Earth Science Week Contests 2006

Photography Contest

Carson Conover of Orrtanna, Pennsylvania won 1st place in this years Earth Science Week photo contest with his picture of windmills on the waters edge. To see his photograph click here

Finalists (in alphabetical order):

• Karsen Donati-Leach
• Hannah Henderson
• Daniel Marom
• Danny John Rutherford
• Vivian Wright

Submissions illustrated the theme "Using and Studying Earth's Resources". The goal was to create pictorial evidence of Earth resources is an exciting way. Submissions could include print or digital photographs.

Visual Arts Contest

Rama Bushra Imad of Houston, Texas won 1st in the Visual Arts contest with her drawing depicting the Earth's atmoshpere layers and mission control in Houston. Click here to see her art.

Finalists (in alphabetical order):

• Mickayla Aufiero
• Clay Collins
• Isaac Han
• Patrick Sibayan
• Clara Tucker

Students in grades K-5 made a drawing, collage or other 2-dimensional piece of artwork illustrating the theme "Earth Science in Your Home Town."

Essay Contest

Ray Daniels of Herndon, Virginia won 1st in the Essay contest with his essay titled "Finding Caerulium". To view his essay click here.

Finalists (in alphabetical order):

• Arianna Barbee
• Christina Marie Culmone
• Rhiannon Dockter
• Stephen Eltinge c/o Kirk Treakle
• Jack Furness
  

Students grades 5-9 addressed this year's Earth Science Week theme "Be a Citizen Scientist!" Essays were no more than 500 words in length.

Contest Winners from past years:
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003