[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 126 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 126

    To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more 
  students to participate in this innovative national student science 
                              competition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 1999

 Mr. Brown of California (for himself and Mrs. Morella) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more 
  students to participate in this innovative national student science 
                              competition.

Whereas the Congress recognizes that the future of our Nation 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 quality science education that develops the ability 
        of students to understand and apply the principles of science;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program, sponsored by Toshiba and administered 
        by the National Science Teachers Association, was launched in 1992 to 
        energize students with a desire to learn and to increase 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 their imagination to envision a form of 
        technology 20 years from now, and to compete by sharing their vision 
        through written descriptions and story boards;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program, in recognizing the fact that most of 
        today's scientific discoveries and technological innovation are achieved 
        through teamwork, encourages students to develop their ability to work 
        together as a team to explore innovative scientific and technological 
        visions of the future;
Whereas the ExploraVision Awards Program exemplifies the principles espoused in 
        the National Science Education Standards, including cooperative 
        learning, teacher as facilitator, and performance-based assessment;
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 has grown to become the largest K-12 
        student science competition in the world since its launch in 1992; 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, takes a lead role in encouraging 
        students to develop the kind of scientific and technological 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) encourages K-12 students across the country to 
        participate in this innovative student science competition;
            (3) commends the National Science Teachers Association and 
        Toshiba for their dedication to the success of the program and 
        to encouraging students to pursue careers in science;
            (4) 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, with 
        appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
            (5) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        transmit copies of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President;
                    (B) the National Science and Technology Council;
                    (C) the President's Committee of Advisors on 
                Science and Technology; and
                    (D) the Governor of each of the several States, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
                American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands, and to the mayor of the District of 
                Columbia, with a request that the Governor or mayor 
                transmit copies of this resolution to each school 
                district in the Governor's or mayor's 
                jurisdiction.
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