[NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the World Challenge

[Ellen Loehman]

Are you looking for a way to connect your classroom to the community?  The
National Science Teachers Association has established a partnership with the
Siemens Foundation and Discovery Communications to create the *We Can Change
the World Challenge*.  This challenge will engage science teachers and allow
students the opportunity to think like scientists, learn more about key
environmental issues, and to develop critical-thinking skills that will help
them to make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet.

In September, the *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will launch
with a national middle school competition where teams of students will
identify and environmental problem in their community and will research and
recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. Teams will then
provide an explanation about how other communities across the country can
launch similar environmental improvement programs.

The *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will expand to kindergarten
and elementary school students in 2009 and to high school students in 2010.
For more information about the challenge, visit
http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com