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NASA has opened online voting for the agency's OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award student video contest. The public is invited to vote for its favorite videos, made by students in grades three through eight, developed to help educate America's youth about the benefits of NASA's technologies.

"More than 10,000 students from 91 countries entered the science fair, which was Google's first. The entries, submitted over the Web, were winnowed down to 60 semifinalists and then 15 finalists who presented their findings to judges at Google's Silicon Valley headquarters last week. "

"children work in teams of three or more students to write and illustrate their own book. The creative process of working in teams helps provide a natural environment to practice editing, teamwork, and the communication skills necessary for future success. All students involved get a sense of pride and accomplishment from submitting the team project. "

"Virtual Air Challenge More Information Coming Soon! Students participate in a virtual aviation event. Students from schools all over the country can compete in aviation challenge flying virtual planes of their design."

"CAFE's charter purpose of conducting and sharing accurate and detailed flight research and other information about personal aircraft and the many components and technologies that apply to such aircraft. In the future, it will hopefully domicile a great deal more of the cutting edge information about aerodynamics and air vehicles."

2011-2012 FTC Game: Bowled Over!

"The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge will be launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by the President and Congress, supported through the Department of Education. The initiative is designed to unlock the promise of breakthrough technologies to transform teaching and learning."

"Team Note-Taker took first place in the Software Design category with a technology inspired by team member Hayden who is legally blind and had trouble keeping up with note-taking in black-board intensive math classes. The team's solution helps low-vision students take efficient and effective notes with the help of a custom-designed, portable camera, a touch-screen Tablet PC and Microsoft OneNote. The solution allows students to view live video and simultaneously take typed or hand-written notes on a split-screen interface."