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Ecological Integrity Poster Contest

2011 Finalists!

Participants: Ontario Grade 9 Students

The Contest

• this activity was developed in direct support of Ontario's Grade 9 geography curriculum
• this is the contest's 11th year!
• we received 1281 posters, submitted by 1376 Ontario students
• we received 295 posters in the applied category and 986 posters in the academic category
• as one activity within our outreach education program, the annual poster contest for all Ontario Grade 9 students was launched at the Fall 2010 O.A.G.E.E.* Conference (*Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education)
• the contest focuses on having the students create a poster using the concept of Ecological Integrity to reflect an existing national park in Canada. The poster must represent the features and processes that naturally occur within the ecozone where the park is located.

The Judging

• completed on April 19th, 2011 by a panel of educators and Parks Canada representatives.
• judging was based upon specific criteria to assess each poster. For example, the poster had to demonstrate that the student(s) had fully researched the specific national park and accurately communicated its ecological features and processes, and human interactions. Also taken into consideration was the artistic quality of the poster and the degree of research, effort and creativity.

• What is Ecological Integrity?
• Teacher and Student Instructions 2011-2012
• Poster Judging Criteria
• 2011 Finalists
• 2010 Finalists
• 2009 Finalists
• 2008 Finalists
• 2007 Finalists
• 2006 Finalists
• 2005 Finalists
• 2003-2004 Finalists
• 2002 Finalists
• 2001 Finalists
• 2000 Finalists