House App contest
STEM Competition
House App Contest
This year marks the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, the “House App Contest.” This new competition is designed to engage student’s creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields. Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is a nationwide event that allows high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. Throughout the completion period, participating students will be provided opportunities to engage with various STEM educational partners located within the community to mentor and assist them with their app development.
The “House App Contest” is open to all high school students in Washington's 1st Congressional District. Students entering the competition must submit their app’s source code online during the Competition Submission Period between 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on FEBRUARY 1ST, 2014, and 8:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time on APRIL 30TH, 2014, as well as provide a YouTube or VIMEO video demo explaining their app and what they learned through this competition process. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Marquardt at kelly [dot] marquardt [at] mail [dot] house [dot] gov.
For a complete description of contest rules, click HERE.
To Register
To enter, the student must create an account on www.challengepost.com and then register for the House Student App Contest under their participating Member of Congress’ profile during the Competition Submission Period. All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.
Step 1: Create an account at http://www.challengepost.com.
Step 2: Register for the House Student App Challenge
Resources for Students and Teachers
- Code.org
- 36 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming
- CodeAcademy.COM self-taught courses in HTML/CSS, Python, Ruby, and PHP
- MIT App Inventor tutorial to develop mobile apps on Android phones.
- Scratch a simple visual programming language
- Alice is used to create 3D animations
- Development Kits: