IJSHS – Competition Guidelines & Helpful Tips – The Institute For Educational Opportunities

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We are currently planning on hosting the 2022 IJSHS Event In-Person and the CASJSHS Event Virtually.
We will switch to a both to virtual event in order to keep our finalists, volunteers, judges and staff safe during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic if need be.

Competition Guidelines & Helpful Tips

We are currently planning on hosting these 2022 Events live but will switch to a virtual event in order to keep our finalists, volunteers, judges and staff safe during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic if need be.

Research Paper and Judging Process

Students are encouraged to prepare a paper depicting original research projects including fieldwork and/or experimentation in science-related areas. Papers will be evaluated by a judging committee who will evaluate: the quality of the research and experimentation, evidence of the student’s understanding of the topic, and originality in the choice of and investigation of the topic. Please note that papers must acknowledge major assistance from teachers, mentors, parents or other students. Examples of areas of assistance which should be acknowledged include: selecting the topic of research, planning and/or guiding the course of the research, gathering data and construction of any apparatus.

Eighteen (18) students will be selected to present their work in a competitive oral symposium before a panel of qualified judges, and up to 42 others will be invited to present their work in a competitive poster session. Teachers will be notified of selected students between February 9 and 11, 2022.

The National 2022 JSHS date has yet to TBA.

Guidelines for Virtual Presentation

JSHS-Core-Rules-of-Competition

MT Tech-Project-Materials Guidelines

National JSHS

National JSHS Rules of Competition

NJSHS_Student-Consent-Form

JSHS-Outside-Assistance-Form

National JSHS Judge Scoring Sheet

National JSHS Student Checklist

Paper Tips

Sample Student Paper