Think Quest Winners

Think Quest winning team

2008 Winners

1st Place - 19 and Under

Math Mov!es

It's an interactive, innovative and educational website aimed at enhancing interest and motivation in studying mathematics among young learners in enjoyable ways. Our audience will gain deep insight into how mathematics is anchored in every single aspect of our daily life through lively, funny and alluring movie episodes reminiscent of Disney's Pixar.

Students: Krishna, Linh, Ngoc, Punit, Son, VietAnh

Locations: Tunisia, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, India, Vietnam

Coaches: Salwa Kefi, Nagi Mahalingam

1st Place - 15 and Under

Touching Hearts with Melodies

Touching hearts with Melodies is about our team's community service project, whereby we conduct music keyboard lessons for a group of children age 10 and younger in Canossaville Children's Home, Singapore. The children would perform a song for their friends at Easter. We aim to help the children to build up their self-confidence.

Students: Ji Heng, Kailun, Karen, Weihao

Locations: Singapore, United States

Coaches: Chor Aileen, Yin Jie Soon

1st Place - 12 and Under

Time for Tolerance

This site is for kids who are interested in stopping bullying, promoting tolerance, and learning about different cultures and religions. Our goal is to help kids get ready to live, learn, and work in a diverse world. This site includes games, a poster gallery, a storybook and ways in which YOU can make a difference.

Students: Arun, Benjamin, Isaiah, Meredith, Olivia

Locations: United States, Singapore

Coaches: Jeanne Paulus, Jeremy Wendling

2nd Place - 19 and Under

Hash That - Can you keep that a secret?

Politics. Economy. Technology. Entertainment. Privacy. Cryptography factors in every dimension of man's existence. The site takes an in-depth look at cryptography from its origin up through its diverse modern day applications. It explores both the serious and the lighter side of cryptography and helps spread an awareness of how it impacts everyone.

Students: David, Erika, Jason, Laura, Namrita, Rajesh

Locations: United States, India, United Kingdom

Coaches: Jim Poirier, Kishore Nallan C

2nd Place - 15 and Under

Forests: Our life-line, the deforestation dilemma

Our site discusses the different types of forests, the importance of forests, the causes of deforestation, the effects of deforestation and the solutions to this dilemma. We hope the contents and our case studies will raise your awareness regarding the issues facing deforestation and allow you to help make the world a better place to live in.

Students: Bryan, Fang Hui, Nicholas, Rui Jin, Samuel

Locations: Singapore

Coaches: Galvin Sng

2nd Place - 12 and Under (Tie)

Sentenced for Life

This website entertains, but has a serious purpose: educating the world's children on the many ways we are endangering or harming animals. Using an interactive learning format, video, games, interviews, and more, the site uses a format and style that allows students to see the real world. Views from 1,128 children from 35 countries are included.

Students: Aditya, Dylan, Facundo, Gowri, Pooja, Vigi

Locations: United States, India, Argentina, Japan

Coaches: Peter Keeley, Heeral Desai

2nd Place - 12 and Under (Tie)

Color Our World with Kindness

Do you believe our world needs more kindness? Do you think kindness can change the world? We do! Join the Kindness Kids as we "Color Our World" with the message of kindness. Learn what you can do to help us make a difference in this world.

Students: Amy, Bekah, Danielle, Jesslyn, Tia, Viviane

Locations: United States, Brazil

Coaches: Annette Harris, Daniel Barbosa

3rd Place - 19 and Under

Digital Cooperative: Global Censorship in the Digital Age

Digital Cooperative is a global exploration of censorship in the digital age. We studied the topic from academic perspectives, analyzed five countries in in-depth case studies, conducted exclusive interviews with industry experts, and created interactive quizzes. Our goal is to raise awareness and increase understanding of this often invisible issue.

Students: David, Muthu, Sarah

Locations: United States

Coaches: Jimmy Newland, Henry Tsai

3rd Place - 15 and Under

Bhopal: A Continuing Tragedy

Our website is designed to inform, educate, and bring awareness among people about what happened during the 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal and its continuing effects.

Students: Abha, Alka, Koushik, Shouvik

Locations: United States

Coaches: Patricia Ware

3rd Place - 12 and Under
& Global Perspectives Award

An Empty Hive

Beekeepers have noticed their honeybees mysteriously disappearing. Honeybees face a number of challenges every day: mites, diseases, pesticides...but what's really making them vanish? This website explores Colony Collapse Disorder and other factors in declining hives, with the latest research and input from beekeepers all over the world.

Students: Faizan, Gulyetar, Jen, Jenna, Jorge, Thu

Locations: United States

Coaches: Kristen Beakey, Donna Papanikolau

Honorable Mention - 19 and Under

Pee or Poo: Break the Taboo

The site's main aim is to raise awareness for the neglected issue of proper sanitation. Along that line, it will also feature some extended issues pertaining to toilet design, culture, and hygiene. Photographs taken around the world keep viewers engaged. Educational materials, interviews and interactivity bring the best learning experience for all.

