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Rubrics

Logbook & Binder Rubric

Logbook & Folder Rubric

Research Plan Rubric

Article Summary Rubric

Abstract Rubric (include a Bibliography)

Data Table Rubric

Introduction Rubric

Poster Board Rubric

Logbook and Binder

Logbook and Binder Requirements

Details of Lab Notebook by Science Buddies

Virtual Logbook Template

Help I Need a Project

Help I need a Project PPT!

Selecting a Topic and Discovering a Question

ISEF Categories and Links

Sites + Articles directly related to finding and using Old Weather Data

Experimental Design for Advanced Science Projects: Science Buddies

Chemistry Ideas

Science Daily (Trending News Stories)

Google Scholar

Science News (Trending News stories)

Science News Explores 

Ted Talks

Methodology

Image-J (Java-based image processing program)

Jove- Videos on Laboratory Experiments

BioAssays

Killing Curve

Spectrophotometer-Making a Standard Curve

A Biochemist’s Guide to C. elegans

Ways to train Drosophila

Fly Assay Video

Fruit Fly Assays

Fly T-maze (Choice Chamber) Assay

Behavioral Research in Fruit Flies

Assaying Locomotor, Learning, and Memory Deficits in Drosophila Models of Neurodegeneration

Antibiotic Resistance

Dilution Calculator (Mass per Volume)

Calculators

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 

Patent Search

Finding Journal Articles

SIMPLE article review sheet

Websites to find Literature

Research Plan or Project Proposal 

Research Plan Template for ALL Students

Guide to Writing a Research Plan (LISEF/NYSSEF)

Details on Preparing a Project Proposal

Sample Proposal Intro Method References

Biology Bees Research Plan (S. Moon & L. Raveendran)

Biology Planaria Research Plan (C. Russell)-Missing Safety

Biology Plants Research Plan (V. Pennetti)- Outside Lab

Biochemistry Research Plan (J. Cooper)- Outside Lab

Engineering Computers Research Plan2 (D. Li)

Engineering Research Plan (E. Chen)- Outside Lab

Microbiology Research Plan (S. Sriram & A Zahran)

Psychology Research Plan (O. Dubi)

Translational Med Research Plan (K. Liao)- Outside Lab

Writing a Research Paper and its Components

Writing a Good Title

Introduction/Background with rubric and tips

How to Write a Scientific Introduction PPT (Biological)

Excellent Writing_Hints_for_the_Introduction

Examples of Good and Bad Introduction sections

How to Write a Scientific Research Paper by Bates College

SAMPLE APA Research Paper with hints to writing

How to write a research article in Science and Engineering

Sample of APA References and Internal Citations (Colored)

References and Citations

APA Format for References (input data)

Abstracts

How to write an Abstract

Abstract the Synopsis of a paper

Sample Abstracts and a whole lot more

Literature Review

Outline of Literature Review

Literature Search

Annotared Example

Literature Review Sample 1

Literature Review Sample 2

Literature Review Sample 3

Sample Student Research Papers

Sample Research Paper Grade 10

Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering (J. Cheung)

Microbiology (E. Portnoy)

Medical Data Analysis (M. Katz)

Cell Biology (S. Massa)

Computational Biochemistry (R. Alford)

Math (M. Sawhney)

Electrical Engineering (D. Li ) EE format, do not use format

Math and Material Science (A. Raskit)

Making a Display Board 

Headers

Board Slide Template

Fonts sizes by Science Buddies

Display Board Sample Layout

Tips for Oral Presentation

Sample Student Display Boards

Sample Board (Cut out) 1

Sample Board (Cut out) 2

Animal Science (T. Russell)

Bioinformatics (P. Muthukumar) PPT

Cell and Molecular Biology (S. Kim)

Cell and Molecular Biology (S. Massa) ISEF 2014

Cell and Molecular Biology (S. Massa) ISEF 2015

Computational Biology (R. Alford)

Computer Science (M. Oconnell) ISEF PPT

Computer Science Breast Cancer (J. Zweig) ISEF

Computer Science Fuzzy Logic (J. Zweig) PPT

Earth and Environmental: Climate Science (K. Cao) PPT

Earth and Environmental Science: Geosciences (E. Sontarp) PPT

Electrical Engineering (A. Bisulco)

Environmental Management (M. Kim)

Materials and Bioengineering (J. Cheung) ISEF

Microbiology (E. Portnoy)

Physics (D. Levine) PPT

Sample Student Powerpoints

PowerPoint Presentation Tips

Biology (S. Massa) JSHS PPT in PDF

Computational Biology (R.Alford) JSHS PPT

Electrical Engineering (A. Bisulco) JSHS PPT

Engineering (D. Li ) JSHS PPT

Environmental Management (M. Kim) JSHS PPT

Mathematics and Materials Science (A. Raskit) JSHS PPT in PDF

Microbiology (E. Portnoy) JSHS PPT

Neurobiology (S. Kim) JSHS PPT

How to Dress for a Science Fair

Science Fair Attire and Etiquette

Post Fair Rubrics 

Research Paper Rubric

Article Summary Lab or StanMack

Science Website Article Summary not in a Lab

Non-Research Student Next Year Article Summary

Sample Research Papers (publication format)

