NMJAS Student Forms

NMJAS Student Forms

Forms & Documents The judging criteria and format were changed in 2022, based on feedback from 2021.The general categories for manuscript judging are:
- mechanics & effort (20%)
- clarity (30%)
- analytical approach (20%)
- thoroughness (20%)
- creativity (10%)The general categories for oral presentation judging are:
- dynamics (20%)
- narrative (40%)
– visuals (10%)
- questioning ...
Eligibility & registration

Eligibility & registration

Eligibility & requirements Eligibility
  • Any New Mexico student in grades 6-12 is eligible – all public, private and home-school students.
  • Entires are limited to single individuals. Team projects require separate approval from the regional director.
  • Although the project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper must reflect actual science experimentation ...
Presentation Guidelines

Presentation Guidelines

Add Your Heading Text Here The State finals for the NMJAS Paper Competition will be held in person on April 12 at the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair in Socorro. Regional competitions may be in person or virtual, at the discretion of the regional director.Specific rules for presentations
Oral presentation ...
Writing and formatting your manuscript

Writing and formatting your manuscript

Writing and submitting your manuscript Technical writingTechnical papers differ from other expository compositions. When a scientist reads a journal article, she expects to see specific things in specific places: an abstract, enough information to replicate or evaluate the experimental approach, a summary and interpretation of the data, and references.Manuscripts submitted ...
NMJAS 2024 Forms

NMJAS 2024 Forms

Student links General links Forms Registration - be sure to check rules and eleibility registration form Manuscript checklist – use this form before submitting your manuscript. manuscript checklist Manuscript judging form – what the judges will use to evaluate your paper manuscript judging form. Presentation judging form – what the ...
NMJAS 2024 Presentation Guidelines

NMJAS 2024 Presentation Guidelines

Student links General links 2024 Presentation notes The State finals for the NMJAS Paper Competition will be held in person on April 12 at the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair in Socorro. Regional competitions may be in person or virtual, at the discretion of the regional director. Specific rules for ...
Writing and formatting your manuscript

Writing and formatting your manuscript

Student links General links Technical writing Technical papers differ from other expository compositions. When a scientist reads a journal article, she expects to see specific things in specific places: an abstract, enough information to replicate or evaluate the experimental approach, a summary and interpretation of the data, and references. Manuscripts ...
NMJAS 2024 Registration

NMJAS 2024 Registration

Student links General links 2024 NMJAS Registration Registration deadlines and presentations dates vary by location, but generally February-March. For details, see Regional Information.If you have questions about the NMJAS program, please contact the director.
If you have questions or problems with the registration form, please contact the webmaster.  ...
Eligibility & registration

Eligibility & registration

Student links General links Eligibility
  • Any New Mexico student in grades 6-12 is eligible – all public, private and home-school students.
  • Entires are limited to single individuals. Team projects require separate approval from the regional director.
  • Although the project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper must reflect actual ...
NMJAS 2024 Rules

NMJAS 2024 Rules

Student links General links General rules
  1. Although a project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper MUST reflect actual work by the student – scientific experimentation, theoretical work in an area of pure mathematics or physics, development of a computer model, or engineering project. Papers that simply ...