JU’s 22nd-Annual SME Day–March 29, 2012!
Jacksonville University is pleased to announce the 22nd-annual Science, Mathematics and Engineering Day onThursday, March 29, 2012. Reserve space for your students today – there are scholarships and bragging rights at stake! There is no cost to schools or students, but registration is required.
Competitions will involve the disciplines: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, ENGINEERING, MARINE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER PROGRAMMING.
We’ll have CLASSIC COMPETITIONS in chemistry and engineering, as well as new interdisciplinary elements, such as the BRAIN BRAWL. The CHEMATHON, sponsored by the Jacksonville section of the American Chemical Society, will again be a part of this year’s team chemistry competition.
Registration OPENS February 10th
Registration CLOSES March 15th
Since only one teacher registration form in each discipline (Chemistry allows two) can be accepted per school, please coordinate your student selection process with other science teachers at your school. There is a place on the form to indicate additional teachers/adults attending as chaperones. A given student may only participate in one event. After registering your team, please ask each participating student to complete the online student registration form, again before THURSDAY, MARCH 15. The sponsoring teacher need not personally attend the competition, but at least one teacher from each school must be present the entire day to supervise students.
A PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF THE DAY’S ACTIVITIES:
| 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. |
Arrival / Check-In |
| 8:15 – 8:50 a.m. |
Welcome and Orientation (light breakfast will be provided) |
| 9 – 11:50 a.m. |
Individual and Team Competitions |
| Noon – 1 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1 – 1:30 p.m. |
Presentation of the Winners |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Dismissal |
Lunch will be provided. A detailed schedule of events will be provided on the day of the competition.
ALL DISCIPLINES—BRAIN BRAWL
Teams will compete in a quiz-show type tournament to answer questions from all areas of science. The members of the winning team will be honored at the awards presentation.
CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING
The competition in these areas is divided into two parts, beginning with students taking a 50-minute, multiple-choice examination in the discipline for which he/she is registered. To allow for differences in curricula among different schools, a wide range of topics will be included on the exams. No student is expected to be able to answer all the questions. In the second phase, students registered for a particular discipline from each school will operate as a team competing against other teams. The object is to encourage the students to work together as a unit to pool their knowledge and skills concerning a given problem. The exact nature of the activity depends on the discipline and is described in more detail on the web site.
PHYSICS
The Physics competition will consist of a team activity involving problem solving and demonstration of the final solution. The team with the most successful solution will be honored at the awards presentation. Details will be coming soon. Check back for more information!
MARINE SCIENCE
Teams of 4 students will compete in a laboratory based activity that involves skills used by students and professionals in the field of marine science. All materials will be provided.
BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE -- PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
Providing a unique challenge, students will spend the entire competition working in teams of three to solve a problem that involves biology, mathematics and computer programming. During three sessions students will work to solve the various components of the problem. Teams should be formed with students who have a background in biology, strong programming skills and strong mathematical skills; individual students do not need to be skilled in all areas, but each team should have all three areas represented. The team with the most successful completion of the the three-part problem will be honored at the awards presentation.
| Subject Area(s) |
Grade level |
Requirements
(completed or currently enrolled) |
Description of Activity |
| Chemistry |
Freshman – Senior |
Standard HS Chemistry |
Scholarship test & Team Laboratory Competition |
| Chemistry AP |
Junior – Senior |
AP Chemistry |
Scholarship test & Team Laboratory competition |
| Engineering |
Junior – Senior |
HS Engineering |
Scholarship test & Team competition |
| Physics |
Junior – Senior |
HS Physics |
Team activity |
| Marine Science |
Sophomore-Senior |
Biology |
Team activity |
| Interdisciplinary: any and all science fields |
Freshman – Junior |
4-person team |
Brain Brawl competition |
| Interdisciplinary: Mathematics, Computer Programming & Biology |
Freshman – Senior |
3-person team with ALL THREE disciplines represented |
Three-part interdisciplinary problem |
Registration OPENS February 10th
Registration CLOSES March 15th
If you experience difficulty registering or have questions, call 256-7300 or email lclemen@ju.edu.