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mark your calendar with these October-November registration deadlines for selected academic competitions. View websites for competition format, dates, and fees. OCTOBER OCTOBER 28 NOVEMBER 4 Future Problem Solving Program-Schools register teams of students in grades 4-12 to propose solutions to complex societal problems. See website for state affiliates. www.fpspi.org AAN Neuroscience Prizes-Students in grades 9-12 submit original laboratory research on neuroscience topics. http://tools.aan.com/science/ awards/?fuseaction=home.info&id=11 OCTOBER 8 OCTOBER 30 Intel Science Talent Search-high school seniors submit a report of up to 20 pages for their research project, as well as an online application, teacher recommendations, a project recommendation (completed by the supervising scientist), and a school report completed by a counselor. www.societyforscience.org/sts Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament-Schools register teams of eight students; individuals and teams of fewer than eight may request to be matched with other students to form a team. http://web.mit.edu/hmmt High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling- Faculty advisors register teams of up to four students by 2:00 p.m.; problems are posted on the website at 3:01 p.m. teams may choose any consecutive 36hour block (beginning when the team logs on) between then and nov. 22 to complete their problems. www.comap.com/highschool/contests/himcm OCTOBER 15 Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle School (MOEMS)-teams of up to 35 students participate in five contests administered from november to March. www.moems.org OCTOBER 16 YoungArts-(submission deadline) high school seniors apply in one or more disciplines: dance, film and video, jazz, music, photography, theatre, visual arts, voice, and writing. www.artsawards.org OCTOBER 24 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards-(submission deadline) teams of students ages 13-18 create products that benefit aerospace exploration, clean energy, or health and nutrition. www.conradawards.org NOVEMBER 5 Creative Minds Imagine Essay Contest-(submission deadline) Students submit original works of up to 1,000 words. www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine/guidelines/ contest/creativeminds.html NOVEMBER 14 OCTOBER 31 Future City Competition-Using Simcity software, teams of students in grades 6-8 imagine and design a virtual city that addresses an environmental problem (2014-2015 theme: Feeding Future cities). www.futurecity.org NOVEMBER 1 Patriot's Pen Essay Contest-(submission deadline) Students in grades 6-8 submit a 300-400-word essay on an annual theme (2015-16: "What Freedom Means to Me"). www.vfw.org/Community/Patriot-s-Pen Quill and Scroll Yearbook Excellence Contest- Students in grades 9-12 submit yearbook work. Awards are presented in 18 divisions, including Student Life, clubs or Organizations, Academics, and Feature Photo. http://quillandscroll.org/contests/ yearbook-excellence-contest NOVEMBER 2 American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 8-Schools register students in grades 6-8 for this 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam. www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-8 U.S. Academic Triathlon-Middle school students work as individuals and as part of a team to solve a series of academic challenges. http://academictriathlon.org NOVEMBER 16 Marine Band Concerto Competition-Students in grades 9-12 who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments are eligible to participate in this competition . www.marineband.marines.mil/About/ ConcertoCompetition.aspx NOVEMBER 24 Innovative App Challenge-teachers register teams of middle and high school students, who develop an original concept for a mobile app that incorporates SteM principles and addresses a problem in their school or community. http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org word wise solution (from page 37) NOVEMBER 3 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards-Middle and high school students who have made a difference in their community submit applications online. A certifier (the school's principal or leader of county 4-h group, Girl Scout council, American red cross chapter, YMcA, or affiliate of handsOn network) must review the application. http://spirit.prudential.com/ view/page/soc 46 imagine Sept/Oct 2015

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2015

Circuit Training Electrical Engineering at CTY
Turning Brainwaves into Action Meet ARTIE, the robot activated by thoughts
Robotics in the Real World How robots are helping us explore space, overcome disability, and so much more
My First FIRST The climbing robot that taught me to aim high
Adventures in Botball
So Much Fun, It’s Inhuman Destroying the competition in combat robotics
Born to Build The making of an engineer
The Engineering Summer Academy at Penn Three weeks that launched my future
Music in the Woods Six weeks at Tanglewood
Big Picture
In My Own Words Daniel H. Wilson, author of Robopocalypse and Robogenesis
Selected Opportunities and Resources
Off the Shelf Review of Obert Sky’s Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options Interview with NASA robotics engineer Jaakko Karras
One Step Ahead Be fearless
Planning Ahead for College Express lessons in financial aid
Students Review Dartmouth College
Creative Minds Imagine Poetry contest winners
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2015