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Hudson Data Jam Competition

For 10 years, the Hudson Data Jam Competition has challenged students to creatively tell the science stories of the Hudson River watershed.


Making data "sing" through creative expression.

Hudson Data Jam 2024

We are offering...

  1. Traditional Data Jam for middle and high school students.
  2. A Junior Data Jam that allows elementary school students to compete.
  3. Webinars that can support you and your students kick start your Data Jam journey.

 

Why a Data Jam?

The Hudson River Valley has been intensely studied by scientists for decades. Yet despite the tremendous discoveries made about the Hudson, many of the river's science stories are not well known by the people who call the Hudson Valley home. We believe that the skills of understanding, interpreting, and presenting data are essential in a world where our ability to collect data outpaces our ability to make it understandable for a public audience.

Data Jammers will immerse themselves in authentic, local datasets collected by professional scientists, including Cary Institute ecologists. Whether students create a graphic, song, video, sculpture, computer game, puppet show, or children's book...their imagination is the limit!

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top projects at the elementary, middle, and high school levels during our Awards Ceremony & Celebration on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Have fun Data Jamming, and if you have questions along the way you can always connect with us at caryeducation@caryinstitute.org or on our Hudson Data Jam Facebook page.

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Seeking Data Jam judges

Interested in supporting the 2024 Data Jam as a judge (or know a scientist, artist, or educator who might be)? Find out how your scientific, artistic, and/or educational perspective(s) can be valuable to the judging process.

Judge Interest Form

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