Elhuyar has organized a video competition for youth science and technology projects to help spread the word about the projects carried out by young people. The competition is part of the Elhuyar Science Fair initiative. The videos will be rewarded for being attractive to all types of audiences, and the subject of the project is completely free: scientific research and projects, technological projects, experiments, etc. The works will have to explain the project that the young people have done, explaining what they have done and why.

The deadline for submissions is November 13th. Young people aged 12-18 from the Basque Country can take part in the competition. Prize: Trip to the Futuroscope park in France for the whole group.

Participate

Conditions for participation:

• Participation can be done individually or in groups (maximum four team members).
• All participants must fill in a form (find it at www.zientzia-azoka.elhuyar.eus/eu/albisteak/bideo-lehiaketa). There are mandatory fields, and if any of them are not filled in properly, the organization reserves the right to exclude the participant or team from the competition.
• All videos submitted after the deadline will be automatically excluded from the competition. The deadline for submission of works has been extended to 13 November 2020.
• In addition to participating in the Science Fair video competition, your video can also be submitted to the ON Zientzia Gazte Award, cheer up!
• Video presentation:
• Participants in the competition must submit a short video lasting less than five minutes about an experiment or a scientific or technological project. The project may or may not be completed (what is intended to be done, initial ideas, how it will be done, a theoretical description of the problem or challenge, etc.).
• It can be a video made in Basque, Spanish or English.
• The video must be original. To do this, participants (individual or group) can use artistic elements, music, images or anything else they deem appropriate.

All videos will be posted on the Elhuyar Science Fair's youtube channel and website, so along with the video, the permissions of the people featured in the video must also be sent.

Prize

The jury will award the best video for each age group (Secondary 1/2, Secondary 3-4 and Baccalaureate), and the prize will be a trip to Futuroscope (participant (s) and a teacher / parent). Travel, admission and accommodation will be paid. Each team will decide when to take advantage of the prize but all members must go together.

The award ceremony will take place in November-December 2020, and the winners will be announced in advance. The award ceremony can be in person or online.

Jury members

The role of the organizing committee is to appoint the members of the jury. The jury will be made up of five people, from science and technology and STEAM from education. The jury may decide not to award the prize (s).

Evaluation criteria

Videos will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Quality of project content (50%): difficulty of the project, appropriate approach, value of results, rigor in the methodology used, participation of team members (if working in a team) ...
Adequate communication of the project (20%): adjusted to the target audience, the quality of the script, the rigor and richness of the explanations ...
Creativity (20%): the originality of the project itself, the original ways used to present the project, the original formats ...
 Technical aspect (10%): quality and adequacy of the technical resources used.

Video sheet to complete: Team member (s); Senior caregiver (teacher or parent); If the school is out of school, say “Out of school”; Level; Video download link.

Contact: If you have any questions, contact the organizers: 943 36 30 40 / zientzia-azoka@elhuyar.eus

Elhuyar

Elhuyar was born in 1972 with the aim of combining science and the Basque language. It took its first steps as a cultural association and became a foundation in 2002, after a 40-year career. Elhuyar is also made up of two other companies: Zubize SL and Eleka Ingeniaritza Linguistikoa SL, which took the step of structuring itself as a group in 2013.

Aim: "From the Basque language, we want to build an active, critical and egalitarian society by creating technology and knowledge, and by spreading science."

Strategic lines: Continuous innovation; Need-tailored organization; Articulating the community; Compacting the team; Elhuyar social integration.

Elhuyar Group values:

• Open. They collaborate both internally and externally, sharing knowledge. They focus on teamwork and collaboration in the way they work.
• Committed. They have a responsibility to society, and they aim for social transformation. They are committed to their work, colleagues and clients.
• Entrepreneur. They move forward in new areas. They encourage initiative, creativity and continuous improvement in the way they work.
• Strong. They have a long career and have a column of highly experienced staff. They seek knowledge and quality at work.
• Empathetic. They value people and build relationships based on trust. They aim to satisfy the team as well as collaborators and customers.