About the Challenge

Thank you for your interest in the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The official Challenge entry process is now closed. Please stay tuned for the 2009-2010 Challenge to reopen in the fall.

As citizens and future stewards of our planet, today’s students are in a unique position to become active agents of environmental change. The good news is that many of them are very interested in learning about and taking responsibility for their environment and their future.

Today’s young people will inherit a world that’s very different from the one their parents inherited. Climate change; polluted air, water and soil; endangered species; shrinking coastlines; and a rapidly increasing population are among the many issues that threaten our global environment.

The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become those agents of change. Beginning in fall 2008 through March 15, 2009, middle school student teams from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their local communities.

Top prizes will include a chance to appear on Discovery Network's Planet Green, a share in thousands of dollars in savings bonds, a one-in-a-lifetime Discovery Adventure trip and more.

Today’s students are ready to change the world. Let’s get them started.

Learn about another great resource from Siemens and Discovery Education called Siemens Science Day. Teachers can find videos, tools, and hands-on activities to help reinvent their science class.