Deadline: 14 December 2011
Open to: Individuals between the ages 14-18
Prizes: If your idea wins, it will be performed on the International Space Station and live streamed on YouTube to the world
Description
YouTube, Lenovo, and Space Adventures are running a competition to find an amazing space experiment with some extraordinary prizes for the winners. Can plants survive beyond Earth? Can proteins observed in space reveal the mysteries of life? Science experiments aboard the International Space Station could unlock the answers and now we’re giving you a chance to ask the questions. YouTube Space Lab is a new galactic channel on YouTube that will lift off from your laptop, taking you to interesting and awesome videos from around the world… and beyond.
YouTube Space Lab is asking you to come up with a science experiment for space and upload a video explaining it to YouTube. Think of a scientific topic or question you want to explore. Develop a hypothesis that proposes something and explain how you’d test it (the method) and talk about expected results. As for the conclusion? We’ll see that after the live stream from space. In general, you can conduct physics or biological experiments aboard the ISS. There’s equipment on the station and unique safety rules for both kinds. You should be aware of these as you’re developing your idea.
The finalists from each age group (14 – 16 and 17 – 18) and each global region (The Americas, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific) will be put to the public vote on YouTube and judged by our international panel of experts. You can enter as a team of two or three so maybe get together with a couple of friends and come up with an idea to submit together. Anyone who enters the competition needs to show they have their parents’ or guardian’s permission.
Your idea will be given a score by a our special panel of judges based on how good it is. So it needs to:
1. Reflect your understanding of science.
2. Actually work in space.
3. Be communicated clearly.
4. Be interesting.
Eligibility
- Individuals between the ages 14-18
- You can enter as a team of two or three so maybe get together with a couple of friends and come up with an idea to submit together
- Anyone who enters the competition needs to show they have their parents’ or guardian’s permission. Eligible persons who are legal residents of France must have the permission of both of their parents or legal guardians to enter this competition.
Prizes
Global Winners:
Your experiment carried out on the International Space Station and streamed live from space on YouTube. An amazing space experience of your choice: watch the rocket with your experiment blast off in Japan or wait until you’re 18 and take cosmonaut training in Russia.
A trip to Washington, D.C. USA, including anexhilarating ZERO-G flight.
Regional Winners:
A trip to Washington, D.C. USA, including anexhilarating ZERO-G flight.
Application
- Entrants and/or teams must first register for the competition. Registration form.
- Upon receipt of the registration, YouTube will e-mail the parents guardians of the entrant or the parents of team.
An entry must include the following elements:
- Experiment question: The scientific question the entrant wants to test
- Hypothesis: An educated guess at answering the sientific question
- Method: A simple explanation of the methods used to conduct the experiment testing the hypothesis in Microgravity
- Results: The expected results of the experiment.
Runnig time for video: Maximum 2 minutes. Language: Entries are preferred in English, but will be accepted in German, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, Korean and Chinese.
For more information about the rules.
