Toshiba and NSTA name winners of annual ExploraVision competition
Toshiba and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) have revealed the eight student team winners of the 33rd Annual ExploraVision competition.
Winning teams are invited to join an award ceremony taking place in Washington D.C. in June where they will have the opportunity to present their winning ideas to renowned scientist Bill Nye.
Each first-place winning team will receive a $10,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond (at maturity) and second-place winning teams will receive a $5,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond (at maturity).
The eight winning teams include a first-place winner and second-place winner from four groups based on grade level.
The Toshiba/NTSA ExploraVision competition aims to inspire students to develop the skills required of the Next Generation Science Standard including problem-solving, critical-thinking and collaboration skills.
The eight winning teams shared innovative proposals to help overcome some of the biggest challenges facing the world today including environmental technology solutions, medical advancements and transportation interventions.
“At Toshiba, we’re proud to inspire the world’s future STEM leaders,” says Tomoaki Kumagai, Chairman and CEO at Toshiba America, Inc. “For the last 150 years, and for the next 150 years, our goal is to enable a more sustainable, resilient future. Key to that is nurturing the development of today’s students. Through our ongoing partnership with NSTA, we’re thrilled to be able to further encourage the STEM engineers of tomorrow as part of our commitment to the future and to the people who will shape that future.”
“I’m always impressed with how attuned young minds are to the needs of our society,” adds Alicia Conerly, President at NSTA. “Their projects demonstrate the remarkable understanding of the challenges of tomorrow and I was inspired to see such creative solutions. Our future is in good hands with these future scientists and innovators at the helm.”
