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mark your calendar with these registration deadlines for selected academic competitions. inquire about competition format, dates, and fees. See our website at www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine for links to these and many more academic competitions. DECEMBER USA Biology Olympiad—teachers register their school and nominate high school students to take the USaBo open exam, held in January. (703) 448-9062; www. cee.org/programs/usabo DECEMBER 22 American High School Theatre Festival—State, regional, and national theater organizations nominate top high school theater programs to perform at Scotland’s Fringe Festival. (888) 882-4783; www.ahstf. com/AHSTF/pages/index.asp JANUARY 3 Young Playwrights National Playwriting Competition—Students up to age 18 write a play that is evaluated by a theater professional. (212) 594-5440; www.youngplaywrights. org/nationalcontest.htm JANUARY 28 West Point Bridge Design Challenge—Students ages 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes, but anyone can enter this online competition. http:// bridgecontest.usma.edu DECEMBER 1 ACSL Computer Science Contest—Students in any grade work in groups on a timed competition held four times per year. www.acsl.org Junior Engineering T echnical Society (JETS)—Students in grades 9–12 create an assistive technology device to help a person with a disability. (703) 548-5387; www.jets.org/programs/nedc River of Words Art and Poetry Contest—Students ages 5–19 explore the history of their local watersheds and express what they discover. (510) 548-7636; www.riverofwords.org DECEMBER 24 Letters About Literature—Students in grades 4–12 submit letters to authors explaining how that author’s work inﬂuenced the student. (570) 675-3305; http://lettersaboutliterature.org JANUARY 4 National Physics Olympiad—Physics teachers nominate students for this exam. (301) 209-3344; www.aapt. org/Contests/olympiad.cfm JANUARY 29 David S. Barr Awards—high school students submit work that has been published or broadcast that helped to right a wrong, correct an injustice, or prompt justice and fairness. (202) 434-7177; www. newsguild.org/index.php?ID=912 JANUARY 8 Proﬁle in Courage Essay Contest— Students in grades 9-12 write an essay about an elected oﬃcial who has acted courageously to address a political issue. (866) 535-1960; www.jfkcontest.org The Fed Challenge—Students in grades 9–12 create economic analyses and proposals for regional and district competitions. (617) 973-3109; www. bos.frb.org/education/competitions/ fedchallenge/fedchal.htm National Mythology Exam—Schools register students in grades 3–9 for this multiple choice exam. (513) 529-7741; www.etclassics.org DECEMBER 31 International Arts Olympiad— Students ages 8–12 submit themed work. (202) 530-1000; www.icaf. org/whatwedo/artsolympiad.html Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF)—Students in elementary through high school choose a problem, research it, write a report, and create a website. http://istf.ucf.edu President’s Environmental Youth Awards—Students in grades k–12 who have completed an environmental project are eligible for this award. www.epa. gov/enviroed/peya/index.html Weekly Reader’s Student Publishing Awards—Students in elementary through high school submit works. (856) 241-7772; www. aepweb.org/student/rules.htm JANUARY 31 The DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition—Students in grades 7–12 submit essays on a scientiﬁc or technological development, event, or theory. www.thechallenge.dupont.com National Spanish Examination— Spanish teachers register students for this exam, given in march and april. (219) 465-2100; www. nationalspanishexam.org RoboGames Jr.—Students in grades 1–12 compete in a variety of events. http://robogames.net Volvo Adventure Prize—teens ages 13–16 submit projects to improve their local environment. www.volvoadventure.org i DECEMBER 12 MATHCOUNTS—Schools register students in grades 6–8 to compete in school, chapter, and state contests. (703) 299-9006 x105; www.mathcounts.org DECEMBER 15 National Science Decathlon—Students in grades 6–12 compete in a variety of events. www.sciencedecathlon.com JANUARY 18 Microsoft’s Dream-Build-Play Challenge—Students 16 and up build a game for Xbox 360. www. dreambuildplay.com/main/default.aspx DECEMBER 17 eCYBERMISSION—Students in grades 6–9 participate in this webbased science, math, and technology competition. (866) 462-9237; www. ecybermission.com/public/Login. aspx?ReturnUrl=%fDefault.aspx Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards (Submission deadline)—Students ages 13–18 create products using science, technology, and entrepreneurship. (415) 962-3664; www.conradawards.org JANUARY BioGENEius Challenge—high school students submit descriptions of biotechnology-themed research projects. (703) 248-8681; www. biotechinstitute.org/programs/ biogeneius_challenge.html JANUARY 22 National Japan Bowl—Schools send teams of students studying Japanese ii-iV to the Bowl. (202) 833-2210; www.us-japan.org/dc/japanbowl.php word wise solution Just page 39) (from Like Old Times Solution: JANUARY 25 Global Game Jam—Participants try their hand at making a game. www.globalgamejam.com/jam B R A T O I L Y U S T O E L T O L D O B I E A B B R A B H E A D L F O M M O E O N N D O W N E R O P I N E D T A R T Y O F F D O E N F E Y S D E F I T O G X M P E M U S A T H L O E I N D A S E A A R T I F A S C I T T E U S E S B E E N C A M E R M A R T S M E N U S E E N 46 imagine nov/dec 2010 http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine http://www.youngplaywrights.org/nationalcontest.htm http://www.cee.org/programs/usabo http://bridgecontest.usma.edu http://www.cee.org/programs/usabo http://www.ahstf.com/AHSTF/pages/index.asp http://www.youngplaywrights.org/nationalcontest.htm http://bridgecontest.usma.edu http://www.ahstf.com/AHSTF/pages/index.asp http://www.aapt.org/Contests/olympiad.cfm http://www.acsl.org http://www.aapt.org/Contests/olympiad.cfm http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org http://www.newsguild.org/index.php?ID=912 http://www.newsguild.org/index.php?ID=912 http://www.jets.org/programs/nedc http://www.icaf.org/whatwedo/artsolympiad.html http://www.jfkcontest.org http://www.icaf.org/whatwedo/artsolympiad.html http://www.thechallenge.dupont.com http://www.riverofwords.org http://www.bos.frb.org/education/competitions/fedchallenge/fedchal.htm http://www.bos.frb.org/education/competitions/fedchallenge/fedchal.htm http://istf.ucf.edu http://www.bos.frb.org/education/competitions/fedchallenge/fedchal.htm http://www.nationalspanishexam.org http://www.nationalspanishexam.org http://www.mathcounts.org http://www.etclassics.org http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/peya/index.html http://www.robogames.net http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/peya/index.html http://www.sciencedecathlon.com http://www.dreambuildplay.com/main/default.aspx http://www.volvoadventure.org http://www.dreambuildplay.com/main/default.aspx http://www.aepweb.org/student/rules.htm http://www.aepweb.org/student/rules.htm http://www.ecybermission.com/public/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=�efault.aspx http://www.ecybermission.com/public/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=�efault.aspx http://www.us-japan.org/dc/japanbowl.php http://www.biotechinstitute.org/programs/biogeneius_challenge.html http://www.biotechinstitute.org/programs/biogeneius_challenge.html http://www.biotechinstitute.org/programs/biogeneius_challenge.html http://www.globalgamejam.com/jam http://www.conradawards.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010
Contents
Big Questions
In My Own Words
Inside the Ropes
Get Your Hands Dirty!
The Bone Reader
The Science of Archaeology
A Window to the Past
History and Archaeology in the News
National History Day
Dig This!
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Taking the Leap
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010