Georgia Tech's K-12 - InVenture Challenge State Finals 2017

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday March 15, 2017 - Thursday March 16, 2017
      10:00 am - 2:59 pm
  • Location: Georgia Tech Student Center
  • Phone:
  • URL: Georgia Tech Student Center
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    Free
  • Extras:
Contact

Roxanne A. Moore, Ph.D.
G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Center for Education Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Computing (CEISMC)
roxanne.moore@ceismc.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Top K-12 student teams will compete in the K-12 - InVenture Challenge state finals at Georgia Tech.

Full Summary: Top K-12 student teams will compete in the K-12 - InVenture Challenge state finals at Georgia Tech. The competition will take place from approximately 11:30 AM- 2PM in the Georgia Tech Student Center.

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Top K-12 student teams will compete in the K-12 - InVenture Challenge state finals at Georgia Tech. The competition will take place from approximately 11:30 PM- 3 PM in the Georgia Tech Student Center.

The 2017 competition will include elementary, middle, and high school students.  The winners of each division will be eligible to compete at the first annual National Invention Convention in Washington, DC.

Student Projects will be judged by industry experts and Georgia Tech community members. Judging will take place electronically.  Judges will rate the projects in terms of :

  1. Practicality
  2. Knowledge Base
  3. Design-based Thinking
  4. Creativity
  5. Marketability
  6. Social Responsibility
  7. Enthusiasm & Communication
  8. Manufacturing

For more information visit: http://inventurechallenge.gatech.edu/

Related Links

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), College of Sciences

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
2017 Inventure Prize, CEISMC, CoS, K-12 Inventure Challenge
Status
  • Created By: Steven Taylor
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 9, 2016 - 7:19am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:16pm