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Every Junior Academy member
has a special interest
in science. To encourage
these interests and activities,
the Academy of Science-St.
Louis gives special recognition.
The awards are explained
below.
Achievement is recognized
for Junior Academy students
in grades 6-12
Total Points Award:
- Experimenter (100
pts- 200 pts) Certificate
- Researcher (201
pts-300 pts) Certificate
- Scientist (301 pts-400
pts) Certificate
- Associate of Academy
(401 pts+) Framed
Certificate
Achievement
Guidelines
The following have
a value of 100 points:
- Enter a science
competition on the
regional or state
level
- i.e. Greater St.
Louis Science Fair
– Honors Division
- Science Olympiad;
Math Olympiad
- Participate in regional
Robotics Competition
- Participate in an
extra-curricular or
summer science program
- STARS (Students
and Teachers as Research
Scientists)
- Science/technology
internship program
- Eco Act (Missouri
Botanical Garden)
- Army Corps of Engineers
Riverlands Project;
Stream Team, Forest
Keepers
- Participate in
week-long Science
camp
The
following have a value
of 50 points:
- Greater St. Louis
Science Fair –
at Queeny Park
- Science Fair Judge
(Grades 9-12 only)
- Participate in a
scientific/technological
career shadowing or
mentoring experience.
- Earning science,
math, technology-related
badges in scouting
programs
- Participate in day-long
science program
- Recycling Club
- Inducted into National
Honor Society
The following have
a value of 25 points:
- Attend a Junior
Academy activity
- Make a scientific
collection with a
purpose - i.e., rocks,
fossils, insects,
etc. (Science Fair
guidelines suggested.)
Complete an independent
scientific research
project and write
a report about your
findings. (You may
already be doing this
for science project
in school and this
counts!)
- Complete science
courses beyond the
two-credit state requirement
(25 points per semester);
special summer science
programs or others
with Academy approval.
- Conduct a literature
search in an area
of scientific interest;
write a report of
your findings, and
include the use of
a university library
or Internet file.
The following have
a value of 20 points:
- Participate in an
environmental project.
(May be worth more,
depending on the nature
and significance of
the project.)
- Present lab activity
or demonstration to
your class (over and
above class requirements).
- Keep a journal of
scientific activities,
observations, results,
questions, etc.
- Care for a classroom
organism or maintain
one or more pure cultures
for class use, and
keep a journal on
this activity
Rules:
- Other science projects
may be acceptable
to earn award points.
- Points will be applied
to the current year
and cannot be carried
over.
- Awards will only
be given when achievement
information is submitted
with the approval
of the student's advisor
and received at the
Academy by April 2,
2008. (i.e. for activities
outside of the Academy
of Science, have your
parent or teacher
initial)
Contact peggyw@academyofsciencestl.org
for clarification
- Awards will be given
only to members who
have their annual
dues up to date.
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