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Students in grades 6-12 worldwide make short videos on global challenges relating to population. Cash prizes are available for winners! Deadline…
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Ensure that your #Worldof8Billion video doesn't get disqualified — and help it stand out from hundreds of others! Before you submit by the February 22 deadline, make sure you've got these 7 important things covered.
By making short films, students start new conversations, learn more about issues that matter to them, and take the first step in becoming changemakers. By participating in our #Worldof8Billion video contest, students gain invaluable skills and experiences — and open doors to greater educational and career opportunities.
This year, we are adding a very exciting tool to help you create your #Worldof8Billion videos: a digital, interactive Video Project Organizer! We hope that this new organizer will make it easier than ever to plan out videos, from choosing a topic, to writing a script, to filming. #StudentVideoContest

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Ethan Taylor and his team won an Honorable Mention in the high school climate change category with their video "Combating Climate Change"
Kate Wright a 7th grader from Saskatchewan won Runner Up in the middle school climate change category with her "Rising Sea Levels" video
Carrie Hu and Julia Henry's video "Rising Seas" received an honorable mention the climate change high school category

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Ensure that your #Worldof8Billion video doesn't get disqualified — and help it stand out from hundreds of others! Before you submit by the February 22 deadline, make sure you've got these 7 important things covered.
[6-12 LESSON PLAN] Students write, film and edit a short video that connects human population growth to one other global topic and offers their idea for a sustainable solution. Students then have the option of entering their video into the World of 8 Billion student video contest. Education, Pop, Videos, Films, Lesson Plans, Study Course, Free Lesson Plans, Student Writing, Video Lessons
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[6-12 LESSON PLAN] Students write, film and edit a short video that connects human population growth to one other global topic and offers their idea for a sustainable solution. Students then have the option of entering their video into the World of 8 Billion student video contest.
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Opening up Opportunities Through Student Film Making
By making short films, students start new conversations, learn more about issues that matter to them, and take the first step in becoming changemakers. By participating in our #Worldof8Billion video contest, students gain invaluable skills and experiences — and open doors to greater educational and career opportunities.
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Introducing... Our New Video Project Organizer!
This year, we are adding a very exciting tool to help you create your #Worldof8Billion videos: a digital, interactive Video Project Organizer! We hope that this new organizer will make it easier than ever to plan out videos, from choosing a topic, to writing a script, to filming. #StudentVideoContest
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Combating Climate Change - World of 8 Billion
Ethan Taylor and his team won an Honorable Mention in the high school climate change category with their video "Combating Climate Change"
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The World of 8 Billion Student Video Contest is not only a great opportunity for students to explore and advocate for #population challenges they are passionate about, but it’s also a practical classroom tool that can be used as a culminating unit project, an option for a #geniusHour, or as an activity during extracurricular time. #VideoContest
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Rising Sea Levels - World of 8 Billion
Kate Wright a 7th grader from Saskatchewan won Runner Up in the middle school climate change category with her "Rising Sea Levels" video
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Rising Seas - World of 8 Billion
Carrie Hu and Julia Henry's video "Rising Seas" received an honorable mention the climate change high school category
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Our Planet - World of 8 Billion
Arnav Madhiwalla and his classmates won 2nd place in the high school climate change category for their video "Our Planet"
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Impacts of Urban Sprawl - World of 8 Billion
Impacts of Urban Sprawl video created by #APES students Jeff Morales and Sawyer Nunley. This video won honorable mention in the high school category of our 2016-17 World of 7 Billion student video contest.
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Combat Climate Change, Starting with the Food We Eat - World of 8 Billion
Douah Shakshuki from Nova Scotia won 1st place in the high school with her video "Combat Climate Change, Starting with the Food We Eat"
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Fishes Are Being Thrown Away - World of 8 Billion
Pete Kim and his teammates won an Honorable Mention for their video in the high school Ocean Health category for their video "Fishes Are Being Thrown Away"
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I Think This World is Worth Saving - World of 8 Billion
Congrats to Katie Krofta for winning an Honorable Mention in the high school Ocean Health category for her video "I Think This World Is Worth Saving"
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Our Solution to Pollution - World of 8 Billion
Lumeria So and her team won Runner Up in the Ocean Health category for their video "Our Solution to Pollution"
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In Your Backyard - World of 8 Billion
"In Your Backyard," a video by Ruby Ha, won 1st place in the middle school Preserving Biodiversity category of the 2018-19 World of 7 Billion student video contest.
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Aurelio Santiago and his partner won Runner Up for their video in the middle school rapid urbanization category for their video "Urban Sprawl Is a Big Problem"
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Breaking the Chain of Pain - World of 8 Billion
Ethan Xiong won 1st place for his video in the middle school rapid urbanization category for his video "Breaking the Chain of Pain"
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Flipper's Dilemma - World of 8 Billion
"Flipper’s Dilemma," a video by Lyssa Frank and Katie Jacomides, won Honorable Mention in the high school Preserving Biodiversity category of the 2018-19 World of 7 Billion student video contest.
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Too Late? - World of 8 Billion
Nesha Vuriti won 2nd Place in the high school Ocean Health category for her video "Too Late?"
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Plastic Soup - World of 8 Billion
Maya Peters-Greño and her partner won 1st Place in the high school Ocean Health category for their video "Plastic Soup"
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We Only Have One Planet - World of 8 Billion
Pramana Saldin & team from Shorewood, WI won 1st place in the middle school climate change category with their video "We Only Have One Planet"
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You Can be the Change-Coral Bleaching - World of 8 Billion
Claire Knutsen and team won Runner Up in the Ocean Health category with their video "You Can Be the Change--Coral Bleaching"
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Slum Crisis - World of 8 Billion
SooMin Hwangbo & Faith Hwang won an Honorable Mention for their video in the high school rapid urbanization category for their video "Slum Crisis"
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Videos to Help Students Get Started - World of 7 Billion. #studentcontest #medialiteracy
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Eric Traugott won 2nd Place in the high school rapid urbanization category for his video "7 Billion"
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Impacts of Urban Sprawl - World of 8 Billion
Sawyer Nunley & Michael Morales won an Honorable mention in the high school rapid urbanization category for their video "Impacts of Urban Sprawl"
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Emily Philips and Elizabeth Langer won 1st place in the high school rapid urbanization category for their video "Urban Sprawl: An Expanding Problem"
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What's To Lose? - World of 8 Billion
Ethan Xiong won 1st place for his video "What's to Lose?" in the middle school Ocean Health category
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Smart and Sustainable Fishing - World of 8 Billion
"Smart and Sustainable Fishing," a video by Ethan Xiong, won 2nd place in the high school Sustainable Resource Use category of the 2018-19 World of 7 Billion student video contest.
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The Ugly Truth About Receipts - World of 8 Billion
"The Ugly Truth About Receipts," a video by Sydney Hopkin, won 2nd place in the middle school Preserving Biodiversity category of the 2018-19 World of 7 Billion student video contest.