Year 3 Classwork

ACAS 209 Summer Assignment
(whether or not you were enrolled at UAlbany)

Due:  Meeting 1

301-1:  Common Media How-To Presentation

Due:  Second or Third Week of Class

301-2:  Results Section Comparison

Due:  Meeting 2

301-3:  Results Section Anatomy

Due:  Meeting 4

Note:  You must complete Classwork 301-2 and discuss it with Mr. Williams at a bi-weekly meeting before attempting 301-3.

301-4:  Regeneron Science Talent Search

Due:  November 7th, 8pm

Note:  Pertinent information about completing your application is found on the Competitions Checklist you printed out over the summer.

302-1:  Final Paper (Rough Draft)

Due:  First Day of Quarter 2

302-2:  Upstate NY JSHS Registration (Mentor Pathways only)

Due:  December 4th

The link will take you to the Upstate NY JSHS website.

To complete this assignment, all of your required paperwork must be completed and submitted (with Mr. Williams's help) during Meeting 6 or Meeting 7 (but before December 4th!)

302-3:  GCRSEF Registration (Mentor Pathways only)

Due:  January 23rd

The link will take you to the 2025 GCRSEF Brochure, which is being held on Saturday, March 16th at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

The brochure is also available on their website, www.gcrsef.org

To complete this assignment, all of your required paperwork must be completed and submitted (with Mr. Williams's help) during Meeting 9 or Meeting 10 (but before January 23rd!)

302-4:  GCRSEF Registration (Mentor Pathways only)

Deadline for application: January 14, 2026

The link will take you to the 2025 UAlbany in the High School Science Research Invitational Symposium webpage, which is being held on Wednesday, February 25th at University at Albany Campus.

302-5: Final Presentation Rehearsal Rubric

Due before Thanksgiving Break

Your final presentation summarized your research in a full "JSHS style" presentation.  Check the course website for the rubric! 

30x-x:  Mentor Thank You (Mentor Pathways only)

Due:  January 26th