high school students with the materials profession and show the importance of materials in cool products or applications. Value to ASM: Increase interest in materials among youth and promote ASM International & ASM MEF. Slide 2 of 8
Materials Choice Awards
Materials Choicewhat Award: Students determine theyOverview think is the coolest product or application of a material. Two tiers of competition Middle School - 1 page essay describing why the material is the coolest High School - 2 page essay describing why the material is the coolest Both - A picture and caption to Facebook and Instagram Slide 3 of 8 - A video
Materials Choice Awards - Round 1
Materials Choice Award: Overview (Cont.)
First round of competition will include a written
essay, judged by the ASM SBoTs. Top 10 teams in each tier will advance to Peoples Choice round Judging Criteria for written/essay portion: Novelty of material chosen and its applications Quality of writing Justification for choosing material Slide 4 of 8
Materials Choice Awards - Round 2
Top 10 teams will have their submissions posted to ASM Facebook and Instagram pages. The 3 teams in each tier (middle school and high school) with most number of likes (combined for Facebook and Instagram) will advance to the finals.
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Materials Choice Awards - Round 3
Top 6 finalists from each tier will compete in 3 minute elevator pitch video presentation about their nomination of coolest materials application. Videos will be shown at MS&T for final judging. Judges include: 3-ASM SBoTs and 2-MEF Board members. Judging Criteria for video competition portion: Content of presentation Slide 6 of 8
Materials Choice Awards - Prizes
The top score in the video presentation for each tier will receive a monetary prize. Middle School Tier: (1) $ 1000 High School Tier: (1) $ 1000 Money can be distributed between winning team and/or gifted to classroom for classroom supplies related to education in materials science. Need a way to ensure money is being distributed as ASM intends it to be (money is not being pocketed by teacher or used for general classroom supplies such as staplers) Slide 7 of 8
Materials Choice Awards
JUNE-AUGUST Advertise to Materials Camp Materials Choice 2015: Award: Project Deliverables & Timeline Teachers DECEMBER 4, 2015: Submit essays JANUARY 15, 2016: Notify top ten teams from essay portion FEBRUARY 5, 2016: Submit picture and comment
Load submissions onto Facebook and Instagram page
Keep track of number of likes for each submission MARCH 15, 2016: Notify top 3 teams MAY 1, 2016: Submit video AT MS&T 16: Announce winners