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If you love to create, invent or design, this contest is for you! Rubber bands are all you need to get started.
2010 Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors
for students in grades 5 - 8
Students can demonstrate their ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands.
More info about next year's contest coming soon!
2009 Results | 2009 Photo Gallery | Press/Publicity | 2009 Sponsors & Hosts | Resources | Contact Info
Congratulations to Max Aifer, winner of the 2009 Rubber Band Contest!
Aifer's innovative creation, "The Plant Sitter", waters houseplants by means of a watering basin suspended by rubber bands over a hanging planter. Aifer said he came up with the idea when his family faced the age-old dilemma of keeping their houseplants alive while away on vacation.
Max was awarded with a $10,000 savings bond.
Congratulations to 2nd place winner, Grant Neil, and 3rd place winner, Jared Mann. Grant and Jared respectively received $5,000 and $2,500 savings bonds for their inventions.
2009 Sponsor: Alliance Rubber Company.
2009 Contest Hosts: Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS),
The Akron Global Polymer Academy and The University of Akron.