For more information about Orlando Science Center’s science competitions, please contact Edgar Comellas, Manager of School Programs, at 407.514.2119 or ecomellas@osc.org.

Science Competition

February 12, 2011 - 5th-9th Grade Students

Motivating students to stretch the capacity of their unlimited imagination, Orlando Science Center challenges students to transform ordinary and found objects into an artistic kinetic sculpture. Awards will be given based on the complexity of motion, best use of found materials, mechanical innovation, and artistic expression. The grand-prize winners will receive $500 for their classes!

The Orlando Science Center Kinetic Challenge is presented by
The Stephen H. Goldman Foundation, Inc.

Kinetic Challenge 2011 Information

Registration Deadline: January 21, 2011
Set-up: February 12, 2011
Judging and Awards Ceremony: February 12, 2011

Please download and return the completed form:
Registration Form
Kinetic Challenge Rules

Dear Science Chairs,

The Orlando Science Center invites you to participate in Kinetic Challenge, a science competition geared to 5th, 6th,7th and 8th graders. Kinetic Challenge allows your students to use their creativity and science knowledge to win money for their science class or club! This competition fosters teamwork and hands-on learning, while motivating students to stretch the capacity of their imaginations by transforming ordinary and found objects into a kinetic sculpture. Kinetic Challenge focuses on Florida Sunshine State Standards for Science including energy, force and motion, and the nature of science.

Please share this opportunity with all the science teachers in your school. Specific goals and guidelines for Kinetic Challenge can be downloaded above. Remember that participation in this event is free and there is absolutely no cost to you or the school to register.

Kinetic Challenge serves to meet our mission to provide experiential science learning opportunities and promote science literacy. We are happy to address any questions or comments you have regarding the competition. Please feel free to contact me at 407.514.2119 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sincerely,
Edgar Comellas
Education Programs Manager , Orlando Science Center

Kinetic Challenge 2010 Winners Wrap-up

25 February 2010
Posted in Kinetic Challenge

Presented by Stephen H. Goldman Foundation

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Motivating students to stretch the capacity of their unlimited imaginations, the Orlando Science Center challenged students to transform ordinary and found objects into artistic kinetic sculptures. More than 100 students in 30 teams from six schools in Orange, Seminole, Lake, and Polk counties displayed their movable works of art on Saturday, February 20 during the Orlando Science Center Kinetic Challenge.

Students in grades 5th to 9th were asked to create unusual sculptures and wacky inventions using combinations of movable parts, everyday objects, and independent sources of energy. Teams used objects found, donated, or purchased for less than $100 dollars in the engineering and construction of their sculptures. The competition requirements incorporate the Florida Sunshine State Standards for Science. The Orlando Science Center Kinetic Challenge is presented by The Stephen H. Goldman Foundation, Inc.