UPDATE: The entries are now being reviewed by our expert judging panel. Stay tuned!
All across the world, communities are finding ways to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is your chance to create either a tour or a scavenger hunt that highlights the successes and opportunities in your community.
Chart a path, create a series of riddles or just go for a stroll – we are looking for all types of tours or scavenger hunts. You may want to highlight all of the cooling stations in your neighborhood that may be needed if you area has an increasing number of heat waves. Or you may have people answers clues to guess what is so “green” about different buildings on your block. We can’t wait to see what ideas you have.
Don’t know what to look for? You can check out the online information in our Earth Lab or at the Division of Earth and Life Sciences’ Climate Change at the National Academies for background information.
Create a tour or scavenger hunt based on your own photos or use photos from our Flickr Climate Change Photo Gallery.
Crowd sourced winners will be selected for “Best of DC Tours” and “Overall Best Tour.” We will announce the winners on our website and create either a SCVNGR trek (for hunts) or Google Map (for tours) based on the entries.
1. You may create either a "virtual" tour/scavenger hunt of photos from places around the world or a "real" tour/scavenger hunt of locations that are near each other. The photos can be from anywhere on the web, but they must be publically accessible (or we can't see them!). You are welcome to use photos from our recent Climate Change Photos Challenge Gallery.
2. Pick between 2 and 8 photos to feature on your tour/hunt. (If you are creating a "real" tour/hunt then the locations should be near each other. Please provide location information* for each photo.)
3. Write a description (for a tour) or a question and answer (for a hunt) for each photo. We are looking for clever but scientifically accurate information here.
How do you tell us about you amazing tour/hunt?
You have several options. So pick the one that is easiest for you!
Fill out this Google Docs Form to alert us of your submission. You will be asked for your name and e-mail address, and description of your tour/hunt. For each location you will need to provide a link to each photo, a description or question and answer and location information.
Create a gallery or collection of photos on a photosharing site such as Flickr or Instagram. Submit a link to the gallery below. (You can see a sample gallery created by the museum staff here.)
Pull together the photos and description some other public site such as a blog. Let us know where it is located by submitting your link on the next page.