High School - National Activities
American Mathematics Competitions - Web site
Friendly mathematical contests for junior and senior high school students.
Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) - Web site
In six weeks, high school or middle school student teams design and build a remote controlled robot to compete against other schools.
Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation
Competition for teams of middle school students to find creative solutions to problems in their communities.
Discovery Young Scientist Challenge - Web site
A national science fair competition for grades 5-8. Students are nominated to take place in the DYSC by representatives at their local science fairs. 40 finalists will come to Washington for a week in October to participate in the competition finals.
FIRST Robotics Competition - Web site
High school teams build robotics to compete in a national competition.
The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) - Web site
Using LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System technology, middle school student teams build robots to compete in robotics.
Future City - Web site
National competition in which 7 th and 8 th graders learn and explore engineering to create a city of the future, using reality-based education software SimCity 2000.
Future Scientists and Engineers of America Club - Web site
Step-by-step instructions on how to start a Future Scientists and Engineers of America Club in your school or neighborhood.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - Web site
(Intel ISEF) Held annually in May, the Intel ISEF brings together over 1,200 high school finalists from local and state fairs from 40 nations to compete for scholarships, internships, and the grand prize: a trip to attend the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Intel Science Talent Search - Web site
High schools students compete their independent research projects in this prestigious competition run by Science Service. 10 top scholarship winners are chosen in March with a $100,000 scholarship as the top prize.
The Internet Science and Technology Fair - Web site
Student teams use the Internet to collaborate with assigned project advisors and research their topic over the course of the school year. Teams are judged on the web page that they produce, relating their project and findings.
International Bridge Building Contest - Web site
High school students get a flavor of what it is to be an engineer as they design and construct model bridges. The website gives information on regional contests and starting a new affiliated contest in your area .
RoboCup Junior - Web site
Learn to construct robots that play soccer and enter regional events.
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) - Web site
Holds a National Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC) for high school students to design, fabricate and demonstration a working solution to a social need and an academic teen competition called TEAMS using classroom mathematics.
Junior Science & Humanities Symposia (JSHS) - Web site
National program for high school students to compete at forty-eight regional competitions. The top finalist receives an undergraduate scholarship.
Mathcounts - Web site
A national math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students.
National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - Web site
Develop and construct an experimental rocket, from initial concept to completed payload. Join a NAR club in your area, start a club, compete, or integrate rocket building into your school curriculum.
Odyssey of the Mind - Web site
Annual competition to promote creative team-based problem solving for students from kindergarten through college in a variety of areas, from building mechanical devices to interpreting literary classics.
RI/SME Student Robotic Challenge - Web site
Middle school through university students demonstrate knowledge of robotics and manufacturing technology in 14 competitions.
Skills USA - Web site
State and national competitions help high school and college students prove their expertise in 72 skill and leadership development areas, such as precision machining and health care.
Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition - Web site
The Marine Advanced Technological Education (MATE) Center and the Marine Technology Society (MTS) sponsor an underwater ROV design and building competition for high school and college students.
U.S. National Chemical Olympiad - Web site
Multi-tiered competition for high-schoolers.
USA Computing Olympiad -Web site
Individual high school students compete in Internet competitions or compete for a place on the U.S. Team.
Creative Design Competition -Web site
An annual New Jersey statewide science and engineering competition for teams of high school students to design and build a vehicle to negotiate a course of complex challenges, including climbing ramps, sliding down guide wires, crossing pits of marbles and similar design obstacles sponsored by Panasonic Industrial Corp., in cooperation with New Jersey Institute of Technology and Liberty Science Center.
