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2026 Registration Deadline:
TBD
Note: you will receive an email when your registration is complete.
Submission Deadline:
TBD
For questions, please email njstatescienceday@gmail.com
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Required Components
Required Components
Slide Deck
Slide Deck
Download the template slide deck and use it for guidance on required elements, expectations, and slide limitations.
New: this year's template comes with three completed phenomena slides.
Do not delete or change those three slides. Use them as a model for what your slides should look like.
Video
The video represents 30% of your score. In order for a proposed solution to take place, scientists must often convince leaders and the public of their project’s effectiveness. Your job is to help your community to be empowered and informed in the environmental processes affecting their surroundings.
Guidelines:
3:00 - 5:00 minutes in length +/- 15 seconds
Should have excellent sound - this has been an issue in the past. Please speak into or near a microphone - the noisier the environment the closer you should be to a microphone. Speaking into a headset mic is fine.
Should be a video of you speaking. If you choose not to be in the video, you may narrate it and utilize live images/videos that represent the problem. It should not be a screen capture of a slide deck.
Should communicate your authentic concern about the problem you’ve identified and the solution you are proposing.
View the rubric judges will use to score entries.
Tips for Success
Tips for Success
Scoring Rubric
Scoring Rubric
Scoring weights are different this year, the video is now 30% of your score! Use the scoring rubric as a guide for where to focus your efforts and to check your work. Ask a peer, teacher, mentor, or parent to check your work using the scoring rubric and provide feedback.
Slide Presentation
Slide Presentation
You are telling a story based on evidence, use charts, images, diagrams, graphs, and data to make the story compelling. Graphs, diagrams, charts, and images with brief descriptive captions create a more engaging presentation than lengthy paragraphs and bulleted lists.
Source Citations
Source Citations
Use APA formatting for source citations. Be sure to credit all sources of images, graphs, and other visuals that are not created by you. Cite the source of your information. and data. Your sources should be valid, current, and free of bias.
Video
Video
Video is your opportunity to add your enthusiasm for this issue. Avoid narrating a slideshow. Limit interference from background noise - sound is really important! Stay within the 3-5-minute time limit.
Language Arts Skills
Language Arts Skills
Check your spelling and grammar. Make sure your meaning is clearly stated. Use appropriate vocabulary. Words matter.
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