IJAS State Science Exposition Awards 2022

Elanora Alivia - GOLD Award
How Different Color Light Surrounding Affects Efficiency in Young Students 

Jack Armstrong- GOLD Award
Blue Light After Hours

Maria Bukowski- SILVER Award
Which Liquid Evaporates the Fastest? 

Michael Dorner - GOLD Award
Masks: A Shield or a Scam?

Orla Gaffney - BRONZE Award
The Effectiveness of Water Filters

Elizabeth Magnone - GOLD Award
How Does Mask Type Affect Oxygen Levels, Heart Rate, and Athletic Performace?

Greta Roscoe - GOLD Award
Rust: Where Does It Thrive?

Here are the results from the IN PERSON Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) State Exposition held at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  Each student presented their project to a set of 2 judges to receive a score that placed them into Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Participation.

Additionally, we had 2 students who scored in the top 10% of the more than 700 participants at the State level - Jack Armstrong and Greta Roscoe!

Because Jack and Greta scored in the top 10% they have been nominated to submit their projects for a chance to showcase their research at the national level.

Congratulations to all of our IJAS State Qualifiers! These students have put in a lot of time and effort to prepare for our local, Regional, AND State Science Fairs this year!  

I also want to thank you parents for all of the help and support you provided these young scientists along the way!

Rita Salit

THE REGION 6 SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS ARE IN!

THE REGION 6 SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS ARE IN! 

This year's Regional Fair was quite different than in years past because it was completely virtual, with no opportunity for a question and answer session. Normally two judges agree on a single score for a student whereas this year a single judge provided a score based on a review of their written report and narrated slide presentation. Based on their score, they are provided a Participation, Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award. This year all Gold awards qualify for the State IJAS Exposition. 

Please let your students know how proud we are of them! 

ILLINOIS JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (IJAS) REGIONAL RESULTS 2021 

Andrea Fernandez - Battery Size vs. Time - Silver Award 

Abby Hannah - Surfin' on Radio Waves - Gold Award 

Lilly Kinsey & Meghan Wiseman - How Music Affects Accuracy -Silver Award 

Philip Kruglov - Green Energy - Gold Award 

Annabella Ori - Does What You Think Something Is, Affect How You Smell It? - Silver Award 

Joseph Quast - Is this Helpful for Blind People? - Silver Award 

Evan Villinski - The Corked Bat: Powerful or Pointless? -Gold Award 

Elizabeth Vinnes - Do the Movies We Watch Affect How We Sleep? - Silver Award 

Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) State Qualifiers for 2021 

Abby Hannah - Surfin' on Radio Waves 

Philip Kruglov - Green Energy 

Evan Villinski - The Corked Bat: Powerful or Pointless? 

Meghan Wiseman - Which Preservative Keeps Gala Apples Freshest the Longest? 

Meghan Wiseman's project from last year, Which Preservative Keeps Gala Apples Freshest the Longest?, qualified for the State Fair in Spring of 2020. Since the State Fair was canceled last Spring due to the Pandemic, her project automatically qualifies for this year's State Fair. 

Congratulations and I hope your students enjoy a well-deserved Spring Break! 

Rita Salit, 6-8th Grade Science