Only weeks remain for students to enter the Missouri Botanical Garden’s third annual Power of Plants contest, with a chance to win up to $1,500.
The contest challenges groups of two to five students in kindergarten through 12th grade to pick an extraordinary or seemingly ordinary plant and tell its tale through a physical or digital creation.
This year’s entries will be judged on how creatively, effectively and broadly they are shared with wider audiences, in addition to their botanical accuracy and quality.
Entries will be divided into four groups: early elementary (kindergarten through 2nd grade), upper elementary (3rd through 5th grades), middle school (6th through 8th grades) and high school (9th through 12th grades). To encourage collaboration among students, only group entries are eligible.
Entries are due in their entirety by Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 at 4 p.m. For complete contest rules and information, visit www.mobot.org/power. For more information, e-mail powerofplants@mobot.org.