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Updated: 3/14/2012

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NASA Student Survey Link – Seniors & Freshmen please complete!                                                                                                            

IDS 4 Seniors 12A

Semester 2 Senior IDS

Rotation Schedule

Rotation 1:  Wednesday, January 25 – Friday, February 17

            Bio – Lab A

            Phy – Lab B

            Chem – Lab C

 

            1st portfolio submission:  Wednesday, February 15

 

 

Winter Break

 

Rotation 2:  Monday, February 27 – Friday, March 23

            Bio – Lab C

            Phy – Lab A

            Chem – Lab B

 

            2nd portfolio submission:  Wednesday, March 21

Lab A Rotation 2 Schedule

Rotation 3:  Monday, March 26 – end of the year

            Bio – Lab B

            Phy – Lab C

            Chem – Lab A

 

            Birdhouse paper & model:  Wednesday, April 18

            3rd (final) portfolio submission:  Thursday, May 3

            Exit Interviews:  Thursday, May 24

 

Lab A assignment documents

Podcast

Student Personal Webpage

Senior Year Portfolio Project

     Submission 1 Rubric

             Goal Statement

     Submission 2 Rubric

             Section Introductions/Summaries

     Submission 3 Rubric

             Portfolio Cover Letter

Birdhouse Project

 

February 2012

Scholarship Alerts (Updated 02/15)

*      Two Michigan-based scholarships (therefore not open to the entire US) which means you have a better chance for consideration of an award.  The scholarship applications are straight forward and do not require a lot of time to complete. Check them out at the following links:

(Be aware of deadline dates!)

 

*      Community Choice Foundation Scholarship Program      www.scholarships@communitychoicecu.com

 

*      Skandalaris Family Foundation

                                    www.skandalaris.com

 

*      The Community Choice Foundation will award a minimum of $100,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Southeast Michigan. 2011 Scholarship applications are available for submission January 1, 2012 - March 31, 2012.

           For more information Click Here

           Download Application Here

 

 

  • American Plastics Council (APC)/Plastics Recycling Division Scholarship
    Available to college students majoring in or taking courses that would
    be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry.
    Numerous scholarships
    $1000-8000
    Most have an app Deadline: Feb 15, 2012
    http://www.4spe.org/spe-foundation#scholarships

 

  • From Weekly Scholarship Alert, click the link below to find updated weekly scholarships lists:

           Weekly Scholarship Alert

 

January 2012

MMSTC Science Fair Tuesday 01/24

 

Scholarship Alerts – New Scholarships Added 01/13/2011!!!

*      KFC Scholars
For High School Seniors/US Citizens
Must be used at a public college
Financial need is considered
$20,000 to each of 50 scholars, renewable for up to 3 more years
February 8, 2012

     http://www.kfcscholars.org/

 

*      Your Roadmap to Christian Colleges
For students who will be attending a Christian College for the first time within 16 months.
$2,000
No deadline posted.

Your RoadMap to Christian Colleges – $2000 Scholarship

 

*      ESA Foundation (Epsilon Sigma Alpha)
Character, Leadership, Service, Scholastic Ability, Financial Need
Scholarships for high school seniors and college/graduate students.
Apply for up to 3 Scholarships
$5 processing fee
$500-$5,000
Feb 1, 2012

            http://www.esaintl.com/esaf/scholarship_application.html

*      Princeton University Prize in Race Relations. For more information go to www.princeton.edu/PrincetonPrize.

            Printable applications can be found at this link and this link.

 

*      From Weekly Scholarship Alert, click the link below to find updated weekly   scholarships lists:

                    Weekly Scholarship Alert

 

Senior Research Benchmarks for January:

01/06 – 01/10  Research Presentations

01/16 – 01/20  Prepare Posters for MMSTC Annual Science Fair     IDS

 

December 2011

Senior Research Benchmarks for December:

12/05              Submission of Paper (no later than 10:30am)      IDS/SCI

12/05 – 12/16Perfect Your Presentation

12/14              Teachers Return Papers

12/16              Bound Papers Due (no later than 10:30am)        IDS

 

Scholarship Alerts

p      DoSomething.org and Foot Locker are partnering up to give out twenty $20,000 scholarships to athletes that have shown leadership both on and off the field. These twenty incoming college freshmen will receive funding for college - not because they scored the most touchdowns, but for their character and commitment to volunteerism. This is the award for flexing heart, not muscle. Follow the link below:

December 19

             Nomination deadline closes.

