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17 Setembro 2008A ESA convida crianças com idades entre os 6 e os 12 anosos a participar num concurso para desenhar uma t-shirt que o astronauta Frank De Winne usará na sua missão à Estação Espacial Internacional, já no próximo ano. O vencedor, bem como todos os seus colegas de turma, terão oportunidade de falar com Frank De Winne enquanto ele estiver no espaço.
Em Maio de 2009, Frank De Winne, de nacionalidade Belga e membro do Corpo Europeu de Astronautas, voará até à Estação Espacial Internacional. Frank De Winne passará 6 meses a bordo da Estação e realizará experiências científicas desenvolvidas por cientistas de vários países.
Durante a sua missão, o astronauta irá também dar duas aulas a partir do espaço aos alunos naTerra. Para esta ocasião, o astronauta usará uma t-shirt muito especial. Na parte da frente da t-shirt estará uma imagem criada por uma criança europeia que se encontre no primeiro ciclo do ensino básico.
Quem sabe se não serás tu?
Todas as crianças qualquer criança com idades entre os 6 e os 12 anos, de qualquer Estado Membro da ESA*, durante o ano lectivo de 2008-2009, estão convidadas a participar no concurso. O desenho vencedor será impresso na t-shirt que Frank De Winne usará nas aulas a partir do espaço.
O vencedor, bem como todos os seus colegas de turma, terão oportunidade de falar com o Frank De Winne a partir do espaço. Claro que o vencedor será o primeiro a dizer "Olá", poderá apresentar a sua turma e colocar a primeira questão. Não te esqueças de informar o teu professor de que estás a participar. A ESA ajudará o teu professor a organizar o evento.
Para saberes como participar e para leres as regras do concurso, lê (em Inglês) :
How to participate
The drawing has to reflect the following themes:
- Europe is exploring space
Humans are explorers by nature. Achievements in space benefit life on Earth. Europe has a legacy in exploration. First it was the Earth and now it is Space.
- From space our planet looks blue because of the water
Clean water is important for healthy life of all humans, all children on Earth. Clean water is the right of every human in the world.
In short: make sure that the drawing includes the elements which in some way symbolise or represent
space and
the Earth – the blue planet covered by water.
If you consider participating, note the following: - Your drawing can be any size and shape as long as it fits inside a circle with a diameter of 30 cm.
- Please use bright colours, but only a few!
- When you are finished drawing, step back 2 to 3 metres and check that your picture is easy to see and to understand. It has to be sharp and clear.
- On the back of your drawing write your full name, age, home address and telephone number. This is very important – we need to be able to contact you if you win. Remember to tell your parents and your teacher that you are participating.
- Send your picture to us at the address at the bottom of this article.
Competition rules
- The competition is only open to school pupils aged 6-12 who attend schools in ESA Member States*.
- Drawings are only accepted from residents of the ESA Member States*.
- The drawing has to reach us the latest on 22 October 2008. Make sure to post it on time.
- The winner will be announced on the ESA website at the beginning of November 2008.
- Relatives of ESA staff members are not allowed to take part in this competition
- All submissions are individual. No group submissions will be accepted.
- Only one drawing per participant will be accepted.
- By submitting the drawing, the participant declares that this is his or her own work and is not copied from any other original work. ESA bears no responsibility for verifying the authenticity of the drawings.
- By submitting the drawing, the participant hands over to ESA all the rights to use the drawing for the purposes outlined in this announcement and for communication purposes regarding the mission of Frank De Winne.
- By submitting the drawing, the participant confirms that a parent/legal guardian is informed about the submission and agreed to it, taking into account the above conditions.
Submission address: ESA/ESTEC/HSF-AP
'T-shirt drawing competition'
Keplerlaan 1
2201 AZ Noordwijk
The Netherlands
* Residents of the following states are allowed to participate in the competition: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
