Young Inventors Award Program

http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/ Community problem solving competition for middle school

http://www.sallyrideclub.com/ToyChallenge/ Grades 5-8 to create & design a toy or game

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/html/contest.htm Build a Rube Goldberg contraption

ROBOTICS

http://www.botball.org/ Small robot design program moving ping pong balls approximately $2,000 to enter

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/ Larger robot design program design changes yearly cost approximately $6,000 to enter

http://www.bestinc.org/ Very similar format to FIRST above, with same awards, time frame and changing game, however, much cheaper to participate, with up to 24 schools for about $30,000.

http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/eduhtml.pl?/educat/srcpg.html&GROUP&MEMBNUM&SME& Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge (*See list below of possible entry types)

http://www.battlebotsiq.com/ BattleBots with curriculum, lesson plans, animations, handouts and worksheets

http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm Robotics competition on a small scale using Lego Mindstorms (ages 9-14)

HOUSE DESIGN

http://www.dbia.org/mbr/chapters/midamer/pr05.html (Design-Build 3D foam core house for Middle school) More information about the program with streaming video: http://www.umkc.edu/cce/ (Middle School Design Build)

WEB DESIGN
http://www.thinkquest.org/ competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites.

WRITING

http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egedu.nsf/(weblinks)/KGRG-5CZHGL?OpenDocument Essay contest to tell In 300 to 400 words how you think engineers have changed and continue to change the world

http://www.nsip.net/index.cfm A K-12 Team writing event which collaborates most subject areas into one project surrounding science & technology

ENGINEERING DESIGN

http://www.jets.org/nedc.htm National Engineering Design Challenge

http://www.sae.org/foundation/awim/ "World In Motion" Program with 4 different areas to enter plus a yearly poster contest
Projects include: The Skimmer, The Jet Toy, The Steel Can Rover, The Electric Car, The Glider, Electricity and Electronics

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos Yearly contest for a single photo with a different theme for each year, photos may be editted

TOY DESIGN
http://www.toychallenge.com/ Toy design challenge for middle school students, has team entry fee of $25.00

*Flexible Manufacturing Contest
Fluid Power Automated Work Cell
Journey Robot Contest
Lunar Object Search
Manufacturing Robotic Work Cell
Mini-SUMO Robot Contest
Pick and Place Programming Contest
Middle School
High School
Pneumatic Pick and Place Robot
Product Design and Manufacturing of a Soccer Kicker
Robot Construction Contest
Robot Maze Contest
Middle School
High School and Post-Secondary
Robot Simulation Contest
SUMO Robot Contest
Top of the Hill
Up and Down the Staircase

--from http://stlouis.missouri.org/techteachers/Competitions.htm