Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science & Technology Competition; Announces Student Winners.Business Editors WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001 K-12 Students Think Into the Future to Envision Amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. New Technologies in One of the World's Largest K-12 Student Science and Technology Competitions According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some forward-thinking students, in the not-too-distant future, people will "zap A command that typically deletes the data within a file but leaves the file structure intact so that new data can be entered. See wipe. 1. (language) ZAP - A language for expressing program transformations. ["A System for Assisting Program Transformation", M.S. " cavities before they occur, locate lost library books from under couches and behind chairs, and wear contact lenses contact lenses contact npl → verres mpl de contact contact lenses contact npl → Kontaktlinsen pl contact lenses npl that double as both binoculars and a magnifying glass magnifying glass: see microscope. magnifying glass traditional detective equipment; from its use by Sherlock Holmes. [Br. Lit.: Payton, 473] See : Sleuthing . These are just a few of the innovative ideas proposed by the winners of the ninth annual Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA NSTA National Science Teachers Association NSTA National School Transportation Association NSTA National Spasmodic Torticollis Association NSTA National Substitute Teachers Alliance (Fresno, California) ) ExploraVision Awards Program, one of the world's largest K-12 student science and technology competitions. The eight winning ExploraVision teams selected technologies that exist today and envisioned what they would be like in the year 2021. The ideas offer a glimpse of how students see the future and how science and technology can improve people's lives. The eight finalists were selected from nearly 4,000 teams, representing more than 12,000 students from public, private, parochial, and home schools in the US and Canada. Many Students Envision Better Quality of Life Through Health & Medical Advancements Many of the ExploraVision student winners envisioned advancements in medical and biological technologies. Winning projects include: P.E.E.P.: Photo-Electric Eye Prosthesis prosthesis (prŏs`thĭsĭs): see artificial limb. prosthesis Artificial substitute for a missing part of the body, usually an arm or leg. , a substitute eye for visually impaired persons Noun 1. visually impaired person - someone who has inferior vision individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" that uses technology from digital cameras; All Wrapped Up: Bandages Through Time, microchip-equipped bandages that not only stop bleeding, but also diagnose serious illnesses, clean wounds, and relay vital signs to a database; The Cardio-Mate, a device implanted in the coronary artery coronary artery n. 1. An artery with origin in the right aortic sinus; with distribution to the right side of the heart in the coronary sulcus, and with branches to the right atrium and ventricle, including the atrioventricular branches and of a high-risk patient that detects heart failure, applies remedies, and alerts health care personnel using a miniaturized GPS system; and Eagle Eyes: Contacts of the Future, lenses that not only function like conventional contacts, but also act as binoculars or a magnifying glass at the command of the wearer. Proving that they can be just as innovative as their older peers, a team of first- and second-graders envisioned the Cavity Zapper, a device that uses photonic energy to eliminate bacteria before they cause cavities! (See the attached sheet for a complete list of winning entries.) Environmentally Friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] Transportation and More Students also found ways to make the world of the future a cleaner, more convenient place to live. A team of twelfth-graders envisioned ELPS ELPS East Lansing Public Schools (Michigan) ELPS Extended Librarian Interactive Productivity Service (Sprint) ELPS Experience, Language, Pictures, Symbols (education) : Electro-Lipid Propulsion System Noun 1. propulsion system - a system that provides a propelling or driving force system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a , a hybrid combustion/electrical engine that uses lipids, or fats, instead of gas, to create an engine that reuses half of its explosive force and requires fewer cylinders. SCUBA scuba: see diving, deep-sea. divers will have more time to swim with the fish, thanks to Take a Deep Breath of O2cean: The AquaGill. Wet suits made with artificial hemoglobin hemoglobin (hē`məglō'bĭn), respiratory protein found in the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of all vertebrates and some invertebrates. tubing attract free oxygen molecules from the water, giving divers an unlimited source of air for longer dives. Finally, a group of third-graders found a way to eliminate costly library fines. The Book Beeper beeper - pager and Tracker employs a small alarm system to remind you when it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to return library books, and it uses radio waves Radio waves Electromagnetic energy of the frequency range corresponding to that used in radio communications, usually 10,000 cycles per second to 300 billion cycles per second. to help locate lost books from under couches and behind chairs! Promoting Both Technological Thinking and Technology Literacy No one would dispute the dominant role that technology plays in today's society. ExploraVision encourages students to see the impact that science and technology have on our society and how innovative thinking can change the future. ExploraVision also promotes the use of technology. In the final stage of the competition, students are asked to design and produce Internet web sites to convey their technology vision. Students on each of the four first-place teams will each receive a $10,000 US Savings Bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. (series EE Savings Bonds Series EE savings bond A U.S. Treasury obligation that pays a variable interest rate and is sold to investors in denominations as low as $50 at a 50% discount from face value. Issued at $5,000). Student of second-place teams will receive a $5,000 US Savings Bond (series EE Savings Bonds issued at $2,500). First-and second-place Canadian winning teams will each receive savings bonds of comparable issue price respectively (based on current exchange rate at time of purchase). Schools and teachers of the eight finalist teams will each receive selected Toshiba products. The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards program, funded by the Toshiba Corporation (company) Toshiba Corporation - A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, , the Toshiba America Group Companies, and the Toshiba America Foundation and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, is open to all K-12 U.S. and Canadian students who are citizens or legal residents. Deadline to submit entries for the 2002 ExploraVision competition is February 2002. For more information or an application, call 1-800-EXPLOR-9, or e-mail exploravision@nsta.org. Information is also available on the World Wide Web at www.toshiba.com. Founded in 1944, the Arlington-based National Science Teachers Association seeks to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Its 53,000-plus members include science teachers of all grade levels, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education. The Toshiba Corporation, based in Tokyo, is a world leader in products involving electronics and energy. Toshiba America, Inc., is the holding company for Toshiba's six operating companies with more than 10,000 employees in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Toshiba America Foundation supports science and mathematics education across the United States.
