Science competition to celebrate sharks

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-783" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;SND04-3-Shark&lowbar;300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND04-3-Shark 300x225" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;>Leave boring behind – a celebration of all things exciting and fun about science – is the message behind this year&&num;8217&semi;s New Zealand International Science Festival to be held July 5-13 in Dunedin&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Featuring an incredible line-up of events for young and old&comma; including expos&comma; stunts&comma; street science&comma; debates&comma; interactive demonstrations and inspiring workshops with world leaders in science innovation&comma; event organisers have created a week of fun-filled activities for the whole family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s time to leave boring behind and get to Dunedin this July school holidays&comma;&&num;8221&semi; New Zealand International Science Festival director Chris Green says&period;&nbsp&semi;&&num;8220&semi;There&&num;8217&semi;s something for everyone here – from the youngest family member to the oldest – and all our events have been created with fun in mind&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of this year&&num;8217&semi;s festival&comma; a nationwide competition – &&num;8216&semi;SharkLab &&num;8217&semi;14&colon; why sharks matter&&num;8217&semi; – has been launched and entries close on June 22&comma; 2014&period; The competition celebrates the work done by shark researchers&comma; such as one of this year&&num;8217&semi;s festival guests&comma; international shark expert and documentary maker Ryan Johnson&period; SharkLab challenges a new generation of science storytellers to show why it&&num;8217&semi;s important to learn about sharks and to tell that story in a creative way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Says Chris Green&colon; &&num;8220&semi;Whether it&&num;8217&semi;s classmates getting together to make a mini documentary about sharks&comma; or families building a shark together&comma; the more creative and exciting the entry the better&period;&nbsp&semi;&&num;8220&semi;So leave boring behind and get started today&period; We want you to have fun learning about this amazing creature as part of our festival showcase of discovery&comma; creativity and the really cool places science can take you&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To enter the competition and win cool prizes for you or your school&comma; go to the festival website – <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;scifest&period;org&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;scifest&period;org&period;nz<&sol;a>&nbsp&semi;or Facebook page <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;nzscifest" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;nzscifest<&sol;a> &period; Be sure to watch out for the latest news and information about how to &num;LeaveBoringBehind and get to Dunedin this July&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Photo credit&colon; Fiona Ayerst<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;