IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 279
To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students
to participate in this innovative national student science competition.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. MORELLA) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encour-
age more students to participate in this innovative na-
tional student science competition.
Whereas the Congress recognizes that the future of our Na-
tion relies heavily on continued scientific discovery and
technological innovation;
Whereas the Congress further recognizes that our Nation’s
success in the coming years will depend on science edu-
cation that develops the ability of students to understand
and apply the principles of science;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program, sponsored by
the Toshiba Corporation and administered by the Na-
tional Science Teachers Association, was launched in
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1992 to energize students with a desire to learn and in-
crease their interest in the world of science;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program asks students,
working in teams of 3 or 4 with a teacher-advisor, to use
imagination to envision a form of technology that could
exist 20 years from now, and compete by sharing their
visions through written descriptions and story boards;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program, recognizing the
fact that the majority of today’s scientific discovery and
technological innovation is achieved through teamwork,
encourages students to develop their ability to work to-
gether as a team to explore innovative scientific and tech-
nological visions of the future;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program exemplifies the
principles expressed in the National Science Education
Standards, including cooperative learning, the role of
teachers as facilitators, and performance-based assess-
ment;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program cuts across all
science disciplines and relates the disciplines of language
arts, mathematics, and art to science;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program, reaching more
than 18,000 students in 1997, has grown since its launch
in 1992 to become the largest K–12 student science com-
petition in the world; and
Whereas the Congress supports efforts to improve science
education and recognizes that it is critical that the
United States—through programs like the ExploraVision
Awards Program—take a lead role in encouraging stu-
dents to develop the kind of scientific and technological
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thinking our society needs in order to meet the challenges
of the future: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) honors the ExploraVision Awards Program
as an innovative national student science competition
for its outstanding contribution to science education,
and for providing students the opportunity to learn
the excitement of scientific achievement, the value of
teamwork, the joy of creativity, and a spirit of
accomplishment;
(2) awards a certificate of appreciation to the
Toshiba Corporation and the National Science
Teachers Association for their dedication to the suc-
cess of the ExploraVision Awards Program and for
their endeavor in encouraging students to pursue ca-
reers in science;
(3) authorizes and requests the President to
issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the
United States to support the goals of the
ExploraVision Awards Program;
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit copies of this resolution, for the
purpose of promoting the understanding of the
ExploraVision Awards Program among Federal and
related agencies engaged in science education, to the