Science Scope

Mystery Photo contest

What is that? Starting with the January 2003 issue, Science Scope has published a science-related image submitted by one of our readers for your class to identify. When an image is published, teachers can submit a guess for their class through our website, by e-mail, or by mail.

Those classes who correctly identify the mystery photo will be eligible for a drawing to receive a special gift. The identity of each mystery photo and the winner of each month's drawing will be revealed in the following issue, in print and on the web.

If you would like to submit a photo to be considered as a future Mystery Photo, you may submit non-returnable prints (no negatives, please) or a digital image. For digital images submitted electronically (as an attachment to an e-mail or on disk through the mail), the preferred format is a high-resolution (800 by 1200 pixels) image in JPEG format. We can work with other file types (gifs, tiffs, etc.), but they still need to be high-resolution to reproduce well in the magazine.

Please also include your name (as you would like it to appear in the photo credit), address, phone number, and e-mail address (if available) with your submission. And please don’t forget to identify your image and provide any background information about where it was taken and additional information our readers might find interesting. E-mail your submissions to sciencescope@nsta.org (please include mystery photo contest in the subject line) or send them by mail to:

Science Scope
Mystery Photo Contest
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3000