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Essay Contest
Students
in
Grades 7 through 12 may compete with a library
research paper in the “Essay Only” segment Paper
Session Competition. However, this does not rule
out the possibility of personal experimentation
as a supplement to the library research.
The
topic
for
the 2022 contest is:
IJAS
Student
Essay Topic – TBA
The research part of this paper should define
what the topic is, how it can be implemented,
and should include a commentary on your
personal experience of how participating in
independent research reflects the current
topic.
Format
of the essay:
• Choose a topic that has been developed or is
being theorized.
• Support your topic’s significance through
research.
Structure
of
the essay:
• The author must follow the essay theme
of TBA
• The author must use the formal essay style
that adequately expresses the chosen topic.
• The essay must be original and follow the
guidelines for student essays as established in
the guidebook.
Cash awards may be made for the best essays.
Essay
Entry
Procedures
Students are to submit to the school
coordinator four copies of their essay and three
copies of the Student STEM Exhibition
Official Entry Form for Essay Competition.
Each essay must include the Essay Cover Page.
Students should keep the original copy of their
essay. Essays are to be sent as one PDF
file via e-mail to
cpssciencefair@gmail.com
- ATTN: Lucy
Young on or before January 20,
2022. The physical arrangement of the
essay must be as follows:
• Essay Cover Page (See this
page.) Give the essay a title that
is indicative of the content of the essay.
•
If supplemental experimentation is used, a Safety
Sheet and any applicable endorsement(s)
must be attached.
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Body–Discussion
• Conclusion or Summary
• Reference List – A list of
published articles, books, and other
communications actually cited in the essay,
using APA format. Do not refer to this list as a
bibliography.
The essay should be 1,200 to 1,500 words. The
essay should include at least 12 current
references and no more than one reference to an
encyclopedia. Students are to type their last
name and the title of the essay at the top of
each page. Papers should follow the basic rules
of essay writing and should be carefully
proofread. (See Symposium Paper/
Essay Checklist for helpful information.)
Entries are due January 20, 2022. This
deadline will not be extended. Papers
submitted after the deadline will be returned
unopened to the author. For additional
information, contact either the STEM Exhibition
coordinator at your school or Ms.Young
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