2015 WHERE Challenge Winners

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 2015 WHERE Challenge winners are as follows:

National Winners: 12-14 years

Best Overall:
'Magnetic Attraction: A Love Affair with Rare Earth Magnets' ($625)
Julie Krug-MacLeod
Saskatoon, SK

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Very creative storytelling! An excellent entry.

  • Extensively researched with detailed Canadian connections, including future plans.

  • Strong persuasive argument regarding importance. Detailed storyboard provide a clear plan for the video.

  • Excellent list of references. Audio for digitally altered voices could have been improved.

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Best Creative (Tie):
'Les secrets du quartz' ($375)
Marianne Carrier
Lévis, QC

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Excellent poem with inspiring rhymes and structure.

  • Original and has high literary value.

  • A mineral was selected as the focus rather than an everyday object.

  • Good connections were made.

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Best Creative (Tie):
'Why A Dime?' ($375)
Taylor Eagles
Saskatoon, SK

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Strong creative entry.

  • Well done!

  • Some errors in content. Story based on American dime, which has a different composition from a Canadian dime.

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Best Research:
'iPhone' ($375)
Céleste Nantel
Oakville, ON

National Winners: 9-11 years

Best Overall:
'La pile alcaline' ($625)
Jérôme Lavoie
Saint Augustin de Desmaures, QC

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Well edited with a nice variety visual content and sound effects.

  • Blend of claymation and avatar speaker was interesting.

  • Informative and unique.

  • Good presentation of the uses of graphite.

  • Presentation of the importance of Earth resources could have been improved by focusing on all five components in a battery. Non-branded images would better respect fair use policies.

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Best Creative:
'Vive les couleurs' ($375)
Maude Carrier
Lévis, QC

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Original! Great inclusion of technology.

  • Excellent information and answer to the challenge's questions.

  • Good scenario and transcript.

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Best Research:
'Défi de la terre: Que contient un Iphone?' ($375)
Magalie Beaulac, Justin Lemay, and Aglaée Lavoie
Sainte Françoise de Lotbinière, QC

    Judges Comments: click to view

  • Good design and well researched.

  • Well Done!

  • Judges were impressed with the number of Canadian locations referenced for mineral deposits.

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Regional Winners

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School Winners

Three school prizes awarded of $750 each. School prizes are based on a combination of quality and quantity of entries from each school.

Montgomery School - Science Trek ($750)
 3220 Ortona Street,
Saksatoon, SK

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  • Montgomery School students submitted high quality entries - 23 in total, including three regional and two national winners.


Oakville Trafalgar High School ($750)
 1460 Devon Road,
Oakville, ON

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  • Ten quality submissions with two regional winners and one national winner.


St Rose of Lima Catholic School ($750)
 3220 Lawrence Avenue East,
Toronto, ON

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  • Great participation with 27 submissions, including two regional winners.



Early Bird Winner ($250)

The "Hot Wheel" PowerPoint entry was randomly selected from seventeen eligible entries submitted by the Early Bird deadline (February 13, 2015).

Davin Phan ($125)
 Collicutt School,
Winnipeg, MB

Kaden Slobodzian ($125)
 Collicutt School,
Winnipeg, MB

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