ExploraVision Projects Yield Regional Winner & Four Honorable Mentions

Congratulations to our sixth graders for another great year of visionary projects as part of the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision contest. The project asks students across the country to create a technology that will be helpful 20 years in the future.

Makery Facilitator Susan Deemer, who teamed with science teacher Tone Rawlings on the assignment, says that ExploraVision brings design thinking and a variety of proficiencies together. "We wanted to thank everyone who has worked with this amazing group of girls since kindergarten!" Ms. Deemer said. "The skills that the girls demonstrated in their project are those that accumulate over time. It truly takes a village."
 
One of this year's Burke's projects was chosen as one of 24 regional winners in the United States; another four received honorable mentions, which goes to the top 10% of the 5,000 projects submitted. The list of projects is below (one asterisk for honorable mentions, two asterisks for the regional winner):

6A:
Team 1: Vivian F., Audrey W., Samantha K., and Isabelle A.
*FastFinder: will decrease the number of kidnappings by tracking and monitoring health stats of the child and taking videos of the kidnapping event.

Team 2: Lucy W., Lily E., Madeleine H., and Delaney M.
*Blood Clot Tracker: a device that travels through a person's veins using sound vibration to disintegrate blood clots.

Team 3: Yoselin C., Julia K., Keira B., and Thalia R.
**SDW (Speech Disorder Watch): a technology that allows people with Apraxia to communicate with the world.

Team 4: Erin W., Kassie D., Charlotte R., and Reyna N.
Brain Aid: a capsule that can heal parts of the brain after trauma.

Team 5: Sophia E., Ella W., Alice S., and Laili B.
Azalea 2.0: a sustainable floating city that will replace land loss during sea level increase due to global warming.

Team 6: Nina M., Lily D., Callie A., and Fiona C.
*HydroBeetle: a car that powers itself using rain water.

6B:
Team 7: Skyler P., Libby M., Ava L., and Sophie N.
*Seeing Drunk: a device that can tell if a driver is drunk or not by using an advanced form of biometrics to determine how fast or slow their eyes perceive light in order to prevent the driver from starting the car.

Team 8: Charlotte H., Alana H., Riley T., and Sasha F.
Hear With No Ear: a microchip connected to an application that allows fully deaf people of all ages to learn language skills and communicate clearly by typing on a phone.

Team 9: Simran B., Mariella S., and Hannah S.
SpineStrips: a technology to cure scoliosis without damaging the spine.

Team 10: Reagan G., Abby P., Cindy W., and Kendall T. 
L.O.C.K.S (Lots of control keypads security): prevents criminals from escaping with valuables by locking down the home quietly and quickly.

Team 11: Alexandra T., Antonia C., Cara S., and Poppy C.
Nano Chip: a technology implanted in the brain that monitors neurotransmitters to address the problems created in addict’s brains due to drug addiction.

Team 12: Hailey W., Piper A., Maddy L., and Kelsey O.
Invision: lets the blind see their surroundings by using a microchip, a video camera, and a contact lens.
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