The Lexus Eco Challenge is
an exciting national STEM competition for grades 6–12 that awards a total of
$500,000 in grants and scholarships to eligible teachers, students, and
schools each year.
Since 2006, students and teachers
have been making a difference in the eco health of our planet through the Lexus
Eco Challenge, a STEM contest for grades 6–12.
In the Lexus Eco Challenge,
student teams tackle environmental issues related to land, water, air, and
climate, and create practical solutions while competing for amazing prizes—for
eligible teachers, students, and schools: $500,000 in
scholarships and grants awaits.
The contest is broken into
three main parts:
- The Land & Water Challenge: 8/14/17–10/16/17
- The Air & Climate Challenge: 10/18/17–12/11/17
- The Final Challenge (invitation only, open to winners of the previous two challenges): 1/22/18–3/5/18
The Lexus Eco Challenge gets
students involved in project-based learning, teamwork, and skill building as
they identify an environmental
issue that affects their community, use their critical-thinking and
research skills to come up with a solution, and report on the results by way of
an Action
Plan. Teams of five to ten students look to the Challenge
Planner for time-management guidance, and are led by one or two Teacher
Advisors—who are full-time teachers employed at the school (not volunteers or
parents)—to help their community while getting a chance to compete for
scholarships and grants.
