2024 ARTS & LEISURE DIVISION:

First Place Winner Arts & Leisure (awarded $200):

Ethan Savko - Grade 8 - Lancaster, PA - Catapults and Blockades

Runner-Up Arts & Leisure (awarded $125):

Leila Patrick - Grade 7 - Clearwater, FL - You are Perfect

Remaining Finalists Arts & Leisure (each awarded $75):

Mackenzie Crum - Grade 7 - Clearwater, FL - On the Horizon

Jillian Holland - Grade 6 - Clearwater, FL - Dress to Inspire

Emma Livingston - Grade 6 - Palm Harbor, FL - An Average Middle Schooler

Maya Robinson - Grade 8 - Pocatello, ID - Flower Tower

2024 SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DIVISION:

First Place Winner Science & Engineering (awarded $200):

Eros Dunkin - Grade 7 - West Union, OH - The Reboundary

Runner-Up Science & Engineering (awarded $125):

Reese Begue - Grade 6 - Rootstown, OH - Bowling Fun

Remaining Finalists Science & Engineering (each awarded $75):

Jackson Brous - Grade 8 - Port Washington, NY - Pinhole Camera

Din Krivdic - Grade 7 - Clearwater, FL - Balloon Pump

Will Stepler - Grade 7 - Palm Harbor, FL - The Dog Pooper Scooper

Ava Storey - Grade 6 - Rootstown, OH - The Twister

2024 Top 10* Schools with the Most Entries

*NOTE: This year we had several ties, which resulted in a Top 11 Schools.

Each school receives a $91 award for their achievement.

• Clearwater Fundamental Middle School - Florida
• C.P. Weber Middle School - New York
• Rootstown Middle School - Ohio
• Manheim Township Middle School - Pennsylvania
• Holy Family Regional School - Michigan
• Bridgeport Middle School - Texas
• Bio Med Science Academy - Ohio
• Endeavor Elementary School - Ohio
• National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School - Ohio
• Grace Lutheran School - Idaho
• Odyssey Academy Bay Area - Texas

CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners, runners-up, finalists, and top schools!

CONGRATULATIONS to each student that entered this year's contest. Thank you for your hard work and for sharing your creativity with us.

Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, and mentors who helped our students along the way. And thank you to our judges for their time.

Special thank you to our Gold sponsor:

Stay tuned to our website and be sure to sign up for our mailing list to find out about next year's 17th annual Rubber Band Contest!

ABOUT THE CONTEST

Join the fun and get ready to learn about the rubber band - one of the many amazing inventions created from a unique class of materials known as polymers! This educational contest was designed to give students a new opportunity to have fun learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Each year students from across the nation come up with new ways of using rubber band(s) to create amazing inventions, games, artworks, and more!

THE CHALLENGE:

• To design and create a working invention/artwork that incorporates at least one (1) rubber band.

TWO SEPARATE DIVISIONS:

   

OUR 2024 CONTEST AWARDED OVER $2,000 IN PRIZES:

• The first place winner in each division will receive $200.
• The runner-up in each division will receive $125.
• The four remaining finalists in each division (who are not a first place winner or runner-up) will receive $75.
• Schools can earn cash prizes too! The top ten schools with the most student entries will each receive an equal cash prize shared from a prize pool of $1,000*. (*The prize pool will be divided equally by the total number of schools in the top ten including any schools that are tied for spots in the top ten. In-eligible entries do not count towards school awards.)

OUR CONTEST LESSON PLAN MAKES IT EASIER: standard aligned and easy to integrate with your curriculum

• Alignment with multiple standards:
  • Next Generation Science Standards
  • Common Core Standards
  • National Standards (Grades 5-8)
  • Ohio Academic Content Standards for Science
  • Ohio Revised Science Education Standards and Model Curriculum

• Learn more about the Rubber Band Contest Lesson Plan