Participate in Earth Science Week's 2018 Contests

Alexandria, Va. — For this year’s Earth Science Week (October 14-20, 2018), the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring four contests honoring this year’s theme, “Earth as Inspiration.” This year’s competitions will feature the traditional:

• Video contest, “Earth Expressions”: Show how you are inspired by the natural world.
• Photography contest, open to all ages: Explore how people are “Inspired by Earth.”
• Visual arts contest, open to students in grades K-5: Create art based on “Earth and Art.”
• Essay contest, open to students in grades 6-9: Write about “Finding ‘Art’ in Earth.”

For all contests, entries may be submitted any time up to the Friday of Earth Science Week, October 19, 2018. These contests allow both students and the general public to participate in the celebration, learn about Earth science, and compete for prizes. The first-place prize for each contest is $300 and a copy of AGI’s Geoscience Handbook.

Reaching over 50 million people annually, AGI leads Earth Science Week in cooperation with its sponsors and the geoscience community as a service to the public. Each October, community groups, educators, and interested citizens organize celebratory events. Earth Science Week offers opportunities to discover the Earth sciences and engage in responsible stewardship of the Earth.

Learn more at http://www.earthsciweek.org.