ArcGIS Online New Hampshire State School Map Competition 2018
This year NHEdGIS welcomes NHSTE as a partner in the 2018 NH State ArcGIS Online Map Competition. The winners of the state competition will be submitted as New Hampshire's entries to the national ArcGIS Online U.S. School Competition 2018.
GIS in NH Schools
The state of NH has many teachers using geospatial technologies in their classrooms. Students across the state have conducted exciting field investigations and have created their own maps online as part of their research. Some of these projects are completed as part of statewide programs offered by NHEdGIS such as GeoPriSM, or partner projects like New Hampshire Fish and Game's Watershed Education Project WEP. We are happy to be able to once again offer this competition as a great way for teachers and students to showcase all of the exciting GIS projects taking place in schools across New Hampshire.
The contest details
Schools may submit up to five school finalists to NHEdGIS which will be judged by professionals using GIS. There will be five high school and five middle school state finalists chosen. Thanks to a grant from Esri, managed by NHSTE, each of these finalists will receive a prize of $100. One finalist in both the high school and middle school categories will be submitted by NHEdGIS to enter the national competition. Winners of the national competition will receive a paid trip to Esri's Education GIS Conference in San Diego, CA, July 8-11, 2017 and present their maps in the conference's main Map Gallery.
The state competition will follow the competition guidelines established for the national competition. For details regarding eligibility, entry guidelines, awards, judging criteria and student privacy concerns please refer to the national competition guidelines. There is no state theme. Any map project related to the state of New Hampshire that meets the eligibility requirements may be submitted.
Enter the contest
To register your school for the competition complete the New Hampshire State School Map Competition 2018 form by Monday, March 12, 2018. Registration is not mandatory, however only registered schools will be receiving updates and notifications regarding the state contest.
School entries need to be submitted by Thursday, May 10th, 2018 to the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance at nhga@keene.edu. To submit school entries to the state, teacher/s at each school will enter the information for each of the top 5 student entries into the "SchoolToState" sheet and send it to nhga@keene.edu.
Examples of student maps
Explore New Hampshire's state winners from last year. You can also view last year's national winners - 2017 national winners.
Need Help?
Visit http://www.nhedgis.org to learn about free professional development offered regarding using GIS in your classroom. NHEdGIS also offers paid stipends for these workshops.
Still have questions?
If you have any questions contact Lara Bryant at lbryant1@keene.edu.
