Judging Criteria

All applications will be initially screened to ensure application elements are complete.  Make sure you:

• Have 1-3 Team Members + Team Lead + Teacher/Mentor on your team
• Cite your sources and your work done prior to the Challenge launch (8/24/2011)
• Add attachments (when necessary)
• Put one student on each team (mentors can have as many teams as they want)

All applications that are considered complete will move on to be judged by the following criteria:

• Identification of Sustainability-Related Issue or Problem (21.5% of total score) - How well does the entry describe the negative effects of the environmental issue or problem with global implications? Has a hypothesis been developed?


• Plan and Design (21.5% of total score) - Does the entry thoughtfully develop and clearly articulate its plan using scientific method with experimental design, project steps, timeline for completion, necessary resources, proposed method, anticipated results, and data collection? Are team members roles clearly defined?


• Data Analysis (21.5% of total score) - How well does the entry analyze quantitative and qualitative data?


• Creativity and Conclusion (21.5% of total score) - Is the solution unique? What are the global implications of the solution? How well does the entry describe the project results and challenges?


• Replication and Expansion - (14% of total score) - How did the team communicate findings? Did the team involve others in their project? How well did the team recommend how other communities might benefit from the solution?

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