The National Nakdonggang Biological Resources Center is inviting submissions for ideas on educational tools that allow direct experiences with biodiversity and climate change. Selected ideas with high educational value will be developed into actual tools for use in biodiversity and environmental education next year.
The "3rd Biodiversity Experience Tool Development Contest" is open for submissions until November 9. The contest seeks experiential tools related to biodiversity, ecosystem conservation, climate change, and carbon neutrality. The tools must be designed for active participation or manipulation by learners.
Anyone interested in biodiversity and environmental education can participate. Submissions can be made through the contest's official website, where participants must provide a tool description and teaching-learning plan.
The center will evaluate entries based on suitability, creativity, completeness, and usability, selecting four award-winning ideas. A total prize pool of 10 million won will be awarded, including a grand prize of 5 million won and a certificate from the Minister of Climate Energy and Environment. One excellence award will receive 3 million won and a certificate from the director of the biological resources center, while two merit awards will each receive 1 million won and a certificate from the director.
Ideas with high educational value among the winners will be developed into tools for the center's educational programs in 2027. The grand prize-winning entry from the previous contest, "BiodiverCity," has already been produced as a tool and is available for public rental.
Yeon Dong, the exhibition education director at the biological resources center, stated, "We hope that the public's innovative ideas will lead to tools that can be used in real biodiversity and environmental education. We will continue to discover educational content that allows everyone to easily and enjoyably understand the value of biodiversity."
The "3rd Biodiversity Experience Tool Development Contest" is open for submissions until November 9. The contest seeks experiential tools related to biodiversity, ecosystem conservation, climate change, and carbon neutrality. The tools must be designed for active participation or manipulation by learners.
Anyone interested in biodiversity and environmental education can participate. Submissions can be made through the contest's official website, where participants must provide a tool description and teaching-learning plan.
The center will evaluate entries based on suitability, creativity, completeness, and usability, selecting four award-winning ideas. A total prize pool of 10 million won will be awarded, including a grand prize of 5 million won and a certificate from the Minister of Climate Energy and Environment. One excellence award will receive 3 million won and a certificate from the director of the biological resources center, while two merit awards will each receive 1 million won and a certificate from the director.
Ideas with high educational value among the winners will be developed into tools for the center's educational programs in 2027. The grand prize-winning entry from the previous contest, "BiodiverCity," has already been produced as a tool and is available for public rental.
Yeon Dong, the exhibition education director at the biological resources center, stated, "We hope that the public's innovative ideas will lead to tools that can be used in real biodiversity and environmental education. We will continue to discover educational content that allows everyone to easily and enjoyably understand the value of biodiversity."
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