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BubbleWrap® brand Competition for Young Inventors
Do your students "think outside the bubble"?
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE), the creator of Bubble Wrap® brand cushioning, is asking students in grades five through eight to "think outside the bubble" for their chance to win a $10,000 U.S. savings bond in the fourth annual Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors.
Original Inventions must incorporate the use of clear Bubble Wrap® cushioning and entries must include a visual and written description that explains the name of the invention, the purpose it serves, how it works and how the idea was formulated.
Three finalists will win a three-day trip to New York City, where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced during the Bubble Wrap® Awards weekend, May 21-24, 2010. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 savings bond, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $5,000 respectively in savings bonds. The school of the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 donation. And the teacher/mentor of each finalist will receive a $500 gift card.
Deadline for all entries is Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010.
The Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors is sponsored by Sealed Air and administered by the National Museum of Education. For additional information on the competition, educators, parents and students can visit www.nmoe.org/bubblewrap/index.html
