Getting Started

Ready to get started? Here's where you'll find the information you need to launch a successful project with one or more groups of students.

Setting Up Your Teams

The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge entries are being accepted from August 20, 2009 through March 15, 2010, and are developed by teams of two, three, or four students under the mentorship of a teacher or other adult supervisor. The scientific nature of the Challenge is such that it can be incorporated into a school’s existing science fair process as a team science investigation. One or more science fair teams can develop a project for the Challenge.

Another option is to make the Challenge part of an ongoing class science project. The class studies a local environmental topic, and teams will identify specific problems and propose solutions. The Keys to Successful Projects provide guidance regardless of how teams of students become involved in the Challenge.

You may also have an environmental science club or other group of students who wish to participate. As many teams of two to three students can enter as want to be part of the solution.