Topic due to Mr. Jordan by Monday, November 24, 2008.

Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition
http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/index.html
Deadlines: 	Draft of Intro-Results to Mr. Jordan and TurnItIn: January 9, 2009
		To YES and TurnItIn: February 2, 2009, 9 a.m. Eastern Time

About Your Research Project
1.	Clearly state a question or hypothesis about a health problem concerning a clearly defined group of people 
2.	Select an appropriate study design 
	I. Descriptive Study
	II. Analytic Studies
		II. a) Observational studies
		II. b) Experimental Exposures and Interventions
3.	Obtain and analyze data related to your question or hypothesis 
4.	Present results that either answer your original question or contribute to what is known in that area 
5.	Suggest potential ways to improve people's health, based on the results of your examination of the data 
Content & Organization of the Report
I. Title Page (1 page maximum)
II. Acknowledgements (1 page maximum)
III. Abstract (1 page maximum)
IV. Research Project Report
	A. Introduction—The "Why" Section of Your Report (suggest 1-2 pages)
	B. Methods—The "How" Section of Your Report (suggest 2-8 pages)
	C. Results-What Did You Find? (suggest 2-8 pages)
	D. Discussion-What Do Your Results Mean? (suggest 8-16 pages)

DuPont Challenge
http://www.thechallenge.dupont.com/students.html
Deadlines: 	Draft to Mr. Jordan and TurnItIn: January 9, 2009
		Final to DuPont and TurnItIn: January 31, 2009

Choosing Your Topic
	Describe how your topic captured your interest
	Provide back-ground information about your topic.
	Show how the topic touches on other areas of science and technology. 
	Include alternative, even competing, views of the topic, if there are any. 
Competition Rules
	Write no less than 700 and no more than 1,000 words.
	Include a bibliography of your source materials on a separate page at the end 	of your essay.
How Are Essays Judged?
	Essays will be judged based on the following rubric categories, and each is 	weighted according to the percentages in parentheses:
	Mechanics & Conventions (25%) 
	Ideas & Content (25%) 
	Organization (20%) 
	Style & Creativity (20%) 
	Voice (10%)