Achievement Points

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)
• Participate in week-long Science camp
• Science Olympiad; Math Olympiad
• Participate in regional Robotics Competition
• Participate in an extra-curricular or summer science program, see examples below
  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

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 a 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.

• Other science projects may be acceptable to earn award points.
• Points will be applied to the current calendar year and cannot be carried over.
• Awards will only be given when achievement information is submitted and received at the Academy by March 1 of each year.  COVID-19 information:  due to COVID-19, the points program has paused until further  notice.
• 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.