Eight Student Teams Named National Winners of 33rd Annual ExploraVision Competition

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Toshiba and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) honor student innovation with prizes and award ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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MCLEAN, Va. — Toshiba and NSTA today announce eight national winners of the 33^rd annual Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition, the world’s largest K-12 science competition. This year’s winners have shared innovative proposals to help overcome some of the greatest challenges facing the world today, from healthcare challenges to transportation efforts to protecting the environment.

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The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition is designed to inspire students to develop the skills emphasized in the Next Generation Science Standards, including problem-solving, critical-thinking and collaboration skills. To participate, students must imagine and produce a system or a technology with the potential to solve the problems of the future. Regional finalist ideas were judged by a multidisciplinary panel of scientists across various sectors of government (e.g., NIH, NASA, NSF), academic researchers, biotechnology scientists and physician researchers.

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“At Toshiba, we’re proud to inspire the world’s future STEM leaders,” said Tomoaki Kumagai, Chairman & CEO, Toshiba America, Inc. “For the last 150 years, and for the next 150 years, our goal is to enable a more sustainable, resilient future. Key to that is nurturing the development of today’s students. Through our ongoing partnership with NSTA, we’re thrilled to be able to further encourage the STEM engineers of tomorrow as part of our commitment to the future and to the people who will shape that future.”

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Some of the winning solutions included:

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“I’m always impressed with how attuned young minds are to the needs of our society,” said NSTA President Alicia Conerly, Ed.D. “Their projects demonstrate the remarkable understanding of the of the challenges of tomorrow and I was inspired to see such creative solutions. Our future is in good hands with these future scientists and innovators at the helm.”

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ExploraVision Prizes
The eight national winning teams are comprised of a first-place winner and second-place winner from four groups based on grade level. Members of first place nationally winning teams each receive a $10,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond (at maturity). Members of second place nationally winning teams will each receive a $5,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond (at maturity).

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The national winners of ExploraVision 2025 are invited to participate in an award ceremony on Friday, June 13 in Washington, D.C. During this event, students will have the opportunity to present their winning ideas to Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy,’ a renowned scientist, engineer, author, and inventor, who is a strong advocate of STEM education and the ExploraVision program. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony where the winning teams will be formally recognized for their creativity and accomplishments.

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For 33 consecutive years, sponsored by Toshiba and administered by NSTA, ExploraVision has helped children to expand their imagination and have fun while developing an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at an early age.

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Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision 2025 National Winners

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2025 First-Place Winners

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Grade K-3: Eye Understand: Glasses for People who use Sign Language
A.D. Henderson University School
Boca Raton, FL
Project Storyboard here

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Grade 4-6: ElectroBuzz: Redefining Pollination for a Resilient and Sustainable Future
Willow Springs Elementary School
Fairfax, VA
Project Website here

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Grades 7-9: Drone Ranger for Fighting Wildfires
Twin Grove Middle School
Buffalo Grove, IL
Project Website here

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Grades 10-12: Seizor
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
North York, Ontario
Project Website here

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2025 Second-Place Winners

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Grades K-3: BlazeBlock: The Hep Revolution That Stopes Fires Cold
Don Campbell Elementary School
Red Deer, Alberta
Project Poster here

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Grades 4-6: Lost Then Found
Heritage School
Salem, OR
Project Website here

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Grades 7-9
Biomimetic Surfaces
STEM School Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch, CO
Project Website here

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Grades 10-12
Nano Artertract Plaque Seeker (NAPS)
Downtown Magnets High School
Los Angeles, CA
Project Website here

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About Toshiba
As Toshiba Group celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2025, it is enhancing its management structure, streamlining operations, and investing in forward-looking businesses to build foundations for new growth. This will allow it to continue to support advances toward a sustainable future with products and services developed by its wide range of businesses in the energy, infrastructure, and electronic devices domains. Guided by its corporate philosophy, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future.,” Toshiba brings industry-leading capabilities in green transformation (GX) and digital transformation (DX) to solutions for companies addressing the many challenges faced by modern society. By leveraging the power of data derived from its constantly evolving products and solutions, the Group is determined to help to achieve carbon neutrality and a circular economy. In fiscal year 2023, Toshiba Group generated annual sales of 3.3 trillion yen, and had 105,000 employees around the world. For more information, visit https://www.global.toshiba/ww/top.html or follow Toshiba Corporation on LinkedIn.