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style="width:400px;height:300px" width="400" height="300" srcset="https://www.rubber.org/wp-content/uploads/Rubber-Band-Contest.jpg 800w, https://www.rubber.org/wp-content/uploads/Rubber-Band-Contest-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.rubber.org/wp-content/uploads/Rubber-Band-Contest-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div> <p>Are you ready to learn about the exciting world of polymers and stretch your imagination? Then let’s get hands-on with a polymer that has some truly unique and amazing properties!</p> <p>The annual Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors is <strong>hosted by the Akron Global Polymer Academy</strong> – an outreach division of the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron. This contest challenges students in grades 5-8 to design and create a working invention/artwork that incorporates at least one rubber band. Students can compete in one of two separate divisions: 1) Arts & Leisure; or 2) Science & Engineering.</p> <p>The first-place winner and runner-up in each division receives a top financial prize. The four remaining finalists in each division (who are not a first-place winner or runner-up) also receive a smaller financial prize. 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