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21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition


A Creative Opportunity for Students to Voice Their Perspectives About
Space Exploration....

Please foward this TIME SENSITIVE message to educators and students
within your network.....

NASA's 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition
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
http://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.

Best regards,
Chris

posted by Jeff Adkins  # 11:08 AM