Tag: Slingshot Challenge
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Texas students compete in the Slingshot Challenge
This spring hundreds of middle and high school students in Texas produced educational videos about environmental science for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge. Thanks to tireless efforts from educators and Texas A&M AgriLife professionals supporting the students’ ingenuity and hard work, their videos and ideas could help slingshot communities into a more sustainable future. Kelly Albus, Ph.D.,…
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Call for student entries: 2024 National Geographic Slingshot Challenge opens
Students learning science communication skills. (Photos by Kelly Albus.) Do you have a big idea to improve the environment? If you’re a teacher or a student between the ages of 13-18, the National Geographic Society wants to help you share it. The National Geographic Slingshot Challenge is open for 2023-24 submissions, and student participants can receive up…
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Hundreds of Texas students produce environmental science videos for Slingshot Challenge
A shot from a Wimberley ISD student’s Slingshot Challenge video, discussing the Edwards Aquifer and One Water systems for school buildings. (Courtesy of Kelly Albus.) Thanks to tireless schoolteachers, students’ ingenuity and hard work, and support from Texas A&M AgriLife professionals, this spring hundreds of middle and high school students in Texas produced educational videos…
