Siemens - We Can Change the World Challenge

What Is The Challenge?

Become Agents of Change!

The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is the premier national environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12 students. Through project-based learning, students learn about science and conservation while creating solutions that impact their planet. Beginning August 13, 2013 through March 4, 2014, teams from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their local communities.

To date, more than 80,000 students have participated in the Challenge. Give your students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to make a difference and become agents of change. Click on a grade band below for more information.

JAM World Record 2013

Are you ready to JAM?  The SERC Library participated last year and had great time doing so!  SO we CHALLENGE YOU to sign up and JAM with us!  Let's get this WORLD RECORD!

Check out the JAM World Record 2013 site!

 

SAVE THE DATE and SIGN UP NOW

September 26

10:00 A.M.

your local time

wherever you are

A Campaign to Motivate EVERYONE to be Active Every Day

 

2nd Annual - Record to break: 1,302,187

We are gearing up for JAM World Record 2013 and are excited to have the Alliance for a Healthier Generation* teaming up with us.  Sign Up Now.  Registration is open.  Sign up your group. Mark Your Calendars. Save the date and start planning how you can make your participation memorable for the people who you influence. Keep Checking the Site.  You will find flyers (both English and Spanish) you can use to promote, a media piece you can use to attract local coverage like so many did last year, and a new video with athletes and celebrities. Win Cash.  Lead Your State and Our Nation.  We need state leaders to rally their states.  The top three states earn cash and the winning state can host a recognition ceremony.  Reply to this email or Click Here.         Spread the JAM.  Pass this email to everyone you know.   Thank you for leadership in a campaign that brings people from everywhere together to create social change!  Sincerely, Patti Howell  JAM School Program

 

* About the Alliance for a Healthier Generation  The Alliance for a Healthier Generation works to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and to empower kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits. The Alliance works with more than 17,000 schools to increase access to healthier foods and physical activity for students and staff. Learn more: Click Here.

Caine's Arcade and the Cardboard Challenge!

About Caine's Arcade:

9-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate DIY cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store, and asked people to play. The entire summer went by, and Caine had yet to have a single customer, until one day, a filmmaker named Nirvan Mullick stopped to buy a door handle. What happened next inspired this movie, and launched a movement to foster imagination and creativity in kids everywhere.  Check out Caine's Arcade.

Check out the Cardboard Challenge and the Imagination Foundation that started as a result of Caine's Arcade movie by Nirvan Mullick.

The Global Cardboard Challenge
Inviting the world to play.
Our first Global Cardboard Challenge took place on October 6th, 2012 (the 1 year anniversary of the flashmob that made Caine’s day), with over 270 Events in 41 countries, celebrating creativity and community around the world, while raising funds for various causes. Our next Global Cardboard Challenge will be October 5th, 2013. Start planning now! Visit the Imagination Foundation at www.imagination.is and sign up to the mailing list for updates.

Young Scientist Challenge!

Come on there has to be some budding scientists out there in CT!!!!!

Okay all you YOUNG SCIENTISTS:  A chance to win $25,000!!!!!

Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is OPEN FOR ENTRIES!  They are searching middle schools nationwide to find America's top young scientists who will complete for a chance to win more than $25,000 in cash and prizes.  Students are being asked to create a one or two minute video communicating the science behind a new solution to any everyday problems ----- okay ----- thinking caps on!

Check out www.YoungScientistChallenge.com to find out more info on:

New entry topics and guidelines;
Lessons and interactives to use in the classroom;
A letter to send home to your student's parents (in both Spanish and English)!

I wonder if  one of the topics is removing or disposing of snow??????????

Ten finalists will be given the opportunity to work directly with a 3M scientist during an exclusive summer mentorship and bring their ideas to life! 

Best of luck Young Scientists!!!!!