ExploraVision Mentorship
Admission Insight mentors student teams entering Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, the K-12 science competition where teams imagine a technology 10 or more years in the future. We make sure the science behind today's version is right and the write-up is the team's own.
Teams of 2 to 4 students enter with a coach. The 2027 deadline is January 27, 2027.
About the ExploraVision
Who can enter
Full-time K-12 students in the U.S. and Canada, in teams of 2 to 4 with a teacher or parent coach and an optional mentor.
Categories
Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, set by the oldest team member.
What to submit
A title, a 150-word abstract, a project description, a bibliography and a technology launch flyer. No working prototype is required.
Prizes
24 regional winning teams; 8 national finalist teams travel to Washington, DC in June.
What we help with
Current science
The team researches how the technology works today before imagining it in ten years.
The write-up
Abstract, description and bibliography in the team's words, with AI use cited as the rules require.
The student does the work
The student owns the question, the data and the writing. We meet one on one, ask the hard questions a judge will ask, and say plainly in any disclosure what help was given.
Who mentors
Dr. Harman Brah, MD
Physician and judge at the California Science & Engineering Fair.
Wesley Hatcher, PhD
Organic chemistry, UC San Diego. NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Directed research mentorship for more than 100 UCSD undergraduates.
Results
Our students have been Regeneron STS and ISEF national semifinalists and category award winners, and have taken 1st place at JSHS and the Alameda County Science & Engineering Fair.
Free ExploraVision guides
Questions families ask
Can a parent coach an ExploraVision team?
Yes. A coach may be a teacher or a parent/guardian aged 21 or older.
Do you mentor ExploraVision teams?
Yes. We serve as the optional mentor, working with the team and its coach.
Start with a consultation
Tell us your student's grade, interests and the competition they are aiming for. We offer a complimentary 20-minute call and will say plainly whether we can help.