Results of the 2018 Summer Competition
The 42 graphics submitted for the competition were judged by all attendees at the 2018 TSCN workshop. It was a tough choice because literally all of the entries were of first rate quality. The top three winners received monetary awards. We will repeat this competition throughout the fall, so get creative in your Cafe promotional materials and win the prizes. $30 first place, $20 second place and $10 third place.
 First prize for “Lemurs. Enough Said” went to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History site of the Open Minds Teen Science Cafés-Raleigh. |
 Second prize for “Dead men do tell tales…” went to the TSC for ME-Denver-Dover site of the Maine Math and Science Alliance. Graphic by Harris Millette, 11th grade. |
 Third prize for “Mindful Matters” went to the MIT Museum Teen Science Café. |
Below is a list of the other entries in the competition:
Brain Science
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Santa Fe Indian School (NM)
Environmental Science: The effects of pollution on aquatic life
Central Texas Teen Science Café (TX)
Crash Course in Design Thinking
Dallas Zoo Teen Science Café (TX)
The Science of Love and Heartbreak, “Bee Conservation: why bother?, and The Science and Engineering of Space Exploration
4-H Teen Science Café (NJ)
What’s a Teen Science Café?
Mescalero Apache Teen Science Café (NM)
Idaho Students Talk to Astronauts in Space! (ID)
Join Us, Teen Science Café, Lead and Learn!
Pueblo City-County Library (CO)
Resilience and the Brain
Dallas Zoo Teen Science Café (TX)
A Magus, Magic, and the Magus Effect: and maybe even some amusing mathematics
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Española (NM)
Rivers: the arteries of the earth
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Taos (NM)
Climate Modeling, Ice Sheets, and Sea Level
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Los Alamos (NM)
Bath Bomb Science
Atlanta Teen Science Café (GA)
Talking With the Animals
Open Minds Teen Science Café-Whiteville (NC)
The Science of Love and Heartbreak
4-H Teen Science Café (NJ)
X-Small Tech Café
Ypsilanti District Library (MI)
Brainhackers
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Taos (NM)
Big Data Academy Science Cafés
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (AZ)
Steam Speaks
Southeast San Diego STEAM Café (CA)
Weight, Wait… I Didn’t Know That: Strategies for a more healthful you
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Española (NM)
Coming soon! Teen Science Café
Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster Teen Science Café (MA)
Electrifying Your World
EYH Teen STEM Café (CA)
Teen Science Café
Natural History Museum of Utah (art by Erin Kost) (UT)
Teen Steam: Explore, create, innovate, lead, learn, collaborate
712 Innovations & Topeka/Shawnee County Library (KS)
Teen Science Café: Discover, digest, engage, question, unwind
712 Innovations & Topeka/Shawnee County Library (KS)
Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
Southeast San Diego STEAM Café (CA)
Seeding the Future: Plant breeding and genetic modification
Science, Security, and Nuclear Weapons
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Española (NM)
Teen STEM Café: Feed Your Mind
Genes in the Kitchen: GMOs and the quest for sustainable agriculture
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Española (NM)
Emergency Response Technology: Natural disasters, technology, and teen science cafés!
Maine Math and Science Alliance (ME)
Atomic Teen Café
Farmington, New Mexico (NM)
Technology for Emergency Response
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Los Alamos (NM)
Exploring the Night Sky
Caldwell Engineering and Science Café (ID)
Matter vs Antimatter: Why are we here?
Café Scientifique New Mexico-Los Alamos (NM)
Astrobiology: Life among the stars
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café (VT)
Caution! Toxic Zone
Caldwell Engineering and Science Café (ID)
Nanomaterials: Mega Importance
Open Minds Teen Science Café-Raleigh (NC)
Teen Science Café
Aquarium of the Pacific (CA)
Let’s Talk About: Renewable and sustainable energy