Persatuan Pendidik Lestari Hijau Pulau Pinang - INTERNATIONAL STEM GREEN INNOVATIVE COMPETITION

About ISGIC 2022

International STEM Green Innovative Competition 2022 is a virtual innovation competition that highlights green and sustainable innovations that are able to solve environmental issues happening in school. The main highlight is to see how schools are able to link STEM in solving environmental issues in school.

The theme of ISGIC 2022 will be STEM Innovation in Urban Farming. We aspire the schools across Malaysia & abroad to participate in this event to exchange new ideas and knowledge.

This competition is sponsored by Penang Education Council, Malaysia and it is also fully supported by the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Penang State Education Department, RCE Penang, WWF-MALAYSIA, SMK Convent Pulau Tikus, SMK Datuk Onn Butterworth, SJKC Union and SJKC Pulau Betong.

Awards

Champion: RM 500 + Certificate of Achievement

First Runner-Up: RM 400 + Certificate of Achievement

Second Runner-Up: RM 300 + Certificate of Achievement

Forth Prize: RM 200 + Certificate of Achievement

Fifth Prize: RM 100 + Certificate of Achievement

All the eligible participants will receive an e-certificate of participant from the organiser

Panel of Judges:

Registration Fees

Free of Charge (F.O.C)

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Categories

Open to all the schools in Malaysia and abroad

Primary School

( 7 to 12 years old )

Secondary School

( 13 to 18 years old)

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Important Dates

Remember this important dates

Registration Period

16th May - 16 Jun 2022

(registration for local closed, but registration for abroad still open NOW!

Registration Form👇

https://forms.gle/Bk8PmtqAvQHH71ju7

Submission Period

16th May - 31st July 2022

Extended to 15 August 2022

Evaluation Period

1st - 29th August 2022

Submission Form👇

https://forms.gle/iugoW72iNEDShsPU7

Result Announcement

30th August 2022

10 September 2022

GREW Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/GreenEducatorsWorkgroup

Prize Giving Ceremony

24th September 2022

(Will be held physically in Penang, Malaysia

*venue to be decided later)

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Terms & Regulations

Please read these terms & regulations carefully before proceed to register.

Please read these terms & regulations carefully before proceeding to register

Terms and condition

The competition is open to all primary and secondary school students from age of 7 to 18
Maximum ONE entry per school
Competitions are in the form of teams. Each team consists of 3-5 students with a teacher as a mentor.
All entries must be approved and confirmed by the respective school principals.
Each entry must be accompanied by a registration form via the link https://forms.gle/Bk8PmtqAvQHH71ju7. Completed entry forms must be sent to the organiser before 16th June 2022.
The Secretariat has the right to make amendments at any time or part of these conditions without referring to the participant.
The competition will be held VIRTUALLY which does not involve any physical exhibition during the competition period. The evaluation will be conducted online by the appointed panel of evaluators.
The organiser reserves the rights to limit entries (Secretariat has the right to close the registration once the quota is full.)
All costs incurred in preparing for the project will be borne by the participants themselves.

Judgement Criteria:

Originality & innovativeness (25%)
Project execution (25%)
Quality & impact (25%)
Project Presentation & Communication (25%)

The competition will be judged by a panel of evaluators who specialise in the field according to the categories provided, and the judge's decision is FINAL. Any objection to the panel's decision will not be entertained.

📢👇IMPORTANT!!

There are 3 main components in the Competition

Urban Farming Project

The HYDROPONIC/ AQUAPONIC/ VERTICAL GARDEN must be prepared in advance or existing in the school.

Video Presentation and Documentation

Contents of video must include students’ explanation on their Schools STEM Innovation in Urban Farming Project
Project must be an original innovation.
Format video- MP4 only
Duration of video must not exceed 5 minutes
All videos must be submitted before 31st July 2022 15 August 2022

Reports

Report must be in English and following the format given by the organizer.
Format/ Template: 👇

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jcQsXMDwKeGPqjzumJSdGgpl_VWPTFYA/view?usp=sharing

Report must be submitted in PDF format via Google Form link given

https://forms.gle/iugoW72iNEDShsPU7

All reports must be submitted to the organiser before 31st July 2022 15 August 2022

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(Please make sure you have been registered through the link above before submit the report)

Report Submission

Report Submission's Template:

Format of Project Report ISGIC.pdf

EXAMPLE OF PROJECT REPORT 👇

example project report.pdf

About the theme 🥦

Theme: STEM Innovation in Urban Farming

1️⃣What is STEM?

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

2️⃣What is a STEM activity in school?

STEM activities are creative experiments and projects that can teach real scientific principles in a fun, hands-on way

3️⃣What is a STEM in agriculture?

SCIENCE – Scientists are constantly working to improve seeds to better withstand different weather conditions (e.g. wind and drought) and overall improve yield. Farmers do a number of scientific tests throughout the year to ensure all of their management practices are optimal. These tests include things like soil samples, water quality samples, moisture testing harvested grain in the fall, feed particle size for livestock operations, and the list goes on.
TECHNOLOGY – You can hardly open a farming magazine today without an article on new technology. Precision farming technologies are being used in much of the equipment today to auto-steer equipment and attachments with increasing precision and accuracy, vary the rate of seeds and fertilizer, and send alerts or messages to farm managers. Drones are being used for crop scouting and monitoring farm areas more efficiently. Technology has also increased for livestock operations with hardware and software to monitor everything from feed ordering to building maintenance issues. A number of farmers are also looking at installing solar panels around their operations for energy.
ENGINEERING – Engineering is designing and building a new or improved product or process. Farmers do this on a regular basis. They may modify a tool bar to better meet their needs, design a new grain leg, or modify a sprayer to plant cover crops. Farmers are also documenting their processes and looking for ways to improve efficiency.
MATH – Math is something that is definitely used on a daily basis. Farming is a business which requires solid financials to remain competitive in today’s environment. In addition to financial performance farmers are constantly doing mathematical calculations to determine everything from acres of coverage to bushels of grain

(source: https://www.lathamseeds.com/2015/04/finding-the-stem-in-farming/)

4️⃣The Benefits of Urban Farming in Schools:

The urban farming practice in schools boosts learning and engagement, and creates awareness among students about wellbeing and green issues. The successful implementation of the program at educational institutions has garnered the support of Local Government Departments, Urban Local Governments and Department of Education. To support the livelihood of the local community is one of the long term goals of urban agriculture program. Beginning with a school activity may seem like an insignificant step, but the goals of these activities are far reaching and part of a national effort to create healthier food systems.

5️⃣What is an example of urban farming?

Urban farming can include HYDROPONIC or AQUAPONIC or VERTICAL TOWER (e.g., integrating fish farming and agriculture)