Calling all middle school and high school students!
If you are obsessed with space or enjoy coding, this is a great opportunity for you! NASA has partnered with Texas Instruments to create and host this super fun contest that features the skills astronauts use in space. And they are searching for young STEMnauts to complete their challenges.
To win great prizes, you and your team of up to 5 fellow students must decipher puzzles and brainteasers using the coding and STEM* problem-solving strategies NASA uses to make human life in space possible. You'll have to have an adult sponsor, but they canNOT help you with the challenges. ;)
Teams must be middle or high school students. Homeschoolers are eligible.
The team with the most points will win:
- A new Galaxy Gray TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator for each team member
- A $500 Amazon gift card for your team
- Passes to choice of NASA visitor center
- An assortment of fun STEM and space-related objects, including:
- ISS Drawstring Backpack
- Squishy Astronaut
- NASA Pins/Decals
- Foam RocketsS - A video chat with a NASA subject matter expert
In addition, each of the members of five teams chosen at random will win a Galaxy Gray TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators.
I think there are only around 150 teams at the moment, so your chances are good! Get in there and start deciphering codes and riddles.
You can enter the contest any time before it ends on May 31st.
My daughter is totally geeked about participating and is lining up a teammate. :)
Good luck!!!
