ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers

YouTube
Contest
If you decide to make a video of your future scientist self, here are some questions for you to think about:
• Where did you go to school?
• What science fi eld did you choose and why?
• Who inspired you? (This is where you talk about the ScienceMaker!)
• What do you research? Animals? Organisms? Nature? Atoms?
• What new discoveries have you made?
• Have you won any awards for your research, like ScienceMaker Erich Jarvis?
• How did you get interested in science? How old were you?
Visit www.thehistorymakers.com to review more information about our featured scientists.
No matter what approach you decide to take, here are the rules that everyone must follow:
1. No inappropriate videos will be accepted, and we will not upload to YouTube any videos containing
inapropriate material. Would you let your teacher, parents, or grandparents watch the video? If the answer is
no, do not send us your video.
2. Teamwork is allowed and even encouraged, but each contest entry must feature only one (1) student and,
if needed, an interviewer to ask questions. First, second, and third place prizes will each be awarded to one
(1) student.
3. Videos must be submitted in English.
4. Videos must contain only original material and must be in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service.
5. Videos must be between one (1) and three (3) minutes long.
6. Students must be U.S. citizens or legal residents living within the United States or its territories.
7. Students must be between 13 and 18 years of age to submit a video, and students under 18 must get
parental permission before entering the contest.
8. Students must work with help from their science teachers, after-school club organizers, or other educational
leaders to ensure safety.
9. You must have fun making your video!
When you make your video, it must be only your work. No professional help is allowed. While we encourage
creativity and imagination, science should be at the focus of your video. Don’t spend more time creating a costume
than thinking about what you’re going to say!
To submit your video, attach it to an e-mail. Address the e-mail to sciencemakers2010@thehistorymakers.
com. Please include your name and the title of your video in the subject line. Write your full name, mailing
address, e-mail address, phone number, and date of birth in the body of the message. All of this information is
confi dential; we will only use it to verify your age and to contact you in case you are one of the winners. Just
make sure that if you are under 18 you have your parents’ or guardians’ permission!
When you’ve submitted your video, don’t forget to check out all the other entries and vote for your favorite!
Be as creative as you can in the presentation of your future self. We encourage you to use props, costumes,
scenery, or anything else you can fi nd. Just make sure to get your parents’ permission fi rst! Then send your
video to sciencemakers2010@thehistorymakers.com. Each entry will be required to be no less than 1 minutes
but no longer than 3 minutes. Once a student has won, he/she cannot enter again.
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