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One of the planned legacies of IYPE is a schools essay competition, entitled My Erratic Rock. The competition had its first outing in 2008 (the year of IYPE) and, having exceeded our expectations, we have decided to run it as an annual competition. The competition seeks to stimulate interest in geoscience among school pupils at Transition Year level in the Republic of Ireland and Years 11 and 12 in Northern Ireland. Entrants are asked to identify an erratic (an out-of-place rock) to tell, in a short essay, its location and how it got there. They are also encouraged to write creatively and to illustrate their entries. Many of the entries across the two years of the competition so far have been simply amazing, full of accurate science as well as insight and genius!
View details of the 2009 'My Erratic Rock' results presentation ceremony images here |