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Every Junior Academy member
has a special interest
in science. To encourage
these interests and activities,
the Academy of Science-St.
Louis gives special recognition.
The awards are explained
below.
Achievement is recognized
for Junior Academy students
in grades 6-12
Total Points Award:
- Experimenter (100
pts- 200 pts) Certificate
- Researcher (201
pts-300 pts) Certificate
- Scientist (301 pts-400
pts) Certificate
- Associate of Academy
(401 pts+) Framed
Certificate
Achievement
Guidelines
The following have
a value of 100 points:
- Enter a science
competition on the
regional or state
level
- i.e. Academy of Science - St.
Louis Science Fair
– Honors Division
- Science Olympiad;
Math Olympiad
- Participate in regional
Robotics Competition
- Participate in an
extra-curricular or
summer science program
- STARS (Students
and Teachers as Research
Scientists)
- Science/technology
internship program
- Eco Act (Missouri
Botanical Garden)
- Army Corps of Engineers
Riverlands Project;
Stream Team, Forest
Keepers
- Participate in
week-long Science
camp
The
following have a value
of 50 points:
- Academy of Science - St. Louis
Science Fair –
at Queeny Park
- Science Fair Judge
(Grades 9-12 only)
- Participate in a
scientific/technological
career shadowing or
mentoring experience.
- Earning science,
math, technology-related
badges in scouting
programs
- Participate in day-long
science program
- Recycling Club
- Inducted into National
Honor Society
The following have
a value of 25 points:
- Attend a Junior
Academy activity
- Make a scientific
collection with a
purpose - i.e., rocks,
fossils, insects,
etc. (Science Fair
guidelines suggested.)
Complete an independent
scientific research
project and write
a report about your
findings. (You may
already be doing this
for science project
in school and this
counts!)
- Complete science
courses beyond the
two-credit state requirement
(25 points per semester);
special summer science
programs or others
with Academy approval.
- Conduct a literature
search in an area
of scientific interest;
write a report of
your findings, and
include the use of
a university library
or Internet file.
The following have
a value of 20 points:
- Participate in an
environmental project.
(May be worth more,
depending on the nature
and significance of
the project.)
- Present lab activity
or demonstration to
your class (over and
above class requirements).
- Keep a journal of
scientific activities,
observations, results,
questions, etc.
- Care for a classroom
organism or maintain
one or more pure cultures
for class use, and
keep a journal on
this activity
Rules:
- Other science projects
may be acceptable
to earn award points.
- Points will be applied
to the current year
and cannot be carried
over.
- Awards will only
be given when achievement
information is submitted
and received at the
Academy by March 4, 2013.
- Awards will be given
only to members who
have their annual
dues up to date. Junior Academy students will receive a "request for points" and scholarship application in February of each year.
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