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Competition Eligibility Rules and Requirements - ExploraVision Each category will be judged separately, based on the abilities of students in those grades. Students in a lower grade may be part of a team competing in the next-higher category. However, students may not move down to a lower grade-level category. ExploraVision has four categories: Primary Level (Grades K – 3) Upper Elementary Level (Grades 4 – 6) Middle Level (Grades 7 – 9) High School Level (Grades 10 – 12) Each student may only submit one project per year. A Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision submission form An abstract (150 words max.) Submission materials will not be returned. Click here to register now! Rights, patents and trademarks. Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association reserve the right to use a student's, coach's or mentor's name, photograph, quote, likeness, descriptive essay or sample Web pages for publicity and promotional purposes. For information on patents and trademarks, contact: United States Patent and Trademark Office Director of the U.S.

Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception Learn How Flocabulary Works Writing is a critical part of the learning process and is supported by research and standards, from Bloom's Taxonomy to the Common Core. When students write their own academic rhymes, they build essential writing skills and master content. Oh, and did we mention it’s fun? Explore our Writing Academic Rhymes lessons. Edheads - Activate Your Mind! What Recent Scientific Discoveries Could Change the World The number of scientific studies and discoveries each day is staggering: On March 17 of this year, scientists discovered rippling patterns in thermal radiation, which might be evidence for the Big Bang; they discovered a glacier in Greenland melting faster than expected, forcing revised estimates of global sea level rise; and a terrestrial ecologist revived moss specimens that had been frozen for more than 1,500 years. And what about today? What new information means very little outside of a very specific field, and what will crack a staid category wide open? It took 20 years and 2.2 miles of drilling, but Russian researchers finally reached Lake Vostok in February 2012. Fracking opponents might finally have their smoking gun: A study by the Colorado School of Public Health released this January linked living near a fracking site to increased risk of congenital heart disease in children by up to 30 percent. We’re telling stories all week on the theme of booms and busts.

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