CHALLENGE SUMMARY
Shell and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have partnered to recognize outstanding middle and high school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources. The Shell Science Lab Challenge will showcase the work of teachers, representing their schools, who submit innovative, replicable strategies to deliver quality lab experiences with limited equipment/resources, and award teachers/schools with additional tools, resources, and rich professional development opportunities needed to support high-quality science teaching and strengthen their existing capabilities.
AWARD
One Grand Prize Winning School will receive a lab makeover support package valued at $20,000.
4 National Finalist schools will each receive a lab makeover support package valued at $8,500.
18 district winner schools will each receive a lab makeover support package valued at $3,000.
Prizes include Shell cash grants, NSTA memberships, NSTA Learning Center subscriptions, support to attend NSTA Conferences on Science Education, and donated science lab equipment.
The Grand Prize Winner and 4 National Finalists will be honored at the Teacher Awards Gala at NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, Tennessee (March 31–April 3, 2016).
Application for 2015–2016
Deadline: December 16, 2015
Application details
Application scoring guide
Video scoring guide
Final judging scoring guide
View all the prizes
Web Seminar on November 18, 2015 for:
Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Challenge