Mississippi Junior Academy of Science.2004 Competition Information The annual MJAS competition will be held on February February: see month. 18, 2004, at the Mississippi Gulf Coast The Mississippi Gulf Coast refers to the three Mississippi counties which lie on the Gulf of Mexico: Hancock County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Jackson County, Mississippi. Community College--Jefferson Davis Campus in Gulfport Gulfport, city (1990 pop. 40,775), seat of Harrison co., SE Miss., a port on Mississippi Sound, the Gulf of Mexico, in a resort area; inc. 1898. A port of entry, it receives large shipments of bananas. , MS in conjunction with the Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by Academy of Sciences annual conference. If you are interested in serving as a judge for this competition, please contact Aimee Aimee, or Aimée, is a female given name and a version of Amy. Both names come from Aimée, which means beloved/loved in French (for a female), from Old French amede, from Latin amāta, feminine singular past participle of Lee at (601) 266-6374 or aimee.lee@usm.edu See .edu. (networking) edu - ("education") The top-level domain for educational establishments in the USA (and some other countries). E.g. "mit.edu". The UK equivalent is "ac.uk". or visit the new MJAS website: www.mjas.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. .
2003-2004 MJAS Executive Board
President: Peter Clark
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Vice-President: Ford Flippin
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Jackson Academy
Secretary: Rachel Wheeler
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Cleveland High School
Board Members: Suomo De Tonya Renfrow
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School Morton High School
What is the Competition? The most important thing to remember about the MJAS Annual Research Paper Competition is that the paper must be based on a scientific study where students manipulate manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal. variables in order to develop data. There are two classes into which competitors are divided: Class I is 9th and 10th grade students; Class II is 11th and 12th grade students. Papers are then grouped into appropriate divisions based on the topics of research. The annual research paper competition has three phases: (1) written paper competition, (2) oral presentation competition in divisions, and (3) overall competition. The Written Paper Competition is the first phase of the competition. In order to make a presentation at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences, participants must submit their research papers for review. This part of the competition is based on the quality of the research paper. Because of this, it is important to know what the judges look for in a paper. Be sure to include the following in the paper: title page, abstract, purpose, method, results, conclusions, and references. The judges will look for a clearly identified research problem and a thorough description of the experimental procedures. Quantitative data should be neatly arranged and easy to understand. Qualitative data should be explained clearly. Results of the experiment should be interpreted in a discussion of the significance of the results. In addition, a literature review is also recommended. From the submitted written papers, the judges select those that are to be presented at the oral presentation competition. The Oral Presentation Competition judging criteria are based on the professional aspect of the presentation, including the support material and poise of the presenter. Supporting materials include, but are not limited to, the following: slides, posters, transparencies, models, computer generated presentations, etc. The effective use of audio-visual au·di·o-vis·u·al also au·di·o·vis·u·al adj. 1. Both audible and visible. 2. Abbr. AV Of or relating to materials, such as films and tape recordings, that present information in audible and pictorial form: materials is instrumental in the oral presentation. In this phase of the competition, judges do not consider the written paper, only the presentation itself. Judges look for confidence in the presenter, the ability of the presenter to maintain audience interest, appropriate voice level, appearance, clarity of diction, and enthusiasm for the topic. The Overall Competition brings together the divisional winners of Class II. These students present their papers before their peers and another panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
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