America's Top Young Scientist

Melisssa Rey

Melissa will receive:

• Title of "America's Top Young Scientist"
• $50,000 Value of US Savings Bonds
• Trophy for herself and for her school
• The Ultimate Space Science Multimedia Pack: WHEN WE LEFT EARTH: The NASA Missions, 6 Title Series
  • Planet Earth (full set)
  • NASA at 50
  • Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Astronomy
  • Mythbusters: Gravity
  • Space Science: The Basic 6-8
  • Solar System CD-ROM
  • If We Had No Moon

America's Top Science Teacher

Edward Evans

Edward will receive:

• Title of "America's Top Science Teacher"
• $5,000 Cash Prize
• Trophy for themselves and for their school
• WHEN WE LEFT EARTH: The NASA Missions, 6 Title Series
• Planet Earth (full DVD set) from Discovery Education
• NASA at 50 DVD from Discovery Education
• The Discovery Education Multimedia Service Suite: Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education MediaShare

All Student Finalists will receive:

• $1,000
• Competition medal
• Finalist Apparel
• WHEN WE LEFT EARTH: The NASA Missions, 6 Title Series
• Planet Earth (full set)
• NASA at 50 DVD
• 3M Product Welcome Box

Students finishing in 2nd-10th place received exciting discretionary prizes!

All Teacher Finalists will receive:

• $1,000 Cash Prize
• Competition medal
• Finalist Apparel
• From Post-it® Notes to Scotch® Glue Sticks, all five Teacher Finalists of the Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge will be equipped with a host of school products donated by 3M that are designed to inspire activity in the classroom and help students make the grade.
• WHEN WE LEFT EARTH: The NASA Missions, 6 Title Series
• Planet Earth (full DVDset) from Discovery Education
• NASA at 50 DVD from Discovery Education