Competition details
ThinkQuest International Competition 2011 - ThinkQuest Projects Event
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Website
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Submission deadline
27 of April, 2011competition is over.
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First prize
Trip to ThinkQuest Live in San Francisco, Certificate of Participation, Laptops to all participants in the winning team, $5000 donation to their educational institution -
Eligibilities
- Undergraduate level
- High School Students
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Global -
categories
- Tech & Engineering
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Information Provider
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The ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to apply their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills to a real-world problem. In the ThinkQuest Projects event, teams present their solution by creating a project in ThinkQuest Projects, an online learning environment.
Age Divisions: 19 and under, 16 and under, and 12 and under.
In the ThinkQuest Projects event, participants will:
* Use ThinkQuest Projects, a hosted environment where students produce web-based learning projects, to create their entry.
* Define the problem they intend to solve and create a ThinkQuest Project that presents their solution and the process they followed to develop their solution.
* Prior experience with ThinkQuest Projects is not required.
All entries must be submitted in English.
How to apply
- Read the ThinkQuest Competition Rules.
- Select a coach and ensure that s/he completes the Coach Enrollment Form.
- Form your team. Refer to the "Your Roadmap to Success" tutorial for guidance.
- Ensure that your coach completes the Team Enrollment Form.
- Ensure that each team member completes the tutorial.
- Produce and test your entry. Refer to the tutorial for guidance throughout this process.
- Ensure that each team member answers all tutorial survey questions and submits the survey.
- Ensure that your coach completes and submits the Entry Submission Form before the Entry Submission Deadline.
* All teams that submit a completed entry will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation.
* 1st and 2nd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a trip to ThinkQuest Live for themselves, the team coach, and one parent or adult chaperone per student. ThinkQuest Live is a 5-day event that OEF will host in the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes educational activities, social events, sightseeing excursions, and the elegant and magical ThinkQuest Awards Dinner.
* Additionally, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a new laptop for each team member.
* Finally, 1st place teams in each age division for each event will receive a USD $5,000 donation for the school or organization that their coach represents.
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