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We welcome 8th – 12th grade STEM teachers who want to engage their students in problem-based learning, doing STEM projects with the potential for real-world impact in mitigating climate change.
The I2M Challenges, structured to align with NGSS practices, can work in the following school contexts:
- As part or whole of your course elective
- As a final graduation or independent study project
- As a free-choice option in science club after school.
Read a brief article describing past student submissions or browse student videos.
Prizes
$4,000 1st Prize
$2,500 2nd Prize
$500 Critic Award
First steps
- Envision how you might want to implement the program
- Is this project a good fit for you and your students?
- Does it fit your learning objectives?
- As part or whole of your course elective
- As a final middle or high school graduation project
- As an independent study project
- As a free-choice option conducted by students in out-of-school time, and mentored by you
- As a free-choice option conducted by students during an enrichment period/club, and mentored by you
- Does it fit your learning objectives?
- Is this project a good fit for you and your students?
- Sign up interest form (closed)
- Receive email from the project about getting started <link>
- Get a group of interested students
- Register the team(s) by November 8th.
Round 1: Abstracts
- Receive email with consents and info on next steps
- Attend the first of 3 webinars
- Participation process, office hours, what an abstract entails, consents and research process
- Consents
- Teacher
- Parent/Student
- Send in consent forms
- Project staff will reach out to confirm if everything is set
- Attend optional office hours with any questions
- Abstract submissions due (December 6th)
- Edmodo comments and revisions to Abstract
- Final Abstract submissions (December 20th)
Round 2: Project Development
- Project work begins once the announcement of final project ideas is made
- Second webinar in December.
- More directions to come.
