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State Essay Contest
Students
in Grades 7 through 12 may compete with a library research paper in the
“Essay Only” segment of the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Paper
Session Competition. However, this does not rule out the possibility of
personal experimentation as a supplement to the library research.
Topics
for the 2010 contest are:
IJAS
Student Essay Topic – The Science of Toys.
The purpose of this essay is to choose one issue that
involves “The Science of Toys.” Make sure the topic is narrow
enough to write a proper essay —do not try to overview every topic that
involves the speed of science.
Format of
the essay:
• Choose a topic that has been developed or is being theorized.
• Support your topic’s significance through research.
Structure
of the essay:
• The author must follow the essay theme of “The Science of
Toys”
• The author must use the formal essay style that adequately expresses
the chosen topic.
• The essay must be original and follow the guidelines for student
essays as established in the guidebook.
Cash awards will be made for the best essays.
Essay
Entry Procedures
Students are to submit to the school coordinator six
copies of their essay and three copies of the 2010 Student Science
Fair Official Entry Form for Symposium and Essay Competition. Each
essay must include the Essay Cover Page.
Students should keep the original copy of their essay. Essays are due
to Mrs. Hortense Brice, Lindblom High School, GSR #43, by
January 7, 2010. The physical arrangement of the essay
must be as follows:
• Essay Cover Page (See sample in the Handbook Appendix or
see
Nuclear Essay front page information.) Give the essay a title that is
indicative of the content of the essay.
• If
supplemental experimentation is used, a Safety Sheet and any
applicable endorsement(s) must be attached.
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Body–Discussion
• Conclusion or Summary
• Reference List – A list of published
articles, books, and other communications actually cited in the essay,
using APA format. Do not refer to this list as a bibliography.
The essay should be 1,200 to 1,500 words. The essay should include at
least 12 current references and no more than one reference to an
encyclopedia. Students are to type their last name and the title of the
essay at the top of each page. Papers should follow the basic rules of
essay writing and should be carefully proofread. (See Symposium
Paper/IJAS State Essay Checklist for helpful
information.) Entries are due January 7, 2010. This
deadline will not be extended. Papers
submitted after the deadline will be returned unopened to the author.
For additional information, contact the science fair coordinator at the
school.
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