Hello and welcome to earth science week
2016. Earth Science Week and the American
Geosciences Institute are happy to
announce the return of our visual arts,
essay, and photography contests, and we
are excited to introduce the new One
Shared Place video contest this year.
By participating in our contests,
you will explore and document our shared
geoheritage, Earth Science Week's theme
for 2016, and compete with fellow
contestants for a chance to win prizes.
A lot of ideas are packed into this year's
theme. Geoheritage encompasses the
collection of natural wonders,
landforms and resources that have formed
over the eons and come to this
generation to manage, use, and conserve
effectively. We encourage you to explore
geoheritage at the National Parks link
provided here.
The visual arts contest asks elementary
aged children to show us how you see
earth heritage through drawing, painting,
collage, and other two dimensional visual
media. We asked you to create a picture
that shows how our planet's land, water, air,
and living things have interacted to
shape a favorite place.
Tell us a story through your art!
Geoscientists play an important role in
identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing
geoheritage sites.
How do such experts determine which
natural resources to use and which to
preserve?
How do they evaluate a location's geoheritage 
significance,
rarity, vulnerability, and other factors?
The Sharing and Caring for Our
Geoheritage essay contest invites students
to focus on one geoheritage site and
explain why it is designated and managed
the way it is.
What's that boulder doing in the middle of
Central Park?
What are those flat step-like coastal
features near Santa Cruz, California? The
Our Heritage and Earth Systems
photography contest challenges
participants of all ages to attune
themselves to the geoheritage around
your communities and capture a snapshot
of Earth.
New this year, AGI invites educators and
their students to document through video
or animation, One Shared Place that is
significant to them.
This could be any outdoor place that
exhibits elements of geoheritage and
contributes to a shared, common
experience of the Earth.
Show us what your One Shared Place means
to you.
Entries for the visual arts essay and
photography contests must be submitted
by 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October
14 2016. Submissions for our One Shared
Place video contest are due
August 16 by 11:59 p.m.
Put your team together and register
today. For more information visit our
website.
Visual arts, essay, and photography
contest entries are judged by a panel of
geoscientists. Each first place winner of
these contests will receive three
hundred dollars, a copy of The
Geoscience Handbook, and promotion on our
website, Facebook, and Twitter. For the One
Shared Place contest, awards include cash
prizes, and educational materials. For
information about judging and prizes for
our video contest
please visit our website. Send us your
entries. For more information on how to
submit your work please see the contest
pages on the Earth Science Week website
at www.earthsciweek.org/contests.
