Introduction
Competition supporters: Esri, Geographic Educators of Nebraska (GEON), Nebraska GIS/LIS, and Nebraska Dept. of Education
The Nebraska Story Map Competition, encourages students to use a powerful mapping application called geographic information systems (*GIS) to research and analyze some aspect of Nebraska. Students will showcase their results in a story map. The competition is open to students in high school grades 9-12 or middle school grades 4-8. To compete, students must be under the age of 19 and have not earned a diploma or GED. Each school can form as many teams as they like. A team can consist of one or two students. Teams with 1 middle and 1 high school student will compete at the high school level. Each school will select only five teams to enter the Nebraska Story Map Competition. Entries must use the "new" StoryMap template . *ArcGIS Online is the name of the GIS application students will use. The best 5 high school and 5 best middle school student story map projects in Nebraska will be awarded $100 each. Student teams divide the cash prize in half.
Guidelines/Due Dates
Competition supporters: Esri, Geographic Educators of Nebraska (GEON), Nebraska GIS/LIS, and Nebraska Dept. of Education
The Nebraska Story Map Competition, encourages students to use a powerful mapping application called geographic information systems (*GIS) to research and analyze some aspect of Nebraska. Students will showcase their results in a story map. The competition is open to students in high school grades 9-12 or middle school grades 4-8. To compete, students must be under the age of 19 and have not earned a diploma or GED. Each school can form as many teams as they like. A team can consist of one or two students. Teams with 1 middle and 1 high school student will compete at the high school level. Each school will select only five teams to enter the Nebraska Story Map Competition. Entries must use the "new" StoryMap template . *ArcGIS Online is the name of the GIS application students will use. The best 5 high school and 5 best middle school student story map projects in Nebraska will be awarded $100 each. Student teams divide the cash prize in half.
Guidelines/Due Dates
- *To obtain GIS software go here: ArcGIS for Schools Bundle .
- Click Registration to register your school by February 10, 2023
- Conduct the competition. To request assistance, click Help to find a GeoMentor
- Teachers have the option to their student maps to lerawli1@wsc.edu for preliminary feedback between February 10-April 14, 2022 to strengthen the entry. No scoring will be done.
- Final Nebraska Story Map submissions are due by April 26, 2023
- A Permission and Release form is due by May 10, 2023for students placing first. This releases the name of the HS/MS student placing 1st.
- 1st place awardees at the high school and middle school levels will also submit a 3-minute on or before May 10, 2023 video describing their experience in this competition. This video will be shared at GIS/Geography Conferences and with Esri's national competition.
