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Young Scientists and Innovators Amaze President Obama at the White House Science Fair

Posted by bfried on April 22, 2013 at 06:33 PM EDT

This article is cross-posted on the White House blog.

President Obama with Evan Jackson, Alec Jackson, and Caleb Robinson at the White House Science Fair, April 22, 2013

President Barack Obama talks with Evan Jackson, 10, Alec Jackson, 8, and Caleb Robinson, 8, from McDonough, Ga., while looking at exhibits at the White House Science Fair in the State Dining Room, April 22, 2013. The sports-loving grade-schoolers created a new product concept to keep athletes cool and helps players maintain safe body temperatures on the field. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

President Obama today celebrated the remarkable achievements of student science fair winners and extraordinary kid innovators from across the nation in the third White House Science Fair. The Fair brought 100 students from more than 40 states to an all-day, hands-on celebration of the power and potential of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

As the President said in 2009, when he announced the first-ever White House Science Fair, “If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you're a young person and you've produced the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for that achievement, too.”

Read the full article here.

Watch videos from the White House Science Fair

Check out the first-ever White House "Vine" with LeVar and Bill Nye

Watch a "vine" of the President riding a bike-powered project 

Read the President's remarks

Read a Fact Sheet about the Science Fair

Learn more about the student presenters and attendees of the White House Science Fair

 

 
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