Monday, May 21, 2007

Contest helps boost math, science skills

Contest helps boost math, science skills (AP)

Chris Fitzhugh holds a concept drawing that shows how the temperature differences in the ocean can be used to generate large amounts of electricity at his home in Peacham, Vt., Friday, April 13, 2007. Fitzhugh plans to spend his spring break pounding out a business plan and building a copper and PVC-pipe model to show how it will work. The 17-year-old from Peacham and his three teammates two in Mexico and one at the St. Johnsbury Academy are competing in the Global Challenge, a Vermont-based contest aimed at improving American students' math and science skills. During the school year, 58 teams of American students coupled with students from China, India and Japan have been tackling technological solutions to global warming. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Chris Fitzhugh spent spring break building a copper and PVC-pipe model to show how temperature differences in the ocean can be used to generate electricity. It's not just a personal quest.


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