Evaluation Process
The deadline for filing the completed application (biographical form and research paper) is on January 1, 2010. Notification of the student research presenters will be made by January 22, 2010. Alternates will be notified by February 5, 2010. Evaluation of the completed application will be done using the following criteria:
- quality of the research and experimentation
- evidence of the students' understanding of the scientific and technical principles involved in the investigation.
- creativity/originality in the choice of and in the investigation of the topic
- acknowledgement of major assistance (The student speaker must acknowledge any direct assistance received. As a researcher, the student is neither rewarded nor penalized by the judges for utilizing special advisors or equipment. Examples of areas of assistance which should be acknowledged include: selecting the topic of research; planning and/or guiding the course of the research; gathering data; and construction of apparatus.)
- skill in communicating
the research results
Guiding Principles in the Use of Non-Human Vertebrates
The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium has adopted the following rules on non-human vertebrate experimentation (adapted from Bonkalski et al., 1994).
- only animals that are lawfully acquired shall be used in experimentation and their retention and use shall be in every case in strict compliance with state and local laws and regulations.
- animals used in experimentation must receive every consideration for their bodily comfort; they must be kindly treated, properly fed, and their surroundings kept in a sanitary condition.
- When animals are used by students for their education or the advancement of science, such work shall be under the direct supervision of an experienced teacher or an investigator at a research institution with an approved active protocol for the use of vertebrate animals for this research.
Forms need to be completed and mailed by January 1 to:
Iowa JSHS
Opportunity at Iowa
E203 Seashore Hall, The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Download the form from the following link.
Student Research Presenter Application This form is to be filled out by
the Student who would like to present at the Iowa JSHS.
