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The 2021 UK Hanson Box contains the following competitions, which you can take part in over 2022!

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THE GREAT BRITISH SUNFLOWER COMPETITION

Your Hanson Box contains a pack of very special giant sunflower seeds.

Plant these to take part in a UK-wide sunflower growing competition.

How many beautiful, saucer-shaped blooms will your sunflower plants produce?

Upload photos of your sunflowers by September 14th, 2022 (submit as many photos as you like).

Each category has the following prizes:

1st prize: £200 book vouchers / learning resources

2nd prize: £150 book vouchers / learning resources

3rd prize: £100 book vouchers / learning resources

Plus a total of twenty £50 runner up prizes!

The Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots team will select the winners and announce the results on 21st September, 2022 (International Day of Peace). 

Competition Categories

1. Tallest sunflower plant (photograph a tape measure next to your sunflower plant to show height)

2. Most flowers on a single stem

3. Largest individual flower (include ruler or tape measure next to flower to show size)

4. Most attractive specimen (photo whole plant)

5. Funniest sunflower photo (use your imagination, e.g. paint a face, create a moustache or give your flower a hat!) 

Good Luck!

Enter here:

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SOUTH GEORGIA IMAGINATIVE DRAWING AND CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

To take part in the following competition categories. 

This competition closes on September 14th, 2022 

Winners will be announced on 21st September, 2022 (via a live results event – check back for details). 

Imagine YOUR work in the sub-Antarctic! Winning entries will be taken to South Georgia and exhibited on a special display board in the South Georgia Museum (for visiting tourists and researchers to admire). Photos of the display board will be sent to the competition winners! 

Each competition category also has the following prizes for students to win: 

1st prize: £200 book vouchers 

2nd prize: £150 book vouchers 

3rd prize: £100 book vouchers 

Plus twenty £50 book voucher runner up prizes!

Use the enclosed South Georgia book and the accompanying six films (see the lesson plans in your Hanson Box) to complete the following tasks: 

COMPETITION 1: IMAGINATIVE DRAWING

Key Stage 1: students aged 5-7 (school years 1-2)

Draw your favourite animal or plant from South Georgia. Add as much detail as possible. Feel free to annotate your drawing in any way you wish.

COMPETITION 2: CREATIVE WRITING

Key Stage 2: students aged 7-11 (school years 3-6)

Select an animal from South Georgia. 

Write up to 500 words from your chosen animal’s perspective about visiting or living on South Georgia. Elaborate to create a story (the more imaginative and descriptive, the better).

For example, you might be a migratory whale that swims to South Georgia each year to feed on krill. But along the way, you dodge icebergs and spot tourists!  

Or perhaps you are an albatross, which flies thousands of kilometres to South Georgia to nest and rear a chick.

Or a deep-diving elephant seal, a playful fur seal or a penguin! 

Hint: the accompanying six films may offer inspiration!

Good Luck!

Enter here:

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The 2021 UK Hanson Box contains the following competitions, which you can take part in over 2022!

Upload your entries below.