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Create a music video parody of a popular song by writing your own lyrics that talk about geothermal energy, choosing a topic from the list below. This is a statewide contest and the winning team will be awarded a prize in the spring of 2024. Team submissions will be judged based on creativity, performance, and lyrics.

Contest Details

READ CAREFULLY: entries will be disqualified if any of the rules are not followed

  • 7th-12th graders living in Utah, are eligible to participate
  • 1-4 people may collaborate in each group
  • Lyrics must clearly reflect team’s understanding of one, or more, of the geothermal topics below
  • Each entry must provide lyrics (written into the video itself or as a separate file attachment) and give credit the original song + the artist
  • Song parodies must include a title, names of all the group members and school name
  • Videos must be 3 1/2 minutes or less
  • Must submit a signed parental/guardian permission-to-use form, download link below
  • No profanity
  • Submission deadline is APRIL 15, 2024

 

The parodies must address one or more of the following topics:

  • What is geothermal energy?
  • Where does geothermal energy come from?
  • How is geothermal energy harnessed?
  • What is geothermal energy used for?
  • Why we should use geothermal energy?
  • Why is geothermal energy important?

The lyrics must also include some of the following words:

  • Geothermal
  • Renewable Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Green Energy
  • Harnessing Energy
  • Geothermal – Resource
  • Heat or Earth Heat
  • Temperature
  • Thermal
  • “Heat beneath our feet”
  • Subsurface
  • Convection/Conduction
  • Inexhaustible
  • Electricity Generation
  • Environment/Environmental
  • Available 24/7 or ’round the clock
  • Conventional Geothermal Systems
  • Hydrothermal Systems/Resources

Grand Prize winners will be announced soon. Stay tuned!!!

Examples of song parodies