Hewlett-Packard
Company and Scholastic invite students to tap their passion
for technology to stretch the limits of what a calculator can
do!
Since HP invented the first handheld scientific calculator in
1972, we've seen calculators evolve to perform more complex
engineering and business tasks. Today, we have a complete range
of graphing, scientific, and financial calculators.
In that spirit of true invention, we invite young inventors
in high schools, community colleges, and universities to help
create the calculator of the future.
How to Enter:
Entries should focus on a calculator's design, functionality,
and cosmetics.
High school entries: Students in grades 9-12 are advised
to gear their entries towards functionality: technical features,
performance factors, and scientific and graphing abilities.
For more criteria details, visit www.hp.com/calculators.
University/College entries may utilize CAD designs,
formulas, theories, practical/theoretical evidence and should
focus on product features such as graphics/screen, design
aesthetics/ergonomics, wireless capabilities, anti-cheating
function, coding/technical functionality, user friendliness
and new functions better suited for today's engineering world.
- A completed copy of the entry
form (with a parent signature for high school students)
must be attached to each entry. All entries and the content
contained within become the property of Hewlett-Packard
Co.
- Mail to: HP 2005 Create-a-Calculator Contest,
c/o Scholastic Administr@tor, Scholastic Inc.,
P.O. Box 711, New York, NY 10013-0711.
- Deadline: All entries must be received by May 31,
2005.
- Judging panel: American Society of Engineering
Education, Hewlett Packard Company and Scholastic Administr@tor
and Teen Network magazines.
Click here for complete official
rules.
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University/College
- First Prize: $4,000 & an HP49g+ graphing calculator
- Second Prize: $3,000 & an HP49g+ graphing calculator
- Third Prize: $2,000 & an HP49g+ graphing calculator
High School
- First Prize: $3,000 award & an HP 39g+ graphing
calculator
- Second Prize: $2,000 award and an HP 39g+ graphing
calculator
- Third Prize: $1,000 award and an HP 39g+ graphing
calculator
Runners-Up: Five (5) runners-up in each category (university/college
& high school) will receive HP calculators relevant to
their grade levels.
School Award: The school that sends in the largest
number of qualifying student submissions will receive 50 HP
39g+ (high school) or 50 HP 49g+ (university/college) graphing
calculators. (Entries must be sent in one package.)
Teacher Award: The teacher/faculty member with the
greatest number of students who submit qualifying entries
will receive $750 toward HP products. (Entries must be sent
in one package.)
Virtual Training Classrooms ($250 value): Teachers and students
are invited to sign up for FREE training at www.hp.com/calculators.
Winners
will be notified by August 15, 2005, and will be mentioned
in the September 2005 issue of Scholastic Administr@tor,
on www.hp.com/calculators,
www.scholastic.com/calculator,
and on www.engineeringk12.com
 HP
offers a complete range of calculators for both students
and professionals:
Financial calculators: HP 10bII,
HP 12c, HP 12c Platinum, HP 17bII+
Scientific calculators: HP 9s,
HP 30s, HP 33s
Graphing calculators: HP 9g,
HP 39g+, HP48gII, HP 49g+
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