More Science Competitions for Homescholars

This wild, olympic style competition is for teams only. One of those teams is Tech Homeschool. Join them in building and controlling a robot built for a fun mission, only completely revealed on the day of competition. Parts are supplied by the competition management at no cost. The team meets several times spanning a few weeks. Participants must be in grades 9 - 12. Registration deadline: early September.

20 students are selected via original research abstract from all participating Texas high-schools to present papers, while many others compete with posters. Paper presentation winners continue to the national competition. Prizes include trophies, medalians, scholarships and money for school equipment. TJSHS participants must be in grades 9 - 12. Minimal fee. Application deadline: mid November. Event date: January 22-24, 2009 at Texas A&M University.

All qualifying students present original research papers and are ranked for the quality of their presentations. Medalians and ribbons are awarded. TJAS participants must be in grades 9 - 12. Low fee. Registration deadline: early March. Event date: April 7-8, 2009 at Texas A&M University.

Over 20,000 participants are expected to take part in 20th Anniversary Winston Science, a 20-day series of events designed to help motivate students in the sciences. Hosted by the Dallas Mavericks, HDNet, and The Winston School, students have the opportunity to take part in 66 events, hear outstanding presentations, and work with scientists from across the country. WINSTON SCIENCE begins November 8th at the Winston School with a series of Forensic Workshops, and culminates with the huge, crowd-pleasing day at Fair Park's Centennial Building on Sunday, November 23, 2008. WINSTON SCIENCE LIGHT, scheduled for Saturday, September 20th, includes the NEW Geocaching Competition and the Cardboard Boat Competition. WINSTON SCIENCE ROCKETS, scheduled for Saturday, October 18th, includes the New Water Rockets Competition, Revised Rocketry Competition, and Rocket Engineering & Building Competition.