Winning entries will be featured and used to promote the 2024 Design Challenge State Showcase.

Eligibility: Entries must be submitted on behalf of a K-12 student in the state of Ohio. Each school is allocated one entry per grade band. Stickers will be selected for the following grade-bands: K-2nd grade, 3-5th grade, 6-8th grade, 9-12th grade.

Theme: The design should incorporate an area of focus for solutions to the #STEMorbitsOhio Design Challenge, not simply Starlab. For example, areas of focus suggested for students participating in this year’s design challenge include:

• Design the personal quarters for multiple astronauts
• Research and design the interior aesthetics of the station to promote mental health well-being
• Create an exercise routine with equipment that will promote bone density and prevent muscle atrophy
• Sustainable nutritious food production

Lettering: Any lettering on the sticker must be printed. The following text must be included in the sticker design: “OSLN Design Challenge 2024” or “#STEMorbitsOhio 2024”

Medium and colors: Designs may be any medium (pencil, oil, pen and ink, chalk, crayon, computer graphics). Both color designs or black and white designs will be accepted. Please note that designs are limited to at most five different colors.

Design requirements: Design should be simple and unique, and easily reproduced as a sticker in no more than five colors. The final produced sticker will be approximately 3” in diameter. The sticker border is an integral part of the design. Include the border in the design. All designs must be original and not use art forms from other sources. The final design may be edited to meet vendor requirements and becomes the property of Battelle. 

A sizing guide and template is provided directly below for use in the classroom.