Video and Media Challenge

CTE Month® and NASA HUNCH 2024-25

Student 🌟 Welcome to the NASAHUNCHES Video & Media Project! 🚀

Get ready to ignite your creativity and blast off into the world of space exploration! The NASAHUNCHES Video & Media Project, in partnership with ACTE and NASA HUNCH, invites students of all ages to participate in the 8th Annual Student Video Challenge: Gateway to the Cosmos — NASA’s Lunar Outpost.

This year’s theme takes you on a thrilling journey to NASA’s Gateway, the launchpad for humanity’s return to the moon and exploration of deep space. Imagine its impact on science, technology, and humanity—and show us how Career and Technical Education (CTE) is making it all possible!

Open to individuals or teams. Submit your two-minute video by April 1 for a chance to shine among the stars!

🚸 Elementary School: Imagination Takes Flight!

Recommended Visual Style:

-- Cartoons

-- Stick Figures

-- You are welcome to use any Media

Let your wildest dreams soar! Use colorful cartoons or stick figure animations to tell how NASA’s Gateway could change the world. Draw, animate, and narrate your story—your imagination is the only limit!

🧑‍🔬 Middle School: Storytellers of Space

Recommended Visual Style:

-- Claymation

-- Stop Motion Video

-- Videos from Your Phones

-- You are welcome to use any Media

Get hands-on and bring your vision to life! Create your own Claymation astronauts or use stop motion with paper, toys, or LEGO to show how NASA’s Gateway advances science and technology. Surprise us with your creativity and technical skills!

🎬 High School: The Next Generation of Filmmakers

-- Recommended Visual Style:

-- Live Action Movie

-- Documentary-style Videos

-- You are welcome to use any Media

Lights, camera, action! Produce a live-action movie or a mini-documentary exploring the careers and technical skills behind NASA’s Lunar Outpost. Dive deep into storytelling, interviews, and cinematic effects to inspire and inform your audience.

🛰️ College: The Future Is Now

Recommended Visual Style:

-- Advanced Video Editing

-- Virtual Reality (VR)

-- Augmented Reality (AR)

-- You are welcome to use any Media

Push the boundaries of media! Use advanced video techniques or immersive VR and AR experiences to showcase NASA’s Gateway, its impact on humanity, and the vital role of CTE. Innovate, experiment, and lead the way into the future of storytelling.


📅 How to Join?

Go to https://nasahunch.com/forms

a- Have your Teacher Register

b- They can Sign Up the Students

Who: Individuals or teams in Elementary, Middle, High School, or College

What: Create a 2-minute video, using any of the recommended media styles

Theme: Gateway to the Cosmos — NASA’s Lunar Outpost

Deadline: April 1


🚀 Ready for Launch?

This is your mission—should you choose to accept it. Let your creativity lift off and be part of the journey to the stars!

Submit your entry and become a space media pioneer today!


Interested in Sponsoring the Video Challenge? Please contact Julia Kendrick at ACTE or Loy W. Trevino at NASA HUNCH if you are interested in sponsoring the video challenge via scholarships to winning students.