eCyberMission:
http://www.ecybermission.com
The United States Army sponsors a free, nation-wide program that can be used to engender interest in Earth Science.It is called eCyberMission, and makes Army scientists and engineers available to youngsters via the Internet.
eCyberMission
is a web-based science fair program for 6th,7th,8th and 9th-graders.A
team of three or four youngsters registers on-line with an adult advisor
(typically a teacher), and executes a focused science fair project in one
of four broad areas:
-Health
and Safety
-Arts
and Entertainment
-Sports
and Recreation
-Environment
The team has access to Army scientists via e-mail, chat sessions, and threaded discussion groups.All participating scientists are volunteers, and have been vetted by the Army.
The
team submits its completed science fair project on-line, and it is then
subject to judging at the regional level by Army scientists.Regional
prizes are $2,000 savings bonds per team member at each grade level.The
top-ranking teams in each region get an all-expense-paid trip to Washington,
DC for live judging at the national level.
Registration
for this year’s eCyberMission competition begins September 15, 2003.It
is open to public, private, parochial, and home-schooled children.Teams
from youth groups (e.g., Boy Scouts) are also welcome compete.
For more information about eCyberMission contact:
Ms. Karin Santos at: Karin.Santos@forscom.army.mil, (404) 464-6410.
Complete information is at: www.ecybermission.com;
or
send e-mail
to missioncontrol@ecybermission.com.
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