Kids’ Science Challenge Winners Announced
I first told you about the Kids’ Science Challenge back in January, and now we have some winners. We first got involved in the planning stages of the project when Jim Metzner, Executive Producer of Pulse of the Planet, contacted me to discuss the initial plans for the Kids’ Science Challenge and how we might get involved with the development of the science activity kits.
The Kids’ Science Challenge is a NSF-sponsored competition designed to stimulate interest in science in third to sixth graders. The competition launched back in October 2008. The winners have been announced. Here’s the information from the official press release…
Lindsay Carnes
5th Grader
Our Lady of Mercy School
Lewisville, NC
Lindsay will be working with the skateboarders to see what would happen if you used balls for the wheels like on a Dyson vacuum. Skateboard engineer Michael Bream says “I’ve never seen anything quite like it in skateboarding before. There are several aspects that would need to be tested, including the size, position and composition of the ball. One of the main reasons we decided on Lindsay’s idea is that it’s one that would yield a
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