Water.
Hazards.
Energy.
Resources.
Environment.
About the Contest
The WHERE Challenge is a national contest endorsed by the Canadian Earth sciences community that asks students aged 9 to 14 “What on Earth is in your stuff?” and “WHERE on Earth does it come from?” WHERE stands for the fields in which geoscientists work: Water, Hazards, Energy, Resources, and Environment.
Launched in September of each year, the WHERE Challenge runs until the following March, offering up to $5,000 in prizes.
This contest presents Earth sciences material to students in a way they can relate to and is designed to excite them about learning, while promoting awareness and appreciation of our planet and of employment opportunities in the mining, energy, and environmental sectors.
The WHERE Challenge allows for cross-curricular collaboration and thematic teaching; art, English, social studies, technology, and science departments can all get involved.
Testimonials

How does it work?
Pick a favourite object in your home, school or playground, identifying one or more non-renewable Earth resource(s)* needed to make that object and tell us WHERE on Earth those resources come from. You may be surprised by how many are found in Canada. You can enter as a group, an individual or a school. Your stories can be told through an essay, a poem, a song or a play, a painting or a poster, an audio, video or multimedia presentation or anything else you can dream up. All you have to do is use your imagination and dig up some interesting facts about your stuff. The more original, the better.
All winners will be announced by June 14, 2024. Winning entries may be used as promotional tools to demonstrate how non-renewable Earth resources are essential to our everyday lives.