Senior Science Research

Overview

Fall Semester

Fall Meetings for Seniors

Check the big calendar on midwoodscience.org often. Individual, team, or small group meetings are the way business gets done. Large group meetings are rare. Keep your supervising teacher up to date on your progress. Do not hesitate to tell us of problems. Above all, do not miss your appointments. They count significantly toward your grade.

  1. September
    1. Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester. Everyone attends.
      • Semester overview (see Google Classroom for notes)
    2. September meeting
      • Summer lab log
      • Research report 1st draft
      • Regeneron STS status (individual projects only)
  2. October
    1. First meeting
      • Research report 2nd draft
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • Neuroscience registration & paperwork (optional)
    2. Second meeting
      • Research report 3rd draft
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
  3. November
    1. November meeting
      • September/October lab log
      • Research report final draft
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • JSHS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • Terra NYC registration & paperwork (mandatory)
  4. December
    1. First meeting
      • Terra NYC registration & paperwork (mandatory)
      • November lab log
      • Research report supplemental draft (optional)
    2. Second meeting
  5. January
    1. Poster meeting
      • Scientific poster first draft
      • Terra NYC status
      • St. Joe's status
      • JSHS status
    2. Exit meeting
      • Poster status
      • Terra NYC status
      • St. Joe's status
      • JSHS status
      • Grades

Regeneron Science Talent Search

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 (research report)

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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)

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Monday, November 21, 2022 (research paper)
Sunday, February 5, 2023 (presentation)

Terra NYC STEM Fair

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Monday, December 19, 2022 (research report)
February 18–March 8, 2023 (virtual prelims)
Sunday, March 26, 2023 (I.R.L. finals)

St. Joseph's College High School Poster Session

Saturday, February 4, 2023 (poster session)

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Posters

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The spring semester is full of events where you are expected to talk about your project to the public. This is typically done while standing next to a 4 foot wide by 3 foot tall poster that summarizes your project. In January, you will a prepare such a poster for use throughout the spring semester.

Fall Lab Logs

Honors Science Research

Honors credit is available for juniors and seniors who work on their project under the supervision of a mentor (PhD, MD, other qualified professional) affiliated with a regulated research institution (university, hospital, government agency, etc.). Eligible students will have their class grade weighted by 1.05 when their transcript average is computed. (AP classes are weighted by 1.1, in comparison.)

In order to qualify, students need to…

Spring Semester

Spring Meetings for Seniors

Check the big calendar on midwoodscience.org often. Individual, team, or small group meetings are the way business gets done. Large group meetings are rare. Keep your supervising teacher up to date on your progress. Do not hesitate to tell us of problems. Above all, do not miss your appointments. They count significantly toward your grade.

  1. February
  2. March
    • March meeting (before end of marking period)
      • Prepare for Terra NYC finals (if selected)
      • Prepare for ACT-SO (optional)
      • First marking period service logs
      • Service options for April
    • Terra NYC STEM Fair
      • Terra NYC Preliminary Round (mandatory) at virtual, February 18–March 8, 2023
      • Terra NYC Finals Round (if selected) in the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Sunday, March 26, 2023
      • Terra NYC Awards Ceremony (if selected) at virtual, Friday, March 31, 2023
  3. April
    • April meeting (before end of marking period)
      • Prepare for Brooklyn College Science Day (optional)
      • Prepare for JSHS Nationals (if selected)
      • Prepare for ISEF (if selected)
      • Second marking period service logs
      • Service options for May and June
  4. May
  5. June
    • Exit meeting
      • Third marking period service logs
      • Return your drawer keys
      • Grades and other exit topics

Senior Service

St. Joseph's College High School Poster Session

Saturday, February 4, 2023 (poster session)

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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)

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Monday, November 21, 2022 (research paper)
Sunday, February 5, 2023 (presentation)

Terra NYC STEM Fair

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Monday, December 19, 2022 (research report)
February 18–March 8, 2023 (virtual prelims)
Sunday, March 26, 2023 (I.R.L. finals)

24/7 Lecture

Write a 24/7 lecture for the midwoodscience.org website and press release mailing list. The idea for this assignment came from the annual Ig Nobel Prize Awards organized by the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Each 24/7 Lecturer explains their topic twice…

First, a complete, technical description in 24 seconds. Then, a clear summary that anyone can understand in 7 words.

This is a written assignment for this class, not a performance piece as it is at the actual event (2 samples, 3 samples, 3 samples).

A fast talker could probably squeeze out 2½ words per second or 60 words in 24 seconds. Write a summary of your research project in 60±10 words that is not afraid to use technical language. Then write a 7 word summary that is poetic, clever, or witty. Include at least one original graphic element, which means no artwork "made by the internet". A graphic element could be a photograph (natural or staged), a drawing (freehand or technical), or a graph (if it is interesting or has special visual appeal). Also, come up with a very short title for your "lecture".

If you would like to do this assignment, submit it to your supervising teacher via email. They will give you feedback. When it is good enough to go on the class website it will be posted for you. After several entires have been posted they will be combined into one message and sent out to the Midwood Science press release mailing list.

Brooklyn College Science Day

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 [?] (abstract registration)
Friday, May 5, 2023 [?] (poster session)

Midwood High School Science Fair

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

All Science Research students participate in this event.

Spring Lab Logs

Honors Science Research

Honors credit is available for juniors and seniors who work on their project under the supervision of a mentor (PhD, MD, other qualified professional) affiliated with a regulated research institution (university, hospital, government agency, etc.). Eligible students will have their class grade weighted by 1.05 when their transcript average is computed. (AP classes are weighted by 1.1, in comparison.)

In order to qualify, students need to…