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Explanajam 2025 Winners
Explanajam 2025 Winners
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1st place Tala F & Alina P (Mr. Serrano) Gaze Detection
2nd place Siena M. (Ms. Murray) Mummification
3rd place Luciana M. (Ms. Turcios) Whales Up
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st place Aanokhi E. and Amira C. (Ms. Burnell) Why is the sky blue?
2nd place Dwij G. (Mr. St. Peter) What Causes Red Tides
3rd place Euan K. (Mr. Arthur) Noise Cancelling Head Phones
HIGH SCHOOL
1st place Bruno Z. and Henry G. (Mr. Garcia) The Doppler Effect
2nd place Samual C. (Ms. Gupta) Quantum Entanglement
3rd place Trinidad G. (Mr. Fang) Static Electricity
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Climate Change Video
April H. and Jazlyn O. (Mr. Learn) Transportation and Climate Change
Parker M. (Ms. Chan) Climate Change
Agalita Microplastics Prize
1st Place Isabella M. (Ms. Marquez) Microplastics
2nd Place Nick O. (Ms. Marquez) Plastic Pollution
We scored over 140 videos based on submissions from 53 classes (over 700 videos total were created for this contest). Thanks to all the judges who donated their time, the donors who contribute to the prizes and to the teachers that make this happen.
What is ExplanaJam?
What is ExplanaJam?
CSUN Science Learning Colaboratory is looking for students to explain science phenomena. We are holding a contest to see who can do the best explanations.
Win Prizes just for talking! 3 Minutes Maximum
Each class holds its own explanation contest with the top three students moving on to the final competition.*
Registration is Closed - check your email for instructions on submitting videos
Check out the Contest Rules and the Prizes (new special prize for microplastics)
* Each teacher makes the rules for their own class and submits up to 3 for the judging
short link to this page - bit.ly/csunexplanajam
Want Inspiration? Check out videos from past winners
Teacher information meeting on April 10th - register here
Here's a sneak peek of some of this years prizes!
Here's a sneak peek of some of this years prizes!
Contest Timeline:
Contest Timeline:
March 1 - Registration Open
March 1 - Registration Open
If registering multiple classes (periods), fill out the form separately for each one
Link to Registration
Deadline to register classes - April 29
April-May - Students make their videos. Classes pick top 3.
April-May - Students make their videos. Classes pick top 3.
May 22 - Video submission Portal Opens (Teachers submit top 3 in their classes)
May 22 - Video submission Portal Opens (Teachers submit top 3 in their classes)
May 31 - Last day for teachers to submit top 3 videos
May 31 - Last day for teachers to submit top 3 videos
June 6 - Winners Announced
June 6 - Winners Announced
What is A Phenomena?
What is A Phenomena?
To be eligible for the prizes an explanation must identify and explain a science phenomena. But what is a phenomena?
Natural phenomena are observable events that occur in the universe and that we can use our science knowledge to explain or predict. The goal of building knowledge in science is to develop general ideas, based on evidence, that can explain and predict phenomena.
Explain your phenomena by answering the question - Why does this happen?
Herr's video: What is a phenomenon [5:01]
ExplanaJam is sponsored by the CSUN Science Learning Colaboratory
csunscience.com - a regional site of the CA Science Project
and by donors to the CSUN Fund page - thank you!
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