PJAS

=[|Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science]= == =__What is PJAS?__= ====**The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is a statewide organization for junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations.**====

= How to choose your Project Topic: =

=__2018__ __Competition Dates__= Regional Competition - Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Saturday, March 3, 2018 States Competition - Penn State University, Main Campus, State College, PA - Sunday-Monday, May 20-21, 2017

=[|The Lady Tasting Tea] - YouTube= =Experimental Design - What's wrong with this experiment? - [|Ants That Count!] - YouTube=

=[|PJAS Research Categories]=

=[|PJAS Scoring Rubrics]=

=[|ISEF Forms]= = = =Sample PJAS Project Presentations - YouTube (coming soon!)= = =

=Project Deadlines - Please try to work ahead and you will have more time in the end!!= 1. Select Research Category, Experiment Idea and 5 Resources - **By November 15** 2. Complete Research Plan and Project Approval Forms - **By December 2** 3. Set up experiment and collect data - **By January 1** 4. Analyze data and complete GoogleSlides Presentation - **By February 1** 5. Practice presentation, make final edits - **By February 1** 6. Practice presentation - **By February 14** 7. Present at Wilkes University - **First Saturday in March**

=Statistical Analysis - Which test should I use?=
 * Relative Error
 * [|Mean and Standard deviation]
 * [|Chi Square]
 * [|t-Test]
 * ==== [|t-Test Look Up Table with Explanation] ====
 * ANOVA