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4/17/2021 - 4/17/2021

2021 Virtual Kentucky Junior Academy of Science meeting

Tentative Schedule:

Friday, April 16
5:00   pm ET                      Orientation - Students & Judges welcome

Saturday April 17, 2021
9.00 am – 12.00 ET            Student Presentations  
             
12:30 -  1:30 ET                 Panel presentation - A day in the life of an Undergraduate Researcher

1:30  – 2:00 pm  ET           Business Meeting of KJAS, election of officers

2:00- 3.30pm  ET               Presentations by High School Discipline Winners
 
 Final Winners to be Announced online

We ask participants to abide by the KAS Code of Ethics

This registration form is Part 1 of 2. You must complete this form first.

Step 2 is to submit your abstract, waiver and research paper up to 10 pages by midnight ET on March 29
Look for the link for Step 2 in your confirmation message AND in a confirmation email.

 

About the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science (KJAS) The Kentucky Junior Academy of Science offers middle- and high- school student scientists an opportunity to present their research project in the format of a 10 minute presentation with slides. Students must present their own original research and presentations may be based on research presented for a science fair. Presentation categories are listed below. Preliminary oral presentations (10 minutes) are conducted during the morning sessions. The top presentations of the high school morning sessions make presentations in the afternoon finalist sessions. Six overall winning presentations are selected and these students are invited to represent Kentucky at the American Junior Academies of Sciences (AJAS) meeting held in February the following year. The Junior Academy was begun in the 1930's to foster an interest in science for high school students in Kentucky. KJAS eventually expanded to include middle school students. The Junior Academy holds its scientific meeting each April. Participating students submit an abstract and a written paper, and they make oral presentations at the meeting. Presentation categories Behavioral & Social Science Biological Topics Botany Chemistry Computer Science & Mathematics Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Microbiology Physics Zoology For more information please contact Junior Academy Director Melony Stambaugh, program@kyscience.org Presentations are evaluated based on the rubric here : https://www.kyscience.org/kentucky_junior_academy_of_sci.php Awards are given in each category, and three overall winning projects are chosen from Life Sciences and Physical Sciences. The Kentucky Academy of Science provides financial support for these students to participate in the American Junior Academy of Science meeting the following February, as follows: Two first place winning projects receive up to $1000.00 per project; Two Second and two third place winning projects receive up to $750 per project. Funding will also be available for up to 2 chaperones (no more than one per school), up to a limit of $500/person. (In the case of team projects the amount is to be shared among team members).