Last Updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 5:01 AM
The ThinkQuest (TQ) program provides an exciting student centered approach to learning. Grouped in teams, students synthesize core content, design original digital art work and images to create powerful in-depth, interactive web sites.
Competitions dates are announced on the TQ web site, and are open to students and teachers from anywhere in the world.
Teams usually have groups of students who are between the ages of 9 and 19, and one adult Coach who is a teacher. To get started, Coaches must enroll their team(s).
Teams build a creative and educational website on any topic within one of the official competition categories.
Entries are evaluated in a two-step process that includes peer review and judging by an international panel of professional educators.
School teams join during sign up time, upload completed sites, and winners are announced.
ThinkQuest Library
Over 25,000 students and teachers from around the world have submitted nearly 1500 interactive web sites on topics as diverse as the exploration of Mars, the physics of baseball, or the plays of William Shakespeare.
The ThinkQuest program's extensive library of web site entries is used as an educational resource by millions of students, teachers, businesses, citizens, and government agencies each day.
The ThinkQuest Library offers many content driven web sites that ESL (English as a Second Language) students can access for learning.
Creating ThinkQuest Teams
KENTUCKY ThinkQuest Team Tips
"The ThinkQuest competitions were designed to help students and teachers develop quality educational materials for the Internet to be used by other students, teachers, and schools everywhere," said Al Weis, founder, past president and past chief executive officer of ThinkQuest, Advanced Networks. ThinkQuest is now part of the Oracle Foundation.
ThinkQuest has been listed by TechLearning as one of the 10 Top Innovations Projects.
KENTUCKY ThinkQuest
ThinkQuest announces winners in June of each year. Kentucky participants who complete a site and upload to ThinkQuest and have the highest score for Kentucky, will be recognized the following year. That school will be honored at the Annual STLP Awards as the Best TQ in the State.
If any Kentucky teacher would like to judge TQ web sites online, contact Elaine Harrison.
ThinkQuest Past Events
2006 ThinkQuest Live 2006 Winners, San Francisco
2004 ThinkQuest Live 2004 Winners, San Francisco
2003 ThinkQuest Live 2003 Winners, San Francisco
2002 - TQ Live Seattle, Washington
2002 - TQ Best in State Announced
2001 - ThinkQuest USA Formed
2001 - TQ Conference Geneva, Switzerland
2000 - TQ Conference Cairo-Cancelled
1998 - TQ Conference Los Angeles, California
1997 - TQ Conference Washington, DC
1996 - TQ Conference Washington, DC
1996 - Al Weis Founds ThinkQuest
Kentucky Timeline
May 2007- ThinkQuest winner from the last year recognized at STLP Awards
March 2005 - ThinkQuest winners recognized at KTLC
March 2005- TQ Booth at KTLC run by STLP Students
Fall 2004, TQ information on STLP Listserv
March 2004 - ThinkQuest winners recognized at KTLC
May 2003 - TQ USA, Best in State
March 2003 - ThinkQuest winners recognized at KTLC
March 2002 - ThinkQuest students recognized at KTLC
March 2002 - TQ Booth at KTLC run by STLP Students
Fall 2001 - ThinkQuest sessions at Regional STLP Showcases
Fall 2001 - TQ USA Spotlighted at STLP Regional Conferences
1999-2001 - Emails, TQ electronic newsletters, brochures distributed
Summer 2001 - Coaches Training
March 2001 - TQ Booth at KTLC run by STLP Students
March 2001 - Dr. Rogers, TQ CEO visits KTLC
Fall 2000 - TQ Spotlighted at STLP Regional Showcases
March 2000 - TQ Booth at KTLC run by STLP Students
Fall 1999 - TQ Spotlighted at STLP Regional Showcases
September 1999 - David Warlick, TQ Trainer, Provides Resources
March 1999 - ThinkQuest Session at KTLC
April 1999 - Kentucky becomes a state partner
Kentucky Schools on the ThinkQuest Site 1996-2004
BEST IN STATE WINNERS
2006 Amazing World of Habitats, Charles Russell Elementary, Ashland Independent
2005 None selected due to the transition in the schedule
2004 Golden Age of Greek Mythology, Carrithers Middle School, Jefferson County
2003 Exploring Forensics, Belfry High School, Pike County
2002 A String of Beads, Charles Russell Elementary School, Ashland Independent
THINKQUEST TEAM ENTRIES
Kentucky Teams
2004 Once Upon a Time, Taylor Mill Elementary School, Kenton County
2004 History of September 11th, Ryland Heights Elementary School, Kenton County
2004 Drugs, Simon Kenton High School, Kenton County
2003 Egyptian Expedition, R.A. Jones Middle School, Boone County
2003 Greenup County 200 Years Old Greenup County
2003 Jesse Stuart: An Appalachian Farmer's Son , Charles Russell Elementary, Ashland Independent
2003 Mammoth Cave National Park TQ Austin Tracy Elementary School, Barren County
2003 Vietnam Austin Tracy Elementary School, Barren County
2003 US Disaster
2003 International Space Station
2003 World War 2
2003 Kabuki Butai
2002 Preparing for an Interview R.A. Jones Middle School, Boone County
2001 Concentrate on Your Battlestation Ft. Campbell
2001 Welcome to the Olympics
2001 The Unknown Cell Austin Tracy Elementary School, Barren County
2001 Molds & Folds- A Fun Guide to Origami
2001 Gold, Silver, Bronze: Welcome to the Olympics
2001 A Kid's Guide to 3 Diseases Ft. Campbell
2001 Once Upon a Time Until the End Ft. Campbell
2001 Kentucky Argonauts Taylor County Elementary School, Taylor County
2001 GSS_Ancient Egypt
2000 Kid's Health Austin Tracy Elementary School, Barren County
2000 Science Fiction: Who, What, When, Where and How? Harrison County Middle School
2000 With One Leg Painted Red, Rudy Vergoth, George Hackbarth, and the Birth of the Atomic Bomb
Belfry High, Powell County, Millard High, Galesburg High Schools
2000 RoboWorld Ballard High School, Thomas Merton Academy
2000 Hungry for Math, Rosa Parks Elementary School, Fayette County
2000 The Bluegrass State
1999 Staying Alive Austin Tracy Elementary School, Barren County
1999 The Y2K Survival Guide Hardinsburg Elementary School, Breckinridge County
1999 More Perfect Union: An Exploration of American Democracy, Trinity High School
1999 Geometry for All Hart County High School
1999 A Collection of Classics duPont Manual High School
1999 Greek Mythology: A Look Back in Time, Model Lab School
1998 EconoStocks duPont Manual High School
1997 The Recording Studio, The Lexington School
1997 Drugs and Alcohol: What You Need To Know... Henry Clay High School
1997 Classical Mythology, North Marshall Middle School
1996 Geometry Bus Tour, Bishop Brossart High School
1996 A Radical Classroom: A Cruise into the World of Edutainment, Bishop Brossart High School
1996 America, Boone County High and Conner Middle School
1996 The Physics of Amusement Parks Webster County High School
1996 Forensic Science, Applications for Science and Math, Pulaski County High School