Team Coordinators

Who are Team Coordinators? – Educators (can be parent led) who mentor the students and manage team logistics
Thank you for choosing to dedicate your time to help students discover how fun science can be!  Registration opens October 1st.

*CEF utilizes Submittable for all Team Coordinator form submissions.

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Important Dates

Beginning of the School Year: Start recruiting students for this amazing opportunity

October 1^st – Registration Opens: Register early to receive support from our expert Challenge Team and gain exclusive access to the SPARK kit and Interactive Study Material.  

By January 14^th  – Team Submission: Submit your team composition and participation agreements as soon as possible to receive your CEF designated Team IDs.

By March 20^th  – Video Submission: Participants or Team Coordinators on behalf of their teams, submit completed video and storyboard.

Rules and Guidelines Last year’s rules and guidelines are available for reference 

• 25-26 Official Challenge Rules New Rules on October 1st 
• Video Rubric New Rubric on October 1st
• Video Storyboard must be submitted with video, New Storyboard on October 1st   
  • Fillable PDF version
  • Word version
• Participant Agreement

Team Coordinator Resources

• • Team Coordinator Guide for reference only
  • Team Coordinator Checklist for reference only
  • Team Coordinator Calendar
  • Training Recordings:
    • October – Challenge Overview Training
    • November – Creating Teams and Resources Training
    • December – Q and A Session
    • January Video Creation Training

Forms that need to be completed post Registration    

• Team Submission Form
  • Schools will need School Demographic Information
  • Team Composition Sheet
  • Participant Agreements – Merged into one PDF
    • Merge PDF – Combine PDF files
    • Merge PDF – Merge your PDF
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• Video Submission Form

Study Material

• Study Guide
• Periodic Table (study version)
• Periodic Table (competition version)
• Additional Study Material
• *Interactive study material is made available upon registration. See sample here.

Student Recruitment Resources

(Feel free to use/edit these resources to promote Challenge participation throughout your school/organization)

• Recruitment Video
• PowerPoint
• Classroom Poster – PDF to post
• Classroom Poster – Word Doc to personalize
• Challenge Planning Calendar – edit to add your own important dates
• Student Preparation Timeline – use as a guide of how to study and prepare your video

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