Earth Science Week 2014 Contests Announced

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests for Earth Science Week 2014, celebrating the theme “Earth’s Connected Systems.” This year’s competitions include a photography contest, a visual arts contest, and an essay contest.

Photography Contest

The photography contest, “Connections in My Community,” is open to students, geoscientists, and the general public. Entries must be original, unpublished material, showing where you observe the dynamic interactions of earth systems in your community.

Visual Arts Contest

“Earth’s Connected Systems and Me” is the theme for this year’s visual arts contest, open to students in grades K-5. Use artwork to show how air, water, and living things are connected in the world around you.

Essay Contest

Students in grades 6 through 9 may participate in the essay contest. This year’s essays must address the idea of “Earth System Science in Today’s World.”

Submissions will be judged by a panel of geoscientists on creativity, relevance, and incorporation of the topic. Selected winners will be awarded for their submissions. For details, please visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/index.html.

Earth Science Week 2014 will be celebrated October 12-18. To learn more, please visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/. To order your Toolkits, please visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/materials/index.html or call AGI Publications at 703-379-2480.