Date

Any date from April 20 through May 1, 2009.

Questions

The Contest for grade 2 consists of 25 questions, for grade 3 and 4, 35 questions. The Contest for grades 5 and 6 consists of 40 questions. The Life Science Contest, the Physical Science Contest, and the two General Science contests each consist of 50 questions. The Earth Science contest, Chemistry Contest, and Physics Contest each consist of 40 questions. The multiple choice questions which comprise each contest are based on factual knowledge as well as students' understanding of scientific processes. The time limit for each of the contests is 35 minutes and may be administered comfortably within one class period.

Contest Operation

You will receive two copies of the questions for each Contest you enter by March 13, 2009. Please duplicate as many copies as you need. Answer keys will be provided. There is no limit to the number of students who may participate. While the Contest contains a few difficult questions requiring creative thought, most of the questions are suitable for the majority of your students. The students are to work independently on the questions. Each test is to be proctored and graded by the school. The top ten individual's names and their scores are to be listed on the score sheets provided. The sum of these top ten scores is the school's team score. The score sheet is to be returned to the NSL (envelope provided) where the results will be collated. All schools will receive a report of the results of the appropriate Contest. Please complete the application form below and return it to us by Feb. 10, 2009.

Awards

Each team will receive 11 awards- 1 medal and 10 certificates. Each additional team that your school registers entitles you to receive 1 additional set of awards. There are also individual and team awards on the national level.

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Application Form

Please click here to download an application form now. This download includes our informational letter and an appliction form that you can print out and mail back to us.

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Fee Determination Examples

Below are some examples for determining fees and awards. (Other combinations are possible.)

When a school registers	Fee	Awards
One 2nd grade team and one 3rd grade team	$95.00	2 medals and 20 certificates
Two 5th grade teams	$95.00	2 medals and 20 certificates
One 6th grade team and one Life Science team	$95.00	2 medals and 20 certificates
One Life Science team, one General Science team and one Earth Science team	$140.00	3 medals and 30 certificates
Two Biology teams and one Chemistry team	$140.00	3 medals and 30 certificates
One 5th grade team, one Physical Science team, one Biology team and one Physics team	$185.00	4 medals and 40 certificates

Sample Pages From Contests

Grade Level Samples Grade Two Page One, Page Two, Page Three Grades Three and Four Page One, Page Two, Page Three Grades Five and Six Page One, Page Two, Page Three Grades Five and Six Page One, Page Two, Page Three Grades Seven, Eight and Nine Page One, Page Two, Page Three

Course Samples JH Life Science Page One, Page Two, Page Three JH Physical Science Page One, Page Two, Page Three Earth Science Page One, Page Two, Page Three Environmental Science Page One, Page Two, Page Three Biology Page One, Page Two, Page Three Chemistry Page One, Page Two, Page Three Physics Page One, Page Two, Page Three

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