{"id":1653,"date":"2014-03-12T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2014-03-12T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:06:09","slug":"scotlands-environment-youth-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2014\/03\/12\/scotlands-environment-youth-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland’s Environment Youth Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Would you like to win \u00a31000 for your school or group?<\/h3>\n

Enter Scotland\u2019s Environment Website Youth Discussion competition by 31 March for a chance to win.<\/h3>\n

We have \u00a31000 to award to the best school\/group entry and \u00a3100 for the best individual entry. We have lots of other exciting prizes<\/a> including HP tablets, educational experience days with a \u201cgreen\u201d theme, a backstage tour of The Hydro and tickets to the Irn Bru Carnival 2014.<\/p>\n

To enter, just answer the following question: \u201cWhat needs to change in your local community that will make a positive difference to your environment and what role can you play in making it happen?\u201d<\/strong> then submit your answer in an imaginative way. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the link for further information about this competition and to get an entry form: www.environment.scotland.gov.uk\/yd<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The competition is easy to enter and is relevant to many areas of the curriculum including drama, art, science, English and even modern languages.\u00a0 This means entering the competition can easily be dovetailed into current project work or class topics.\u00a0\u00a0 The competition entry rules are very flexible which enables teachers to choose the level of input they feel is appropriate and suitable for their pupils. A number of useful teaching aids and resources<\/a> have been developed that provide a good starting point.<\/p>\n

You can choose to present your answer in a number of formats from a simple drawing, painting or report to something more complex such as a video, website or photographic essay; be as creative as you want!<\/p>\n

The competition is open to all young Scots aged between 5 and 18 years old and you can enter as an individual or as a group e.g. Eco Group, class, youth group. The closing date is 31 March 2014<\/strong> so there is still time to enter \u2013 what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n

Your entry may also be eligible for the Young Reporters for the Environment<\/a> competition. It is being run in Scotland by Keep Scotland Beautiful and is open to young people aged 11 to 21 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Would you like to win \u00a31000 for your school or group? Enter Scotland\u2019s Environment Website Youth Discussion competition by 31 March for a chance to win. We have \u00a31000 to award to the best school\/group entry and \u00a3100 for the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4612,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4753,608],"tags":[672,7829,4200,7830,4835,1586],"class_list":["post-1653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-curriculum-levels","category-sciences","tag-creativity","tag-higher-order-thinking-skills","tag-partnership-working","tag-science-inquiry","tag-skills-for-learning-life-work","tag-sustainable-development"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4612"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1657,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}