Thursday, January 28, 2010

BubbleWrap Competition for Young Inventors

BUBBLE WRAP COMPETITION FOR YOUNG INVENTORS

Sealed Air Corporation and the National Museum of Education (NMOE) are sponsoring the fourth annual BubbleWrap Competition for Young Inventors to encourage students in grades 5-8 to demonstrate their creativity and ingenuity with an invention that incorporates BubbleWrap cushioning in its design.

Three finalists will win a trip to New York City, where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the BubbleWrap Awards Ceremony on May 22. The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a $10,000 savings bond, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 bonds. Each finalist’s teacher/mentor will receive a $500 gift card. In addition, the school of the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 donation.

The entry deadline is March 3, 2010. Entry forms, and more details on the competition, may be found at www.nmoe.org/bubblewrap.