nasa 50th anniversary essay contest for

NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Contest for Students Grades 5-9

NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Contest for Students

The NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition for middle and junior high

school students is now accepting entries. The competition consists of

two separate topics, each with a limit of 500 words. The first topic

challenges students to describe how they benefit in their everyday

lives from space technologies built by NASA over the last 50 years.

The second topic requires students to imagine how their everyday lives

will have changed because of NASA space technology in the next 50

years.

Students may submit two separate essays, each responding to a separate

topic. Participants must be U.S. students in grades 5-9 and under the

age of 15.

An optional notice of intent is due on Dec. 7, 2007. Final entries are

due on or before Jan. 7, 2008. For more information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/F_Essay_Competi

tion.html