Gifted & Talented (GAT) Challenge Event

For more information or questions contact Tracy Grimes, Reading/GAT School Improvement Facilitator, at 800-632-5918 or e-mail her at tgrimes@aea1.k12.ia.us

History Day

Date: March 10, 2012

For more information or questions contact Penny Ingles, Office Assistant, at 800-632-5918 or e-mail her at pingles@aea1.k12.ia.us

Keystone Wind Energy Challenge

Date: April 26, 2012

Location: Keystone AEA, Elkader

Register using workshop #50695 to receive more information.

Rules

In this competition, teams of students in grades 3-12 research, design and test their own model wind turbine to bring to the competition. On competition day, the team presents their findings to judges and put their model turbine in a wind tunnel to see how much energy it generates under controlled conditions.

For more information or questions contact Jason Martin-Hiner, Science School Improvement Facilitator at 800-632-5918 or e-mail him at jmartin-hiner@aea1.k12.ia.us

Keystone Physics Competition
(formerly known as "Physics Olympics")

Date: March 20, 2012

Location: MFL MarMac High School Gym

Register using workshop #50588 to receive more information.

Rules: available here.

For more information or questions contact Jason Martin-Hiner, Science School Improvement Facilitator at 800-632-5918 or e-mail him at jmartin-hiner@aea1.k12.ia.us

Science Fair

Date: March 14, 2012

Location: NICC Dairy Center, Calmar

Register using workshop #50650 to receive more information.

Rules: A packet of information will be sent to you once you have completed the preliminary registration.

If you are looking for resources to help students select and do research projects, the following books may be helpful and are available from Keystone Media Services:

• (B 091939) Students and Research/ Science Classrooms (3rd Ed)
• (B 091940) Science Experiments and Projects for Students 

For more information or questions contact Jason Martin-Hiner, Science School Improvement Facilitator, at 800-632-5918 or e-mail him at jmartin-hiner@aea1.k12.ia.us

Young Writers' Conference

Dates: April 23, 2012 (Elkader)
April 24, 2012 (Dubuque)

The 2012 Young Writers Conference will feature Poetry Alive! and is open to students in Grades 9-12. Registration cost is $8.00 and includes lunch and a snack.

For more information or questions contact Tracy Grimes, Literacy/GAT School Improvement Facilitator or Sarah Brincks, Literacy/ELL School Improvement Facilitator at 800-632-5918 or e-mail them at tgrimes@aea1.k12.ia.us or sbrincks@aea1.k12.ia.us