‘SECRET ROLES OF SOIL’
Win £500* for your class!
Science-Art competition for S1, S2 and S3 pupils
Organised by Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre, University of Aberdeen

To celebrate the International Year of Soils 2015 Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre is inviting S1 to S3 classes to take part in a competition investigating the varied and important roles of soils in our environment.
The winning class entry will win £500* towards the cost of a field trip, or approved resources that will support classroom activities to help the pupils increase their understanding of this valuable resource. The Secret Role of Soils has been generously supported by the Mains of Loirston Trust.
The class will also hold the prestigious Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre Secondary School Shield at their school during 2015.
In small groups, pupils should create an A3 poster depicting at least one concept portrayed in the icons of our promotional flyer and show how the soil helps to achieve a healthy environment.

Copies of the flyer and guidelines can be downloaded from our website www.abdn.ac.uk/biodiversity
This competition aims to support cross-curricular links, not only in science and art but also with any pupils involved in eco-school activities etc.  Learners will take part in this competition by representing their ideas in a poster (no larger than A3 size) which should be received by Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre no later than Friday 8th May 2015.
All entries should have the names of the pupils, their class, year and school clearly printed on the reverse of their poster and be addressed to: Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ. If you require further information please contact Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre: Tel: 01224 274545 or email: biodiversity@abdn.ac.uk