K-12 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech 2019

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Event Details
Contact

Please email K12inventure@gatech.edu for more information about this event.

Summaries

Summary Sentence: K-12 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech 2019 will be held at the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom on March 13, 2019.

Full Summary: K-12 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech 2019 will be held at the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom on March 13, 2019. The K-12 InVenture Prize was piloted in 2012, stemming from the passion and dedication of two high school teachers. Today, more than 2000 students take part in the program throughout Georgia. Top teams from each school earn a spot in the K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals hosted at Georgia Tech. InVenture challenges students to identify real-world problems and design novel solutions through careful analysis, creativity, and the scientific method. We hope to broaden participation in STEM by bringing authentic invention and entrepreneurship experiences to K-12 teachers and students.

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The K-12 InVenture Prize was piloted in 2012, stemming from the passion and dedication of two high school teachers. Today, more than 2000 students take part in the program throughout Georgia. Top teams from each school earn a spot in the K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals hosted at Georgia Tech. InVenture challenges students to identify real-world problems and design novel solutions through careful analysis, creativity, and the scientific method. We hope to broaden participation in STEM by bringing authentic invention and entrepreneurship experiences to K-12 teachers and students.

The InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech is the largest undergraduate invention competition in the United States. Televised live on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), teams of Georgia Tech students present their comprehensive invention showcasing both the engineer and the entrepreneur.

See http://k12inventure.gatech.edu for more details.

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

K-12 Connection, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), K-12 InVenture Challenge

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
Categories
Other/Miscellaneous
Keywords
K12 InVenture Prize, Inventure, CEISMC, STEM
Status
  • Created By: Steven Taylor
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 14, 2018 - 10:44am
  • Last Updated: Sep 14, 2018 - 10:51am