Purse of 10 million won; submissions on biodiversity and climate crisis accepted from Wednesday through Nov. 9
The National Nakdong River Biological Resources Center, under the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, announced Wednesday it will hold the "3rd Biology Experience Teaching Kit Development Contest" to gather ideas for educational materials that can be used in biology and environmental education settings.
Submissions must address topics related to biology and the environment — including biodiversity, ecosystem conservation, the climate crisis and carbon neutrality — and must take the form of hands-on teaching kits that learners can directly engage with, manipulate or build.
The contest is open to anyone with an interest in biology and environmental education. Those wishing to participate may submit a kit description and a teaching and learning guide through the contest's official website from Wednesday through Nov. 9.
Submitted entries will be evaluated on suitability, creativity, completeness and practicality, and four winning works will be selected. The total purse is 10 million won ($7,490).
The grand prize winner will receive the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy Minister Award along with 5 million won. The top excellence award winner will receive the National Nakdong River Biological Resources Center Director Award along with 3 million won, and the two excellence award winners will each receive the National Nakdong River Biological Resources Center Director Award along with 1 million won.
Among the winning entries, ideas deemed highly useful for educational purposes will be developed into teaching kits in 2027 and incorporated into the biology and environmental education programs run by the center.
Yeo Jin-dong, head of the center's exhibition and education division, said he hopes the contest will turn fresh ideas from the public into teaching materials used in biology and environmental education settings. "We will continue to discover and spread educational content that helps everyone easily and enjoyably understand the value of biodiversity," he added.
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