Posted by Davin Flateau on 11 Sep 2006 at 3:11 pm.
Filed under Astronomy.
NASA has announced a new contest for students ages 11-18: create your own audio or video podcast!
It’s an exciting time for educators and students. Before the end of the next decade, NASA astronauts will return to the moon. This time, we’re planning to stay, building outposts and paving the way for eventual journeys to Mars and beyond. Today’s students will be tomorrow’s explorers. How will space exploration benefit their lives in the future?
That’s the question this competition asks of students ages 11-18. The first NASA 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition challenges students to create unique audio and video podcasts. The topic? How will space exploration benefit your life in the future?
Running from September 1 through October 10, 2006, this competition is open to United States citizens ages 11-18. Students are grouped into two age divisions: 11-14 and 15-18. Each division will have two separate categories: audio podcast and video podcast. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in each category and age group. An additional “People’s Choice Award” will honor one podcast for each age division.
Students may choose to create several podcasts, but only one entry may be submitted for each person. More details and the entry form can be found at the 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition website at www.explorationpodcast.com. Students under 18 need written consent from a parent or guardian.
All work needs to be original. Any use of copyrighted material will disqualify the entry.
Time is short. The competition begins September 1 and ends after the first 1,000 entries are submitted in each category OR at midnight on October 10, whichever comes first.
Winners will be announced at the 2nd Space Exploration Conference in Houston, TX on December 6, 2006.
Encourage students to grab their iPods and thinking caps and peer into their futures. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a close look at where space exploration may take 21st Century explorers!
Feel free to pass this email on to your education and public outreach contacts. We want to get as many entries as possible (a maximum of 1000 per category). If you have any questions, please contact Chris Giersch at c.giersch@larc.nasa.gov.
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