Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for Middle School Students

Do you have a budding scientist in your home?

Discovery Education and 3M are searching middle schools nationwide to find “America’s Top Young Scientist” for the 2012 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.

Competing for the chance to win more than $25,000 in cash and prizes, students create a one- to two-minute video communicating the science behind a solution for an everyday problem in one of the following categories: 

• The way we move;
• The way we keep ourselves healthy;
• The way we make a difference.

Ten finalists will be selected to participate in an exclusive summer mentorship program working directly with a 3M scientist and will also receive a trip to the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, MN, to compete in the final challenge in October 2012.

Video entries must be submitted online no later than April 19, 2012.

This information was provided by Discovery Education.  Logo courtesy of Discovery and 3M.  No compensation was received for this post.