STEM for Good!
Contest Guide
Purpose and Intent
1. To motivate students to be Curious, Creative and to be the Change1 by
anticipating future challenges and generating ideas to tackle these challenges and
do good for society.
2. To showcase the potentially transformative impact of STEM on society
3. To provide opportunities for students to showcase development of E21CC
competencies (e.g. communication, civic literacy, adaptive thinking)
1The three 'C's are the STEM Education Student Outcomes
Contest Format
• Problem statement:
Identify a future problem or challenge that could arise in 10 – 20 years’ time in
Singapore and explain how STEM can be applied to solve the problem, along
with how the proposed solution can benefit Singapore and/or humanity.
• Participants to submit one A4-sized infographic to articulate:
• The future problem or challenge they intend to address;
• How they imagine solutions to the problem using reasoned STEM knowledge;
• How the STEM solution will benefit society or humanity.
Contest Eligibility
• Students from all MOE schools can participate, with four age group categories to reflect different
levels of learning and experiences:
• Upper Primary (Pri 4-6)
• Lower Secondary (Sec 1-2 / IP Year 1-2)
• Upper Secondary (Sec 3-5 / IP Year 3-4)
• Pre-University (JC / CI / IP Year 5-6)
• Submissions can be made by individuals or by teams (of no more than five members).
Some Possible Challenges faced by Singapore or Humanity
Shortage of
Food Security Aging
Clean Water
Population
Climate Energy
New Diseases
Change Sustainability
& Pandemics
Cybersecurity
This list is not exhaustive.
& AI Issues
(Can you think of others?)
Guidelines for Infographic
• Layout: One page, A4 size
• Suggested Structure (to be considered where relevant*):
• Title
• Sub-headings / Sections to segment multiple ideas
• Appropriate data visualization
• Visual elements like diagrams, icons and graphics to communicate ideas
* There is no standard template or standard sample provided as we do not want to limit students’ creativity and expression.
• Other tips:
• Minimise use of unnecessary words, images and graphics.
• Acknowledge / cite all information sources, including the source of any images used.
Useful sites for building an infographic
• Canva – Easy drag-and-drop infographic creator
• Piktochart – Create easy to use infographics
• [Link] – Create and share visual ideas
• [Link] – Charts and infographics the easy way
• Venngage – Make Infographics for free
Find out more about how you can create an infographics with these videos:
• How to make an Infographic in 5 Steps
• 13 types of Infographics and when to use them
Judging Criteria
• The focus of the judging criteria is on demonstration of E21CC competencies.
Criterion E21CC Domains Description
1: Identification of Critical Thinking A problem statement is given, with clear substantiation on:
Problem/Issue / Civic Literacy • why this would be an issue in 10 years’ time; and
• why the identified problem is critical or important to
Singapore / humanity.
2: Accuracy of Critical Thinking Content is generally sound with no errors or misconceptions.
Content; Support / Adaptive
for Ideas (including Thinking Sources cited are relevant and reputable (reliable), with
Attribution of Sources) insightful connections between the sources and solutions
presented, and/or relevant connecting explanations.
Judging Criteria (Cont’d)
Criterion E21CC Domains Description
3: Usefulness Critical / Adaptive Identified solution should have a scientific (or STEM) basis and explains how
and Impact of / Inventive the solution addresses the identified issue
Solution Thinking
The solution shows good degree of awareness of contextual factors
which can include:
- how the solution can benefit Singapore society; and/or
- what challenges and issues need to be addressed before the solution
can be scaled up (if applicable)
4: Organisation Communication There is a clear and effective organisation that allows the reader to follow
and Presentation the content easily and intuitively.
of Content
There is effective use of relevant graphical elements (e.g. images,
flowcharts, annotated figures) to visually communicate the content clearly
and effectively.
Registration and Submission
• There is only one FormSG required to register and
submit the infographic for this contest!
• For primary school participants, teachers-in-charge
should register on the students’ behalf.
• Secondary and Pre-U students should register directly,
after seeking permission from their teachers-in-charge.
• Please submit entries by 17 Feb 2025, 5pm [Link]
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Awards
• The top 3 infographics (in each category) will receive special
commemorative medals and commendation certificates.
• The top infographics will be displayed at SSEF (Final Judging, Public Day)
as well as on the SSEF website.
OFFICIAL (CLOSED) \ NON-SENSITIVE
Timeline [for schools]
S/n Processes Dates Remarks
Announcement of contest and Link to Registration
1 11 Oct 2024 (Friday)
Registration opening and Submission form
Deadline for registration and 17 Feb 2025
2
submission of infographics (Monday), 5pm
Details of the award
Awards for top entries during SSEF 12 Mar 2025
3 ceremony will be
Award Ceremony (Wednesday)
released later.
For enquiries
Please contact the following officers:
Mr Dominic Koh dominic_koh@[Link]
Mr Chng Chia Yi chng_chia_yi@[Link]
Ms Sheena Cheong sheena_cheong@[Link]
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions (1)
Qn: If I am participating in SSEF 2025 (Main Category or Junior Scientist), can I also participate in
the STEM for Good! contest?
Ans: Yes.
Qn: Can I use ideas from my SSEF (Main Category / Junior Scientist) project for the infographic?
Ans: Students can use ideas from their SSEF project if the ideas address the requirements of the STEM
for Good! Contest.
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Qn: Can we participate as a team if our members belong to different age categories?
Ans: Yes. When the team has members from different age categories, the submission would be
considered under the higher age category. For example, a submission by a team of Sec 2 and Sec 3
students would be placed in the Upper Secondary [Sec 3-5] category.
Qn: Can we participate as a team if our members belong to different schools?
Ans: Yes. However, we would only be collecting one set of contact details (i.e. the team leader and
his/her teacher-in-charge) for correspondence. Team members and their teachers-in-charge (in their
respective schools) should coordinate within the team.
