Be a Scientist for a Day!

Have you heard of Enceladus, Europa and Titan? They are three of our solar system’s most fascinating moons. Europa is Jupiter’s moon, while Enceladus and Titan are Saturn’s moons. Examine real spacecraft images of these moons from the internet. Which of these three moons inspires you to explore further? What intrigues you about these moons? What do you hope to l find if you return to these places? Choose the destination you think would be the best place to return with another spacecraft (space mission) to learn even more about these amazing worlds. If you like, you can even tell us which science instruments you would put on the next spacecraft to help us learn even more. Write an essay to defend your answer.

This competition is open for school children between Grades 6 – 13

Rules of the game

z●our essay should not exceed 500 words.

zthe closing date is January 26, 2019.

z●our essay should be handwritten, scanned and mailed to nasacoordinatorsl@ gmail.com

zplease state your Name, Grade, School and other contact details, which too should be mailed along with the essay.

A qualified panel of judges will select 30 of the best essay entries locally, and submit them to the NASA. These 30 students will receive Certificates from the NASA.

This is an international competition, and the best essay from the world will receive a special gift from the NASA and also it will be published on the official website of the NASA. This competition is organized by the Institute of Astronomy of Sri Lanka and coordinated by Ms. Dilhari Shara Wijewardana and Ms. Savini Salwathura. They can be reached on 0112074762 or 0752170799.