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Challenge #6: Create a Space Travel Guide
JUNE 2020 • CHALLENGE CLOSED

scientist Ruth Angus

Dr. Ruth Angus is an astrophysicist. She is studying the stars and planets that make up our Milky Way Galaxy. 

Out of this world! We are so impressed with everyone's stellar creativity. This Challenge was to use these instructions to make a space travel guide.

Museum curator Ruth Angus is our special guest judge. Here are her top picks! (Single-page guides are in the first gallery, followed by multi-page ones.)

Carolina & Gabriella F.
Ages 7 and 6  |  New York, U.S.A.

"We invited all our cousins to the "Martian Museum of Natural History""

Judge's Comment: Really impressed with this masterpiece! Fantastic, stylised images, and a great story. Excellent science knowledge. Used real names of Martian geographical features and explorer missions!

Abdiel R.
Grade 5  |  New Jersey, U.S.A.

Judge's Comment: Very impressed with the effort that went into this. Beautifully written narrative and excellent drawings (actually redrew everything!). Great science knowlege: ice on Mars. Olympus Mons!

Nicholas C.
Grade 3  |  New York, U.S.A.

Judge's Comment: Great use of color and imaginitive storytelling. Very thorough coloring in. Impressive!

Deepesh K.
Age 9  |  New Jersey, U.S.A.

Judge's Comments: Beautiful drawings in a fantastic style with a dramatic story (erupting Olympus Mons!).

Vedant H.
Age 8  |  New Jersey, U.S.A.

"My space travel guide to Mars"

Judge's Comment: Excellent, vibrant coloring, and great use of real science facts (like water floating in space!)

Caitlyn C.
Age 10  |  New York, U.S.A.

Judge's Comment: Beautiful and artistic drawings. Love the style! Good use of real facts (Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the Moon!)

Ahana B.
Age 9  |  Illinois, U.S.A.

"The Red Plannet"

Judge's Comment: Great drawing and coloring. An imaginative and humerous story. Fantastic list of items to bring (a pet fish!).

Edie G.
Age 8  |  New York, U.S.A.

"Maybe after using this guide, you can go to Mars too!"

Judge's Comment: Great artwork, fantastic drawings. Vivid storytelling. Impressive!

Vikrant B.
Age 12  |  Illinois, U.S.A.

"The Ring Adventures"

Judge's Comment: Love the real science in this: origin story of Saturn's rings! So much detail and thought went into this story, well done!

Joshua, Amiah, Emme, Finn W.
Ages 5, 8, 6, 6

Judge's Comment: Love the rainbow rocket! Very imaginitive. Aliens! Dinosaurs!

Aarav S.
Age 4  |  U.S.A.

"Dragon"

Judge's Comment: Great use of lists! A trip to the Moon with aliens! Very imaginative :-)

Jaya R.
Age 7  |  New Jersey, U.S.A.

Judge's Comment: Beautiful use of color and a great story!

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