Calling all kid scientists: President Obama wants to hear from you.
“We’re a nation of tinkers, and dreamers, and believers in a better tomorrow.” —President Obama. In 2010, the President hosted the first-ever White House Science Fair, and today he’s hosting his last. Check out the 2016 Science Fair student exhibitors, and watch the Science Fair live at 1pm ET.
Water power! Corine Peifer and Kristian Sonsteby live near Lake Wallenpaupack in Pennsylvania where regulations prohibit extending electricity from the shore onto the boat docks. They helped design a generator that uses the movement of the water to produce electricity to light a dock.
“Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.” —President Obama to the White House Science Fair
Harry Paul from New York was born with congenital scoliosis, a curvature of the spine that forced him to endure more than a dozen operations growing up. That’s why starting in his freshman year of high school, he worked to research a new type of spinal implant that can grow along with a child so that it doesn’t have to be constantly replaced or adjusted with surgery.
Happy National Puppy Day! This White House Science Fair pup celebrated by showing off his 3D-printed paws.
Big news: We’re hosting the 5th annual White House Science Fair on March 23 to showcase inventions, discoveries, and science projects from some of America’s brightest young minds.
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