Overview

If you love maps, this challenge is for you!

Perhaps you'll bake a map-themed pie, paint a mural mapping the path to Mordor, or whittle a wooden world globe? Any project that features maps or map-related elements is eligible for this challenge!

Prizes include Amazon gift cards, with a special Judges' Prize for the best map-focused classroom project.

To be eligible for the Judges' Prize, be sure to include the subject(s), grade level(s), and either a formal lesson plan or detailed description of how the project is used in the classroom.

The Maps Challenge is closed.

Grand Prize

20 Prizes

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:
  • $500 Amazon Gift Card
  • Instructables Mug Prize Pack

Judges' Prize (1)

One Judges' Prize Winner will receive:
  • $250 Amazon Gift Card
  • Instructables Mug Prize Pack

First Prize (3)

Three First Prize Winners will receive:
  • $250 Amazon Gift Card
  • Instructables Mug Prize Pack

Second Prize (5)

Five Second Prize Winners will receive:
  • $100 Amazon Gift Card
  • Instructables Mug Prize Pack

Runner Up (10)

Ten Runner Up Prize Winners will receive:
  • Instructables Mug Prize Pack
How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Sep 2, 2019 and Sep 30, 2019 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Maps Challenge. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.