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View the application questions below. To access the application, the Teacher/Mentor should register for the Challenge. Once registered, he/she will be able to add their team(s) and access the application through the Dashboard. Students are responsible for completing the application, while Teachers/Mentors are responsible for reviewing and submitting the application once complete.
For tips on completing the application, visit Getting Started.
Project Title:
Summary: (2-3 sentences describing your project)
Are you continuing work on a project that was begun before the Challenge opened in August 2011? Yes/No
Step 1: Choose It!
Which environmental topic did your team select? How does this topic affect your local community? Explain how this topic is important or meaningful to your team.
If this is a continuing project, please describe any work done previously and the results.
Limit your response to 400 words.
Step 2: Research It!
Describe the inquiry-based research your team did to identify the focus of your project. Include below a clearly defined problem statement that defines the issue and shows evidence of how it is a problem in your community. The problem statement should be developed using both personal observations and collected data. Be sure to include citations for researched data.
Limit your response to 800 words.
Step 3: Plan It!
Share your team's action plan, including project steps, roles of each team member, timeline for completion, necessary resources, and you plan to measure whether your potential solution is working to impact or fix the problem.
Limit your response to 450 words.
Step 4: Do It!
What did your team do? Share how your team went about collecting data, keeping thorough and accurate records, testing your ideas and hypotheses and making systematic observations about whether or the solution worked. Share descriptions of any written notes, data tables, sketches, photographs or video captured during the data collection step; attach these supporting materials in Step 7.
Limit your response to 650 words.
Step 5: Analyze It!
How did it go? What did your team's testing reveal? Did your solution impact the problem it identified?
Share what made your plan work (if appropriate); any challenges met along the way; how you overcame those challenges; and what adjustments were necessary.
Would your team have done things differently if given the opportunity? If testing is still ongoing, share any results gathered so far.
Limit your response to 400 words.
Step 6: Share It!
Tell us what impact your project had on your local community and how you got your community involved.
What other kinds of communities might benefit from the team's conclusions? How can your newfound knowledge be shared with others who want to make their communities a better place to live? Be sure to explain how much time is recommended to complete the project, how you would share your solution and what resources and materials are required.
Limit your response to 450 words.
Step 7: Attachments
In this step you may attach supplemental materials to support your project application. Please follow the attachment guidelines provided below.
- PDF:
You may choose to upload one PDF containing materials to support your application. The PDF may be no longer than 12 pages in length, be no more than 50MB and may contain the following:
- PowerPoint slides
- Excel data tables
- Links to website(s) your team created to support this project (maximum of 2) and/or screenshots of this website
- Images that support your application
- Graphs, charts, etc.
Please do not embed video links in your PDF attachment.
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- Video
Additionally, you may include the link to one YouTube video that is two minutes or less. To make the video private, click here. Videos will be reviewed for content, not the aesthetic quality of the video. If your video is over two minutes, only the first two minutes will be viewed.
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