             January 9

             Application closes at 5:00pm EST

 

Foot Locker Scholar Athlete Program

 

p      BMW SAE Engineering Scholarships $6,000 Deadline is January 15, 2012

            Qualifications:

p      High School Senior

p      90th percentile ACT/ SAT math & verbal

p      Pursuing an engineering degree

http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholarships/hsengineering.htm

 

p      The APAISF Scholarship 200 recipients will be awarded $2500-$5,000each.
January 13, 2012

           Qualifications:

n       Attend an U.S. accredited college or university for the first time in 2012-2013  

n       Be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity as defined by the US Census

n       A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale

http://www.apiasf.org/scholarship_apiasf.html

 

 

November 2011

 

Senior Research Benchmarks for November:

11/01 – 11/15  Data Collection

11/17                Data and Observation (tables)       MTH

                          Data Analysis and Interpretation              MTH

11/18                Conclusion                                               IDS/SCI

11/22                Introduction and Abstract                       IDS/SCI

 

Scholarship Alerts

n     The National Science Foundation's Scholarships in STEM Program has provided Oakland University with funding to offer 32 four-year scholarships for $4,800 per year. Follow instructions in PDF form to apply:

 

PLM Scholarship Info

 

PLM Scholarship Application

 

n       Elks National Foundation's 2012 Most Valuable Student contest
Any high school senior who is a citizen of the
United States is eligible to apply. Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
500 four-year scholarships
$1000-15,000 per year
December 2, 2011
http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm

n       32 different scholarships open for MI students from the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Foundation. Deadline for application is February 1, 2012. You may apply for any three available scholarships. Applications available at the ESA Foundation website: www.esaintl.com/esaf 

n       From Weekly Scholarship Alert, click the link below to find updated weekly scholarships lists:

Weekly Scholarship Alert

 

October 2011

 

Mrs. Duddles’ seniors are encouraged to seek her help with writing and/or editing their college application essays any time during class.

 

Senior Research Benchmarks for October:

10/28              Final Experimental Design (with corrections)             IDS/SCI

                        Professional Contact Due

10/29              Storyboard/Video Plan                                                 IDS

 

 

Useful websites for Research Project resources (updated as resources are discovered):

http://www.gsdsef.org/GeneralInfo/links.shtml

 

In case you lost the paper copy J

 

 

IDS 1 (9A, 9B, 9C)

Freshman Research Corner

03/14/2012

Hello students! I found a mistake in the DOE Excel Graph handout thanks to Andrew R J so please throw out the copy I gave you in class & use this version instead:

DOE Excel Graph Handout (corrected)

Thank you!

 

Hello Freshmen!

Here you will find many resources to help you complete the Freshman Research Project successfully. Updates will be made periodically as resources become available so check back often. Happy Research!

-Mrs. Duddles

Annotated Bibliography Acitivities & Handouts

o       How To Write An Annotation For A Source

      (using a template)

o       Annotated Bibliography Template

o       Annotated Bibliography Project

o       Freshman Research Project

      Annotated Bibliography Assignment (due Monday 03/19)

 

Freshman Research Manual (in case you lost the paper copy I gave you!)

Freshman Research Schedule (in case you lost the paper copy!)

 

Following are searchable databases to help you find scientific research articles from journals, magazines & news sources. They can be found at the following websites:

 

1. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) @ mel.org:

   Click the MeL Databases tab

   Scroll down

   Choose the eLibrary link

 

2. The National Science Digital Library @ NSDL.org

 

 

 

 

Welcome Class of 2015!

I am very happy to have met all of you this first week of school. As the 2011-2012 school year unfolds, I will have more goodies and links on this Web page to help you stay organized and ready to learn!

-Mrs. Duddles

 

 

Not sure what type of graph to use for what purpose? Try this basic graphing tutorial from the National Center for Education Statistics.

 

Basic Graphing in Excel Tutorial – Click here if you need some more practice with the graphing feature of MS Excel.

 

More MS Excel Help – Click here to practice using formulas in Excel to make your life easier!

 

Don’t know how many digits to include in your data table? Not sure how accurate your measured values really are? Try the:

Significant Figures Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

Parents

For up to date information on grades and attendance please log in to the Warren Consolidated parent portal. Use the menu bar to scroll down to your student's home school. Only if you are out of district should you choose MMSTC as your school. You may access the portal at (click the text image):

 

                                                                                                                       Parent Portal

 

 

The following document will help you to set up an account for Parent Portal access:

 

Parent Portal Set-Up