2014 WHERE Challenge Winners

"The WHERE Challenge would like to thank all students who participated in this year's Challenge. The following entries were prepared and researched by students aged 9 to 14 years. While WHERE Challenge judges acknowledge that some entries may contain inaccuracies, they applaud students' efforts and the quality of the entries. The WHERE Challenge winners are as follows:"

Regional Winners - 12 - 14
Saskatchewan & Manitoba:

'A world of duct tape'
Samantha Sperling and Swarna Emayanarsmban
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Website is an innovative original idea, with a pleasing design and excellent craftsmanship.

  • Connection between plastic and petroleum was missed.

  • Exceeded the 800 word limit, however, the first 800 words had good content.

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'What’s in a globe?'
Maya Kliewer and Lauren Duncan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Great use of the globe to explore the location of resources.

  • Good presentation and well researched.

  • Connection between plastic and petroleum was missed.

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'Rubik’s Cube’
Sydney Davis
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Very well planned and researched.

  • Excellent presentation, editing, score and special effects.

  • Creative! Good content, flow of ideas, thoroughness of exploring the item, and conclusions.

  • Connection between plastic and petroleum was missed.

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'Brace yourself for an Adventure out of this World'
Julie Krug-MacLeod
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Humorous, entertaining, creative, accurate, detailed, with clear messages.

  • Great to see information about metal production from recycling and Deep Ocean drilling for resource extraction. Interesting allusion to the possibility of mining in space.

  • Amusing, creative and collaborative – well done!

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'Hair Elastics: Have you ever wondered what they're made of?'
Chloe Funk and Het Sisodiya
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Informative, entertaining and creative.

  • Entertainment, high production value, accurate science, and a great message.

  • Canada was missed as a petroleum producer.

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