Teacher Resources
6, 7, & 8th Grade SLCo Water Science & Engineering Competition
Thank you for your interest in having your students participate in the Salt Lake County Stormwater Coalition Annual 6, 7, and 8th Grade Water Science & Engineering Competition (WSEC) this spring.
To compete in this virtual competition, students (working individually or in groups) will need to create and submit amateur video no longer than 6 minutes (1GB or less—phone videos preferred) addressing any water challenge they choose by Thursday, March 27, 2025. All entries are submitted through the Official WSEC online google form. Students may access the online form multiple times in order to complete their submission. Their video and parent permission forms are attachments in the form. (If you would like to go over the form with your students, a link to a printable version of the form is located on this webpage, below.)
The competition awards include a $100 Amazon gift card for the top project in each of the competition categories and a grand prize of a $200 Amazon Gift Card + Stormwater gift package + media exposure will go to the outstanding project across all categories. (Winners who submit an entry as a group/team will split awards.) Awards will be announced on the SLCo Stormwater Coalition Facebook Page on April 10, 2025 at 2p.m.
Teachers and afterschool leaders who have at least one student who enters the competition will receive a SLCo Stormwater gift bag and be entered in a drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card. (BONUS! For using this webpage, you will receive an additional entry for the drawing. Click here and simply submit the email—no content or text in the body of the email is needed)
This webpage was created to spark ideas, provide guidance, and act as additional support in helping your students to participate in the competition.
If you have questions or if we can help in any way, please email Kari Cutler at kari@socialmarketingconsultants.co or text 801-574-0815
Ideas for identifying a water related challenge
For their projects, students may explain and propose to address any water related challenge they choose. Some ideas are presented in the resources below:
WSEC Big Idea Winners provide information and solutions to stormwater runoff
We sometimes think of the drought as getting better or getting worse before or after rainstorm, but did you know the current drought in the American West has been ongoing since 2000?
Information and 6 potential water challenges outlined by Snyder & Associates Civil and Structural Engineering Firm
