on June 13, 2024. Third graders, Isabella Gustin, Adriana Icaza and Emilia Martinez-Christensen of St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School in Miami, Florida created a child-friendly wearable device, the Allergen Detector to detect allergies.On June 13, 2024, a team of third-grade girls took the stage in Washington, DC, to accept their win at the
Duncan Kane, SVP at Toshiba, oversees the company's involvement in ExploraVision and said these kids are so bright and scientifically engaged."Each year, we have seen the projects become more sophisticated because of their access to information. In the 1990s, STEM as we know it was in its infancy; today, STEM careers are projected to grow 10.8% in seven years by 2031.
Nye said our founding fathers knew the intrinsic value of science to our society."Article 1, section 8 of the US Constitution says that Congress shall have the power to promote the progress of Science and useful arts," said Nye."That is very clear." In 1996 and 1997 Cueva took first place nationally for grades 7-9 at ExploraVision for her projects, The Light of Nature: Genetically Enhanced Bioluminescent Organisms from Inlet View Elementary in Anchorage, and in 1997 for her project, ORACLE: Optical Revolution and Contact Lens Enhancement at the Central Middle School of Science in Anchorage.
"I'm a professor now, and my job involves many of the same skills I used in ExploraVision – visioning, research, creativity, persistence, teamwork and passion," said Cueva."Many of the skills I learned in ExploraVision were directly relevant to my academic career, both as a student and now as faculty."