2001 First Place Winners
GRADES K-3
French Road Elementary School, Rochester, NY
Students: Nimisha Patil, Harvest Zhang
Coach: Susan Salzman
Mentor: Sabrina Diol
The Book Beeper and Tracker
No more fines at the library! The Book Beeper is a small alarm
that reminds you when to return your books. The Book Tracker uses
radio waves to help you find them.
GRADES 4-6
Rogers Park Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Students: Shayna Jot Cott, Travis Gingerich, Isaac Park, Graham
Nelson
Coach: Michelle Johansen
Mentor: Anthony Makar
Eagle Eyes: Contacts of the Future
Reacting to electronic orders directly from the brain, Eagle Eye
contacts - equipped with a microscopic battery and adjustable lens --
will function like contacts, binoculars and a magnifying glass at the
command of its wearer.
GRADES 7-9
DeForest Cooperative Middle School, DeForest, WI
Students: Ben McGinely, Steven Steinhoff, Carl Hoel
Coach: Sheri Baird
Mentor: Julia Edwards
P.E.E.P.: Photo-Electric Eye Prosthesis
Integrating technology from digital cameras, CCD sensors will
collect light that enters the eye, then transmit it directly to the
largest section of the cerebral cortex - making sight possible for
people suffering with nearly all types of vision deficiencies.
GRADES 10-12
Providence Academy, Katy, TX
Students: Leonard Decker, Benjamin Hefner, Matthew Spena, Ryan
Zimmerman
Coach: Dr. David Shormann
Mentor: Kathrine Spena
Take a Deep Breath of O2cean: The AquaGill
Dive suits will be made with artificial hemoglobin tubing to
attract free oxygen molecules in the water. This unlimited source of
air will allow for longer dives.
2001 Second Place Winners
GRADES K-3
Metairie Park County Day School, Metairie, LA
Students: Benjamin Amoss, Jackson Rawlings, Catherine Worley,
Becca Lapeyre
Coach: Amie Miller
Mentor: Elizabeth Amoss
The Cavity Zapper
The Cavity Zapper looks like a toothbrush, but it has fiber optic
bristles that detect cavity-causing bacteria. A screen shows you where
to brush and floss.
GRADES 4-6
Barrett Elementary Center, Cresco, PA
Students: Courtney Stasi, Lauren Reinhardt, Zachary Ziobro
Coach: Tony Rose
Mentor: Susan Reinhardt
All Wrapped Up: Bandages Through Time
Equipped with microchips, bandages will not only stop bleeding,
but will diagnose serious illness, clean the wound, and relay vital
signs to a worldwide database.
GRADES 7-9
St. Luke Lutheran School, Santa Rosa, CA
Students: Roland Nadler, Jonathan Pinkston, Brett Gallagher
Coach: Ronald Martin
The Cardio-Mate
Inserted in a coronary artery, the Cardio-Mate will detect heart
failure and apply remedies - both medicinal and electronic. If all
else fails, it will alert health care personnel using a miniaturized
Global Positioning System.
GRADES 10-12
Don Mills Collegiate Institute, North York, Ontario
Students: Terence Fong, Elliott Owen
Coach: Rani Takhar
Electro-Lipid Propulsion System
This hybrid combustion/electrical engine uses lipids (namely
glycerol) instead of gas to create a powerful engine that reuses half
of its explosive force and requires fewer cylinders. The accompanying
electric motor is recharged by the engine.
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