CALLING STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-8!
Over $5,000 in prizes to give away!
Are you ready to learn about the exciting world of polymers, and stretch your imagination? Are you prepared to get hands-on with a polymer that has some truly unique and amazing properties?
Awesome, because it’s time for the 12th annual Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors, hosted by the Akron Global Polymer Academy — an outreach division of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron!
Join the fun and get ready to learn about the rubber band – one of the many amazing inventions created from a unique class of materials known as polymers! This educational contest was designed to give students a new opportunity to have fun learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Each year students from across the nation come up with new ways of using rubber band(s) to create amazing inventions, games, artworks, and more!
Remember the deadline to enter the 12th annual contest is March 13, 2020. Your entry must be post-marked by then!
THE CHALLENGE:
- To design and create a working invention/artwork that incorporates at least one (1) rubber band.
OVER $5000 IN PRIZES:
- The first place winner in each division will receive $600.
- The runner-up in each division will receive $300.
- The four remaining finalists in each division (who are not a first place winner or runner-up) will receive $150.
- Schools can earn cash donations too! The top 8 schools with the most entries will each receive a $200 check donation.
For more information, please visit: https://rubberbandcontest.org/
