Julie Bourdeau & Crystal Pearl-Hodgins will work with Julie's Grade 6 class to enter the national Where Challenge for the 2009-2010 school year! Check out the example WHERE_fact_sheet.pdf or the Metals_BeneathCrust_e.pdf flyer.

Contest Instructions

Get ready to turn your imagination loose and develop a creative message to answer the WHERE Challenge: What on Earth is in your stuff and WHERE on Earth does it come from?

Here's how they start:

1. Selected an everyday object at home or school;

2. Identify one or more non-renewable Earth resources needed to make that object (such as copper, iron, plastic or silicon);

3. Tell WHERE on Earth those resources were discovered and produced.

Last year, WES Grade 7 science students entered the Earth Science Canada's National Where Challenge. Our students created videos of common everyday items investigating what non-renewable resources they are made of and where in the world they come from. Congratulations to the EWES teachers & students as we were awarded 1st, 2nd & 4th Prize for the Northern Region of Canada (Yukon, NWT, & Nunavut) as well as Ecole Whitehorse Elementary was chosen as one of only three schools nationally to be awarded a $1000 for the quality of our entries & level of participation. We had 17 students from EWES qualify to enter the contest.

Ecole Whitehorse Elementary School, Whitehorse, Yukon

Teachers: Angela Clark & Crystal Pearl-Hodgins

Grade 7 Early French Immersion Class

Regional winners were as follows:

Students: Sara, Nicola & Pia (Skis Video) 1st place $250

Students: Christa, Emma & Tayley (Flutes Video) 2nd place $225

Students: Ali & Cassandra (Lipstick Video) 4th place $175

Students: Moya, Morgan & Amaya (Nail Polish Video) Honorable Mention

Students: Brendyn, Kieran & Robert (Hockey Stick Video) Honorable Mention

You can check out our student's videos above or the Earth Science Canada's Where Challenge website as the winning entries. http://www.earthsciencescanada.com/where/

Visit the Earth Science Canada Where Challenge Website for details.

Prizing

Regional Prizes (Individuals or Groups)

Up to six regional cash prizes of $200 each will be awarded in every Canadian region. Up to three regional prizes of $200 will be awarded in each region in the 13-14 Years age group and up to three regional prizes of $200 will be awarded in each region in the 10-12 Years age group.

The seven Canadian regions are broken down as follows: Atlantic Canada (PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador), Quebec, Ontario, Prairies (Saskatchewan & Manitoba), Alberta, British Columbia, the North (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut).

National Grand Prizes (Individuals or Groups)

Three national grand prizes will be awarded to the top three regional winners in the 13-14 Years age group and three national grand prizes will be awarded to the top three regional winners in the 10-12 Years age group.

School Prizes (Schools)

There will be three school prizes awarded of $1000 each. School prizes are based on a combination of quality and quantity of entries from each school.