Artsonia.com and Bing: Mission 10,000 Rockets

Accepting artwork until Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Every invention starts from a simple drawing on a paper. To celebrate the DigitalGlobe™ satellite launch that will capture high-resolution pictures for Bing™ Maps, we want to borrow kids' imaginations to create the rocket of tomorrow.

This is your chance to integrate science into your art program AND enter to win* one of eight $5,000 donations and a portion of book proceeds for your school! Of the first 10,000 drawings submitted, every school that submits at least 20 drawings will be entered into a drawing to win a $5,000 donation from Bing™ and a portion of the book proceeds.

We understand this is quite a tight deadline. To help you out, click here for some downloadable materials for the classroom, including a satellite and rocket fact sheet and some fun rocket trading cards. In addition, students can watch the Delta II rocket launch video on http://www.10000rockets.com/. Then, in early November, Bing™ will have a panel of scientists talking about rockets and you can use that for further inspiration in the classroom.

As the students are learning about rockets, we want to get 10,000 of them to draw the rocket of tomorrow. Drawings can be uploaded on Artsonia from 10/8/09-11/25/09. We will do a few things with the drawings:

The first 10,000 drawings will be published in your Artsonia school gallery and showcased on a dedicated gallery website, http://www.10000rockets.com/.

Schools who submit at least 20 drawings will be entered into a drawing to win* one of eight $5,000 donations.

Each drawing will be judged by a panel of Microsoft employees in conjunction with scientists.

The judges will select one from each grade group (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) that inspires them and turn these student drawings into 3-D models to honor their invention.

The first 10,000 qualified drawings will be placed into a commemorative book and sold on 10000rockets.com. Proceeds from the book will be donated to 8 of the schools who have students featured in the book, chosen at random.

For the complete set of Official contest rules please go to: www.10000rockets.com/rules

* Winning educational institutions must have a donation acceptance program and provide Microsoft a signed donation letter prior to accepting the donation. Contest open to K – 12 students and schools in the 50 United States (and D. of C.). Contest ends 11/25/09. See 10000rockets.com for a complete set of official rules.