Earth Explorer Competition is an annual, online national school-level competition that introduces general knowledge about the study of earth and neighboring planets in space.
Earth Explorer Competition is an annual, online national school-level competition that introduces general knowledge about the study of earth and neighboring planets in space.
Primary (Standard 4 up to Standard 6) & secondary school students (Form 1 up to Form 5) from all over Malaysia are invited to join this competition. The aim of this competition is to instill interest and to give exposure to students in this field.
Earth Explorer Competition program in Malaysia comprises four stages;
IESO is an annual competition for secondary school students and was founded by the International GeoScience Education Organization (IGEO). It aims to increase students’ interest in geoscience, enhance public awareness towards earth science, and to empower earth science teaching and learning processes at school level. Also, it aims to further foster friendly relationships among young learners from different countries.
Participants from Earth Explorer Competition 2023 will stand a chance to represent Malaysia in IESO 2023. As of 2022, 25 countries have participated in IESO.
Public School - Standard 4 up to Standard 6
International School - Year 4 up to Year 6
Public School - Form 1 up to Form 5
International School - Year 7 up to Year 11 and Pre-Universities students
Register for Earth Explorer Competition 2023 to stand a chance to participate in the International Earth Science Olympiad 2023.
30 objective questions
1 hour and 30 minutes
Online
English, Bahasa Melayu
PC/Laptop, Stable internet connection & scientific calculator
10% top scorers from Earth Explorer Competition will be invited to participate in Malaysian Earth Science Olympiad (MyESO). Then, 10 best students will be chosen to be trained to prepare for the IESO. This is essential in order to select the team that will compete in IESO. The students will be trained by the university lecturers and professionals from the related industries such as geology, geophysics, oceanography, astronomy and meteorology.
The students will be evaluated from their performance in the assignments, test, teamwork and communication during the training sessions. Top 4 best students will be chosen to undergo further training in the theoretical and practical part of earth science fields until the commencement of IESO 2023.
It is to be reminded that the training will focus on the higher level of each field in earth science, in both theoretical and practical aspects. The students will attend several training camps as planned by the coaching team.
