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Imagine Engineering
Coloring Contest for 2nd Graders
The
Imagine Engineering Coloring Contest is a
statewide, youth education program
for second graders. It was established in
1999 and is sponsored by the Engineers
Foundation of Ohio. This education program allows second grade teachers to schedule an
in-class visit from a local member of the
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE).
OSPE member
volunteers then visit classrooms in November, December and January to
talk with the children about what engineers do for a living.
The volunteer's presentation may also include:
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reading a classroom guidebook to the students,
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talking at a fundamental level about local engineering
projects, and/or
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engaging the students in an engineering experiment using
everyday items like notebook paper, drinking straws and
cellophane tape.
At the end of the presentation, the
OSPE volunteer
 distributes a small gift to each student and
coloring contest materials.
A student may enter the coloring contest by drawing and coloring
a picture of an engineer at work. Contest winners will be
announced during
National Engineers Week in February. The students who
submit the top three entries in the state will receive
educational toys as prizes. In addition, OSPE chapters may
choose to offer additional prizes for local winners.
OSPE volunteers present the Imagine Engineering program
to approximately 4,000 students each winter.
For more information, please call the Engineers Foundation of
Ohio at 1-800-654-9481 (in Columbus, 223-1177).
Below is just one testimonial EFO and OSPE received from
the parent of a second grader participating in the program . . .
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Dear EFO,
"My son,
Gustavo Navia, Jr., came in second place in your 1999 Coloring
Contest. My son is proud of his second place and has been
showing his picture and the OhioENGINEER magazines to his
friends and classmates. He wants his picture in a special frame
on the main wall of his bedroom."
"Definitely, my son is going
to study engineering. He thinks he will study undergraduate
courses here in our home country, Columbia, and he wants to come
back to Ohio in order to study graduate courses, as his parents
did."
"I think that your contest
is getting children interested in studying engineering. Congratulations and, please, stay on your purpose."
Gustavo Navia, Sr., Columbia
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Ohio
MATHCOUNTS Competition Information
 
WHEN AND WHERE
The OhioMATHCOUNTS competition will be held on
Saturday, April 5, 2008, at
Columbus State Community
College, Columbus, Ohio. (Directions to follow)
Check-in will take place in the Delaware Hall Gymnasium.
RULES
To compete, students must be registered as part of a team or
as an individual. Only registered (paid) students may
compete.
It is of utmost importance that the coaches and mathletes
are familiar with the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook,
particularly the section entitled "MATHCOUNTS
COMPETITIONS." We will be abiding by these rules regarding
eligible participants, substitutions, etc.
SPECIAL NEEDS
We need to know of any special needs of the participants as
soon as possible. Please call the Engineers Foundation
of Ohio (EFO) at 614-223-1177 with this information.
LUNCHES
The coaches and mathletes will be provided with a lunch free
of charge.
QUESTIONS
For any questions concerning OhioMATHCOUNTS,
please contact the Engineers Foundation of Ohio via
phone (614-223-1177) or e-mail (efo@ohioengineer.com).
DIRECTIONS TO
COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE map
From the North
Take I-71 south to the Spring Street Exit (exit LEFT).
Go west on Spring for 2 blocks and park in the Columbus
State Community College parking lots.
From the East
Take I-70 west to Fourth Street exit and turn right (north).
Go north on Fourth Street 12 blocks to Long Street and turn
right (east). Go east 7 blocks and park in the
Columbus State Community College parking lots. Parking
lots are on the left (north) side on Long Street.
From the South
Take I-71 north to I-70 east. Exit at Front Street or Third
Street and go east on Livingston Avenue to Fourth Street.
Turn left (north) onto Fourth Street and go north 13 blocks
to Long Street and turn right (east). Go east 7 blocks
and park in the Columbus State Community College parking
lots. Parking lots are on the left (north) side on
Long Street.
From the West
Take I-70 east. Exit at Front Street or Third Street
and go east on Livingston Avenue to Fourth Street.
Turn left (north) onto Fourth Street and go north 13 blocks
to Long Street and turn right (east). Go east 7 blocks
and park in the Columbus State Community College parking
lots. Parking lots are on the left (north) side on
Long Street.
Once you are parked, please go to the Delaware Hall
Gymnasium for check-in.
MATHCOUNTS
The MATHCOUNTS program attracts
7,000 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students to local
sites throughout Ohio for a day of mathematics competition.
The program is designed to heighten each student's awareness
of the importance of mathematics.
The local MATHCOUNTS programs are held in mid-February.
Each student participates as an individual and as part of a
team. Around 250 students from the local competitions will
advance to the statewide competition at Columbus State
Community College in March. The top four individuals at the
Ohio competition will progress to the
National MATHCOUNTS
Competition where they will compete against the top team
from each state.
Engineering Your Career
EFO's
 brochure entitled "Engineering Your Career" is available upon request. This brochure will give
high school students a better understanding of engineering
as a career. Cost is $1.00 each or free if you send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
You can also view or print the
Engineering Your Career
brochure
242k here.
You may also download
the self-extracting
Engineering Your Career
brochure [EYC2008.exe
508k] here or download the
pdf file above by using the 'save a copy' function in Adobe
Acrobat Reader versions 5.0 and above.
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