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mark your calendar with these February-March registration deadlines for selected academic competitions. View websites for competition format, dates, and fees. FEBRUARY 1 FEBRUARY 18 MARCH 6 Elizabeth Bishop Prizes in Verse, Fiction, and Playwriting-Students in grades 8-11 submit a piece of writing. http://thebluepencil.net Rube Goldberg International Online Middle School Contest-Advisors register teams of students ages 11-14 to design and build a machine and submit a video demonstration. http://rubegoldberg. com/Contest?page=contest_rules_online Kids Philosophy Slam (Submission Deadline)- Students write, create poetry, music, or artwork about their personal experiences regarding a philosophical question posed each year (2015: Violence or Compassion: Which has a greater impact on society?) www.philosophyslam.org Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Math, and Science (TEAMS)-Coaches register teams of middle and high school students for this themed problem-solving competition (2015: The Power of Engineering). http://teams.tsaweb.org FEBRUARY 2 Christopher Columbus Awards for Community Innovation (Submission Deadline)-Teams of students in grades 6-8 and an appointed coach use science and technology to solve real-world problems. www.christophercolumbusawards.com FEBRUARY 5 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling-Advisors register teams of high school students for this online contest. www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests Quill and Scroll International Writing and Photo Contest, and Blogging Competition (Submission Deadline)-In the high school contest, schools may submit up to four entries in each of 15 categories; in the middle school contest, students in grades 5-9 submit entries that have been published in a newspaper, news magazine, or online. http:// quillandscroll.org/contests/writing-photo-contest FEBRUARY 6 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge- Teams of high school students design, construct, and test technologies for mobility devices needed in future exploration missions. www.nasa.gov/ roverchallenge FEBRUARY 11 Davidson Fellows Awards-Students ages 17 and under submit a significant piece of work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy, or "outside the box." www.davidsongifted.org/fellows FEBRUARY 15 AFA Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship-Students in grade 12 write a 1,200-1,500 word essay about how Alzheimer's disease has affected their lives. www.afateens.org/ about_new 46 imagine FEBRUARY 27 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams-Teams of high school students in grades 9-12, their teachers, and mentors identify a problem and invent a solution. Categories have included consumer products, assistive devices for the disabled/elderly, safety devices, and environment. http://lemelson.mit.edu/ inventeams FEBRUARY 28 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad-Teachers nominate students ages 13-18 who have taken high school chemistry. Local tests held in March; national exam is in late April. www.acs.org/content/acs/en/ education/students/highschool.html Young Eco-Hero Awards-Students ages 8-16 who have carried out individual environmental action projects are eligible to apply for this award. www.actionfornature.org/ecohero_awards.aspx MARCH 9 Physics Bowl-Schools register to administer this 45-minute exam to students in grades 9-12. www.aapt.org/Programs/Physicsbowl MARCH 15 The Claremont Review-Writers ages 13-19 may submit poetry, short plays, and short stories to this biannual magazine. www.theclaremontreview.ca Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest-Contestants in eighth grade and up build autonomous robots that navigate a model of a house to locate and extinguish a lit candle. www.trincoll.edu/events/robot MARCH 1 EngineerGirl Essay Contest (Submission Deadline)-Students in three grade categories (3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) submit an essay on how engineering has improved their quality of life. Word length varies by grade level. www.engineergirl.org/Contest.aspx NASA Space Settlement Student Design Contest (Submission Deadline)-As individuals or in teams, students in grades 6-12 submit their ideas for an orbital space settlement. http://settlement. arc.nasa.gov/Contest Young Naturalist Awards (Submission Deadline)-Students in grades 7-12 undertake explorations in biology, astronomy, or earth science and write an essay on their findings (word count varies by grade). www.amnh.org/learn-teach/young-naturalist-awards MARCH 2 Manningham Student Poetry Contest-Students in grades 6-12 submit original works of poetry. www.nfsps.com/student_awards.htm In Deep Water word wise solution (from page 37) Solution: C O B B A L L O T E T R E O R G A D U A L E E L D S W A P L A T R O V A P E Y E S G W I A S R A N Z A T E B E S E C O N P T E H U G O R E S O L A R E A S D U E U N C C F R C T I E A S T S T Y T S O A R A U R I C N I C P R O A X L E B I O T C O A B O S C F A S S A T Jan/Feb 2015 http://www.thebluepencil.net http://rubegoldberg.com/Contest?page=contest_rules_online http://rubegoldberg.com/Contest?page=contest_rules_online http://www.philosophyslam.org http://teams.tsaweb.org http://www.aapt.org/Programs/Physicsbowl http://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams http://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com http://www.theclaremontreview.ca http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool.html http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool.html http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot http://www.actionfornature.org/ecohero_awards.aspx http://www.quillandscroll.org/contests/writing-photo-contest http://www.quillandscroll.org/contests/writing-photo-contest http://www.engineergirl.org/Contest.aspx http://www.nasa.gov/roverchallenge http://www.nasa.gov/roverchallenge http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Contest http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Contest http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/young-naturalist-awards http://www.afateens.org/about_new http://www.afateens.org/about_new http://www.nfsps.com/student_awards.htm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2015

Big Picture
In My Own Words
Land & Sea
Going Full Circle with Ocean Conservation
At Home in the Water
Diving into Marine Science
Ocean Views
Becoming a Steward of the Seas
Engineering for Ocean Health
Selected Opportunities and Resources
The Wonderful World of MOOCs
Super
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review: UC San Diego
Creative Minds Imagine
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2015