Sample Student Submissions
Student teams participating in the challenge create and present 2-minute videos describing their innovations to help mitigate global warming. The videos shown here come from previous competitors in 8th-12th grade from across the U.S.
Explore Student Videos
Click on each screenshot to access the video.
![Green Leaf](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/dark-green.png)
Phytoplankton
This micro-vessel has the potential to absorb (or “farm”) aquatic algae to develop biofuels.
![Phytoplankton Video](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/Phytoplankton-Video-1024x575.jpg)
![Green Leaf](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/dark-green.png)
Solar Blinds
These solar blinds both insulate the home and help generate electricity with built-in solar cells.
![Solar Blinds Video](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/Solar-Blinds-Video-1024x574.jpg)
![Green Leaf](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/dark-green.png)
Green Machine
This team’s innovation combines the carbon sequestration ability of grass with the unused wasted space on the roofs of cars.
![Green Machine Video](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/Green-Machine-1024x547.jpg)
![Green Leaf](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/dark-green.png)
The Photoelectrics
This team wants to place transparent solar panels on many of our devices to make them self-charging.
![The Photoelectrics Video](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/The-Photoelectrics-1024x577.jpg)
![Green Leaf](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/dark-green.png)
Scientific Artists
This innovation paints—and powers—a building with “solar paint,” a mixture of graphene, water-based paint and tiny solar panel chips.
![Scientific Artists Video](https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/Scientific-Artists-1024x578.jpg)