Contest helps boost math, science skills
Description
The Global Challenge, a Vermont-based contest and ITEST project aimed at improving American high school students' math and science skills, brings together 58 teams of American students coupled with students from China, India, and Japan to tackle technological solutions to global warming during the school year. Teams chat online, divide jobs based on skill, consult with advisers, and in the final grueling weeks, write a professional business plan.
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NEWS DETAILS
Publication Year
2007
Source
Washington Post
Topic(s)
Cultural Relevance, Equity, and Diversity
Additional Disciplines
Environmental Science - climate modeling
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