2024 Story map Competition |
Explore Kentucky! |
Theme: Explore Kentucky!
What: An ArcGIS Online map competition for Kentucky middle school and high school students.
Overview: In collaboration with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute) Education, the Kentucky Geographic Alliance is coordinating the 2019 Kentucky Map competition based on the theme, “Explore Kentucky!” Showcase the work of your students as they use the resources of an Esri Organizational Account to create a “presentation,” using a Story Map or Web App to communicate their interpretation of the theme Explore Kentucky!
The theme is broad enough to encompass a variety of disciplines and multiple perspectives of the area encompassed by the anchoring geographic theme Explore Kentucky!
Student(s) can research and explore a variety of topics of the chosen geographic area: geological characteristics, flora and fauna, environmental issues facing Kentucky and their local communities, historical events, famous personalities and leaders, demographic characteristics, economic activities, the cultural landscape and more.The geographic focus of the student-created products must be located within the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The competition is separated into two divisions: middle school (grades 4-8) and high school (grades 9-12).
Click here to see last years winners
What: An ArcGIS Online map competition for Kentucky middle school and high school students.
Overview: In collaboration with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute) Education, the Kentucky Geographic Alliance is coordinating the 2019 Kentucky Map competition based on the theme, “Explore Kentucky!” Showcase the work of your students as they use the resources of an Esri Organizational Account to create a “presentation,” using a Story Map or Web App to communicate their interpretation of the theme Explore Kentucky!
The theme is broad enough to encompass a variety of disciplines and multiple perspectives of the area encompassed by the anchoring geographic theme Explore Kentucky!
Student(s) can research and explore a variety of topics of the chosen geographic area: geological characteristics, flora and fauna, environmental issues facing Kentucky and their local communities, historical events, famous personalities and leaders, demographic characteristics, economic activities, the cultural landscape and more.The geographic focus of the student-created products must be located within the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The competition is separated into two divisions: middle school (grades 4-8) and high school (grades 9-12).
Click here to see last years winners
Important Dates
March 27, 2019 Deadline for Competition Registration*
*Registration does not obligate your school to participate in the competition, but gives the planners an estimate of the number of possible entries. Register here
April 24st, 2019 Deadline for submission of competition entries.
May 8, 2019 Competition winners notified
Top five maps in each division are submitted to the national competition.
*Registration does not obligate your school to participate in the competition, but gives the planners an estimate of the number of possible entries. Register here
April 24st, 2019 Deadline for submission of competition entries.
May 8, 2019 Competition winners notified
Top five maps in each division are submitted to the national competition.
Other information
Who is eligible:
Entry Limit:
- Entrants must be pre-collegiate students registered in grades 4-12, from public schools or non-public schools including home schools, under age 19, who have not yet received a high school diploma or equivalent
- Entrants must reside and be in school in the United States or its districts or territories: 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. (Thus, "state" in this document means one of these 56 units.)
- Students can work singly or in a team of two, but can participate in only one entry. Teams with one student in middle school (gr.4-8) and one in high school (gr.9-12) must be considered as high school.
- Entrants may work on the challenge through school, via a club, or independently, but entries must be submitted to the state from a recognized school or home school.
- Any school or home school program can submit to the state a maximum of five (5) entries total, counting the sum of middle school and high school entries.
Entry Limit:
- Entry forms (student/s to school, school to state, state to Esri) will be made available to state leads in August 2018.
- Entries must be from an ArcGIS Organization account (not a "public account"). Any K12 school (public, non-public, or home school) or formal youth club can request for free an ArcGIS School/Club Bundle (includes an ArcGIS Organization account).
- Entries must be an ArcGIS "web app" or "story map".
- Entries must focus on content within Kentucky. The project may reference data outside the state "for context," but may not extend the focus of the study beyond the state borders. For example, broader patterns of environmental characteristics or demographic movements may be referenced for context, but the focus must be on phenomena within the state.
prizes
- Esri will announce its awards decision by 5pm Pacific Time on Mon June 3, 2019
- Esri will provide a travel grant to one HS team and one MS team, each team consisting of the student(s) and at least one parent/guardian (could be teacher/rep). Awardee teams must agree to attend the Esri Education Summit ("EdUC"), arriving by 10amPT Sat July 6, and staying through at least 4pmPT Tue July 9, 2019. Awardees will be responsible for handling any tax implications, be personally identified including name and photograph, and post a graphic in the Esri User Conference ("UC") Map Gallery on Mon. Awardees will be recognized at EdUC and UC Map Gallery on Mon, and may have additional attention.
- Because only the top 1HS+1MS nominees from a state will be considered for the national competition, states must ensure that, if selected, their top nominees are willing and able to accept the award and attend.
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