RA- Computational Biology

DL&MS- Earth & Space

DL: A Novel and Versatile Parabolic Reflector that Significantly Improves Wi-Fi Recep

MS: Further results on arc and bar k-visibility graphs

Calendar

Research 1

Research 2 

Research 11/12 

StanMack

RegenSTS/JSHS/LISEF/NYSEF

Science Fairs

*Pathway to ISEF & STS PPT*

Long Island Science Congress (LISC)

South Asian American Women's Alliance Science Fair (SAAWA)

Molloy College Kathy Belton Science Fair

WAC Lighting Invitational Science Fair

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF)

NYS Science and Engineering Fair (NYSSEF)

International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS)

Regeneron Science and Talent Search (STS)

NSPC Health Science Competition (paused in 2023)

Science Competitions

Future Engineers

Kaggle Competitions

Genes in Space

ExMASS Program by Center for Lunar Science and Exploration (CLSE)

Toshiba ExploraVision

Conrad Challenge

DNALC - Break through Junior Science Challenge

LI Brain Bee

NASA Design Challenge Competitions

Future Engineers

Modeling for the Future

Innovation Contests and Challenges

InnoCentive Challenge Center

Institute of Competition Sciences

Association of Chinese American Physicians Science Fair

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Medical Marvels Topics

*2023-2024 Improve the Accessibility and Accommodations for Students in Schools *2021-2022 Human Trafficking *2020-2021 Gun Violence *2019-2020 Vaccines *2018-2019 Vaping *2017-2018 Opioid Addiction 

Medical Marvels Paper (2018)

Medical Marvels Posterboard (2018)

Medical Marvels Paper (2019) 

Medical Marvels Posterboard (2019)

Medical Marvels 2023-2024

Improve the Accessibility and Accommodations for Students in Schools

Medical Marvels 2019-2020

Vaccines

Medical Marvels 2020-2021

Gun Violence

Medical Marvels 2021-2022

Human Trafficking

Human Participation

Consent Letter

Human Consent Form

Research Plan - Figure Skating

Research Plan - OCD Perceptions (T. Vetere)

Internet Survey (T. Vetere)

Science Fair Judging

Judges Point of View

Judges Questions

Science Fair Checklist

WAC Category 1-6 Scoresheet

WAC Engineering Scoresheet

JSHS Judging Sheet

Sample Resumes

Sample Resume Grade 12..

Sample Resume Grade 12.

Sample Resume Grade 12

Sample Resume Grade 10

Statistics

Biology statistics made simple using Excel

Types of Stats Data Hand-out

Stats Flow Chart

Stats PPT

Student's T-Test template

ANOVA Template

Chi Test Template

How to Setup up an ANOVA in Excel

Stats Practice

More Stats Practice 2018-2019

Stats Practice 2018-2019 (SIMPLIFIED)

Stats Practice 2020-2021

Stats Practice 2022

Stats 2022 Updated

Data Websites

Commack List

Allen Brain Atlas

Google Dataset

National Snow & Ice Data Center

BioCyc-Genomics

Human Connectome

US Health Map

APA PsycInfo

Q-Bank for Surveys

data.world signup

Our World in Data

Data sources for Celestial Sphere Investigations 

Data sources for Hydrosphere Investigations 

Data sources for Geosphere Investigations 

Data sources for Biosphere Investigations 

Data sources for Atmosphere and Climate Investigations 

Satellite Data Services

National Climatic Data Center

Earth Data-NASA

Data Pathfinders -NASA

NOAA Data Discovery Portal

USGS Real-time Data

Flycircuit 2.0: Drosophila Neurons

Fly Brain Lab

Chemistry Databases

Harvard Dataverse

Alzheimer's biomarker database

COVID DATABASE - John Hopkins

Ersi COVID + COVID Pulse

Worldometers Coronavirus (they data mine other databases)

Digital World Biology: Viruses and COVID-19

NY Dashboard

RRID Portal(TOOLS)

Nextstrain: Evolution of Pathogens

Free Public Databases: Health + others

Sleep Data: National Sleep Research Resource

Alzheimers Disease database

Data and Statistics- CDC

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

TCGA Computational Tools

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program provides information on cancer statistic

Global Health Observatory (GHO) data

National Database of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (NDARO)

The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database

Cancer Imaging Archive

Scientific Data Repositories

Allen Brain Atlas Data Portal

IVY Glioblastoma Atlas Project

Central Brain Tumor Registry of US

Project Tycho

OPEN Access Medical Image Repositories

EDDMaps

Invasive Species

GLOBAL INVASIVE SPECIES DATABASE

Quaardvark

eBird

CVonline

Whitehouse Open Data

Data.gov Catalog

Journals

The Journal of Emerging Investigators

The National High School Journal of Science

Papers with Conc.

Wound Healing and Planaria

Toxicity in Planaria

Nicotine Exposure of Planarians