If you ask me what the most intense day during my university years was
I would say it was the first time I visited CERN
you are in the middle of nowhere
close to the border between France and Switzerland
and even though it looks like a non descript place,
you know you are in a historic laboratory
where some of the best scientists in history have worked
witness to discoveries such as the Higgs Boson
developments such as the world wide wide
machines such as the Large Hadron Collider
and to see it, with your own eyes
to know that below your feet is the largest machine ever constructed by human beings
It's a memory for a lifetime
and something that not everyone gets a chance to do
you truly feel fortunate
like Gabriel, Guillermo and Pablo
three boys who came with me and their teachers this past October to visit CERN
I showed them the entire laboratory
and we spoke about physics
and what did they do to earn this?
That's the best part, because they only had to
record a short video
This is the competition "Ciencia Clip"
Gabriel, Guillermo and Pablo
made a video about nanotechnology
a very fun video you can watch
it's not just about taking a microscopic piece of the pencil's lead
So, you also want to be one of the fortunate ones?
Just stay with me and I'll tell you what you need to do
Ready?
WHO?
Any pre-university student worldwide can participate.
World wide!
You can do it in a vlog or animation format
by yourself or with up to 3 of your friends
Clear so far?
WHAT?
You must record a scientific video that is 3-5 minutes long
free subject
you can choose whatever subject you like
just do it in one of the competition languages
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, or English
your choice
then upload it to a video platform
either YouTube or vimeo
and subscribe yourself on the competition webpage
cienciaclip.naukas.com
and look over the rules, any video that incites violence
racism or explicit sexual images
will be automatically disqualified
WHEN?
You have from 16th of February until the 16th of April
to film and upload your video to
cienciaclip.naukas.com
The 18th of May the public will begin to vote for their favorite video
The 10th of July, the winner will be announced
the public's votes will weigh in as one third of the video's final evaluation
PRIZES
There are prizes for each age group (S, L, & M) in both video blog and the animation category
The prizes include a robot
a trip to Bilbao to watch NAUKAS
and a fantastic trip with me to CERN for a day
to see the largest particle physics laboratory in the world!
Check out the conditions to see which prize you are elegible to win, on the website
And if you are a teacher, encourage your students because you'll also get a prize
Now that you are excited to participate you're surely asking yourself "Where do I start?"
Let me help you.
This can be the most challenging part: Where do I get the information? Where do I search? Where and how do I film it?
How do I edit what I film?
How do I create an animation?
Don't worry, I have tutorials all prepared for you, that will surely help you
whether you present yourself in the video blog category or the animation format
On the YouTube channel for the competition you will find the tutorials I filmed with Santi Garcia
where we explain the different phases for creating a video
with tips and advice so this part is easier
So if you want to participate and don't know how to do it, here are videos to help you.
If you are interested in animation, here are some videos by quantum fracture, Crespo
that explain how to do animation with style
Low cost!
And to inspire you with scientific videos
check out these scientific channels recommended by this competition
Here is a short list of channels.
I remember my first YouTube video
at first you are invaded with doubts "Do I truly have something to share with people?"
Is there anything I know that people will be interested in?
Do I truly have the knowledge to be able to be in front of a camera and speak about science?
These are normal doubts that we all can struggle with
and I want to assure you that with hard work and effort,
won't be a problem.
To show you this is something common, that happens to all of us, and has a solution:
work hard, study and prepare a script
I have prepared a challenge with other well known science YouTubers
that I'm sure you might recognize
Introducing the Ciencia Clip Challenge
What is it about?
I am going to challenge a scientific YouTuber
to explain a scientific subject in 3-5 minutes
but it's not the subject of their choice, or one they are a specialist in
it's one that I choose
so since I'm a physicist I am going to challenge another YouTuber to explain something about physics
and he will have 1 week to do it
Will he be able to handle it?
He will then challenge a different YouTuber with a subject that he is a specialist in and
this YouTuber will then have to explain it in a 3-5 minute video which he will also have a week to prepare
Let's start this party!
The scientific YouTuber who I challenge is:
Wikiseba. A Chilean biologist. Ready to explain something about physics?
What are the conditions so that a planet is in the habitable zone of a star?
You have a week.....go ahead!
And have YOU thought of what subject you are going to present for the competition?
We're awaiting you videos! See you soon.
Ciencia Clip is a project of the Catedra de Cultura Cientifica of the Universidad de Pais Vasco
with the Diputacion de Bizkaia
la Fundacion Espanola de Ciencia y Tecnologia
the European project Creations
the Foundation Hadron
in alliance with Scenio, Big Van and Naukas
