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mark your calendar with these october–november registration deadlines for selected academic competitions. View websites for competition format, dates, and fees. oCToBeR Future Problem Solving Program—Schools register teams of students in grades 4–12 to propose solutions to complex societal problems. See website for state affiliates. www.fpspi.org Harvard–MiT Mathematics Tournament— Schools register teams of eight students; individuals and teams of fewer than eight may request to be matched with other students to form a team. http://web.mit.edu/hmmt Prudential Spirit of Community awards—Middle and high school students who have made a diﬀerence in their community submit applications online. A certifier (the school’s principal or leader of county 4-H group, Girl Scout council, American red Cross chapter, YMCA, or affiliate of HandsOn Network) must review the application by Nov. 1. http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc Quill and Scroll Yearbook excellence Contest—Students in grades 9–12 submit yearbook work. Awards are presented in 12 divisions, including Student Life, Clubs or Organizations, Academics, and Feature Photo. www.uiowa. edu/~quill-sc/contests/yearbook.html oCToBeR 3 Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology—As individuals or as members of two- or three-person teams, high school students submit research projects in one of 14 categories. www.siemens-foundation.org/en oCToBeR 14 youngaRTS—High school seniors apply in one or more disciplines: dance, film and video, jazz, music, photography, theatre, visual arts, voice, and writing. Submission deadline is October 30. www.artsawards.org noVeMBeR 30 national engineering design Challenge— Students in grades 9–12 create a workplace assistive technological device for a person with a disability. www.jets.org/programs/nedc noVeMBeR 5 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling— Faculty advisors register teams of up to four students by 2:00 p.m.; problems are posted on the Web site at 3:01 p.m. T eams may choose any consecutive 36-hour block (beginning when the team logs on) between then and Nov. 22 to complete their problems. www.comap.com/highschool/contests/himcm american Mathematics Contest (aMC) 8— Schools register students in grades 6–8. (Lower fee for registering by October 8.) http://amc. maa.org/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml oCToBeR 15 national geographic Bee—Principals register schools, grades 4–8, for this test of geographic knowledge held at school, state, and national levels. (Fee increases after October 15; final registration deadline is December 9.) www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee oTHeR FaLL deadLineS Scripps-Howard national Spelling Bee—Students in grade 8 or lower enter through a sponsoring newspaper. Ask your local press if they participate, or find your local sponsor on the website. www.spellingbee.com Scholastic art and Writing awards—Students in grades 7–12 submit their work in 16 visual arts and 11 writing categories. regional deadlines vary, with some as early as November. See website for details. www.artandwriting.org oCToBeR 29 national german exam—German teachers register students in German II-IV. Tests are administered in December and January. www.aatg.org/programs/ student-programs/national-german-exam.html oCToBeR 31 design TaSC Challenge: Blowing in the Wind—Teams of high school students design, build, and test a device to complete one of three tasks on a theme (2011: Providing Emergency relief Supplies). www.cems.uvm.edu/TASC noVeMBeR 16 intel Science T alent Search—High school seniors submit a report of up to 20 pages for their research project, as well as an online application, teacher recommendations, a project recommendation (completed by the supervising scientist), and a school report completed by a counselor. www.societyforscience.org/sts word wise solution (from page 37) Solution: It's All Relative A R C T O O O W N E M C U R A U S A T U R E S I R S E M O R S R O S G A I T S A L A I L E V S A D E G E A R S A S C I I L E V E E noVeMBeR 1 aan neuroscience Prizes—Students in grades 9–12 submit original laboratory research on neuroscience topics. www.aan.com/science/ awards/?fuseaction=home.info&id=11 Botball—Over six weeks, students in grades 6–12 learn to program in C and use a kit to build and program a robot that can operate autonomously. www.botball.org noVeMBeR 19 MiT Think—High school students propose solutions to today’s technological challenges in order to benefit humanity. http://mittechfair.org/think noVeMBeR 23 U.S. academic Triathlon—Middle school students work as individuals and as part of a team to solve a series of academic challenges. http://academictriathlon.org A S T R A I S A A C M E R I T D I L E S S O A R T N W A Y S T R T H R O E R E A P S A L T U I I I M L O O E C A N A G O T E R S E R I T A C A Y 46 imagine Sept/Oct 2011 http://web.mit.edu/hmmt http://www.fpspi.org http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en http://www.uiowa.edu/-quill-sc/contents/yearbook.html http://www.uiowa.edu/-quill-sc/contents/yearbook.html http://www.artsawards.org http://www.jets.org/programs/nedc http://www.spellingbee.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee http://www.comap.com/highschool/contests/himcm http://amc.maa.org/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml http://www.artandwriting.org http://amc.maa.org/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml http://www.aatg.org/programs/student-programs/national-german-exam.html http://www.aatg.org/programs/student-programs/national-german-exam.html http://www.societyforscience.org/sts http://www.cems.uvm.edu/TASC http://www.mittechfair.org/think http://www.aan.com/science/awards/?fuseaction=home.info&id=11 http://www.aan.com/science/awards/?fuseaction=home.info&id=11 http://www.botball.org http://www.academictriathlon.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2011

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2011
Contents
Big Picture
In My Own Words
Physics Is…
Making the Team
Nuclear by Nature
Physics: The Next Generation
Telescopic Views
Exploring the Mysterious Lives of Stars
Around the Universe in Three Weeks
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Book Buddies
Meeting the (Economics) Challenge
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Creative Minds Imagine
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2011