Students: Gary, Mina, Qing Sheng, Shawn, Wen jing, Xin Yi

Locations: Singapore, Egypt, China

Coaches: Yik Foon Low, Soong Chee Gi

Honorable Mention - 19 and Under

Man & Woman: The Age-old Struggle

Since the dawn of human civilization, the battle of the sexes has never ceased. Gender equality remains an ideal, making this pertinent issue age-old yet still prevalent today. Thus, our team has set out to study, explain and inform about the constant changes in social roles of men and women, thus the purpose for men and women's existence.

Students: Ian, Jerome, Lishian, Mervyn, Shiyun, Yining

Locations: Singapore

Coaches: Keng Hian Chia, Soong Chee Gi

Honorable Mention - 15 and Under

Stewards of the Earth

Our web site discusses what it means to be stewards of our earth. We discuss how we got into trouble and what the obstacles are. Our site is a positive role model for the current generation of students. We showcase that the solution is multifaceted including partnerships, entrepreneurship, innovation, but mostly a caring future generation.

Students: Cassandra, David, Grace, Hannah, Richard, Zackary

Locations: Australia, United States

Coaches: Tina Photakis, Mary Winchell

Honorable Mention - 15 and Under

Government Systems and Ideologies

The aim of our website is to act as a resource package for children and teenagers for them to find out more about the different political and government systems there are. We also aim to raise awareness and interest of youth to politics and government so as to play a part in their own nation's political scene.

Students: Alwyn, Chuanyu, De Sheng, Meng Ying, Ray, Tseng Wei

Locations: Singapore

Coach: Galvin Sng

Honorable Mention - 12 and Under

The Big Problem

We started making this website over a year ago. We wanted to make a website that focused on change not discrimination. After researching we realized how difficult obesity can make your life. Obesity can lead to Diabetes and heart disease. It is a world-wide problem now. We have all made changes in what we eat and tried to exercise more.

Students: Arponthip, Elena, Erik, Teeramet, Thomas

Locations: Thailand, United States, Canada

Coaches: Stephan OBrien, Tiffany

Honorable Mention - 12 and Under

The New Space Race

'The New Space Race' is a site designed for kids that introduces them to the history of space exploration, and then explores current developments in space like space tourism and private space businesses. With interviews, easy-to-understand writing, videos, and pictures, our site helps people discover more about the 'New Space Race.'

Students: Chase, Juliana, Michael, Nadia, Vaughan

Locations: United States

Coaches: Betsy Gentile, Asif Rahman

Honorable Mention - 12 and Under

Dragons in Chinese Culture

'Dragons in Chinese Culture' is a website in which there are lots of information and resources about Chinese dragons in Chinese culture. It doesn't convey the only message that dragons are equal to Chinese culture. Instead, people can know more about different aspects of Chinese culture from the contents and resources of the website.

Students: Bo-an, Cheng-yen, Hao, Hsin-yu, Shin-hsuan, Yun

Locations: Taiwan

Coaches: Ling-yun Chang

2007 Winners

1st Place

19 & Under
Young Blood: Children of War
Students: David, Krista, Parth, Thomas
Locations: United States
Coaches: John Harrison, Beth Camper

15 & Under
Sustainability
Students: Ben, David, Joel, Nick, Richard, Taylor
Locations: United States
Coaches: Christina Lee, Mary Winchell

12 & Under
Living on the Brink
Students: Dylan, Shruthi, Courtney, Simran, George, Facundo
Locations: Tunisia, India, United States, Australia, Argentina
Coaches: Salwa Kefi, Heeral Desai

2nd Place

19 & Under
The Credibles
Students: Arif, Dhruv, Gita, Pranav, Sparsh, Vimal
Locations: Singapore, United States, Indonesia, India
Coaches: Amit Das, Devayan Mallick

15 & Under
Internet Safety
Students: Andrew, Annastasia, Brendon, Kayla, Michelle, Rafael
Locations: United States
Coach: Karen Fredette

12 & Under
Earth Buddies
Students: Alonzo, Arun, Jacob, Jonah, Meredith, Rosie
Locations: United States, Singapore
Coaches: Jeanne Paulus, Amit Das

3rd Place

19 & Under
TQToolkit: A web building guide for ThinkQuesters
Students: Darryl, Jim, Jun Ru, Qing Sheng
Locations: Singapore
Coaches: Keng Hian Chia, Soong Chee Gi

15 & Under
Energy Generation: Taking a step into the future
Students: Alex, Alex, Ben, Come, Josselin, Matthias
Locations: United States
Coach: Hortense Morales

12 & Under
Global Tales
Students: Ella, Jameka, Mohammed, Nikhil, Yusuke
Locations: United Kingdom, Australia
Coaches: Kelly Rayon, Peter Miller