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Energy: An Introduction to This Year’s Global Topic

The energy we use to power our daily lives is generated in numerous ways – through sunlight by using solar…

Wetlands: An Introduction to This Year’s Global Topic

Wetlands are areas of land saturated with water. There are 33 different types of wetlands worldwide that include rivers, swamps,…

Economics: An Introduction to This Year’s Global Topic

When people think of economics, they typically think of money. But it’s more than dollars and cents. Economics is the…

Funds for Teachers Participating in Student Video Contest

Again this year, we invited Teachers interested in having students participate in the 2025-2026 World of 8 Billion student video…

Winner’s Advice: Video Contest Awardees Share Ideas on Making Your Best Video

Eighteen student videos won top awards this year, and their creators shared valuable insights for future contest participants. Some key…

What is a Storyboard? How Will It Help Me Create a Winning Video?

Making a storyboard is a helpful technique when planning your video. A storyboard is a sequence of images accompanied by…

What Teachers Say About the World of 8 Billion Contest – Tips & Advice

We recently had a webinar where three teachers who use the World of 8 Billion contest in their classroom shared…

Animation, Content Creation, and Video Editing Tools – Suggestions from Past World of 8 Billion Winners

Looking for the right software to create or edit your World of 8 Billion video? With so many tools out…

How to Decide What to Include in Your 60 Second World of 8 Billion Video

For the World of 8 Billion video contest, you have 60 seconds to share your message. Whether that seems like…