TIMELINE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

COMPLETE TRIAL 1 DATA ENTRY (DUE DECEMBER 6, 2024)

• Submit all data on the Data Portal. This is a soft deadline for teachers who got a late start on their experiment.

TRIAL 2 PROPOSAL (DUE DECEMBER 13, 2024)

• Please submit this Proposal Form or Proposal From (Spanish) by the due date. This is a hard deadline.

• Based on Trial 1, students design an original research project.

• Proposal is modeled on experimental design format and protocol for Trial 1.

• Bibliography citing 3 references; MLA or APA format.

RESEARCH PRESENTATION SUBMISSION (DUE APRIL 9, 2025)

• Submit on Quickbase. Suggested presentation template.

  Presentation requirements:

• Opening slide includes descriptive title, student’s name, and school name clearly.
• Photographs/illustrations/graphs and tables must include captions.
• Presentation is 5 slides maximum (excluding opening slide and references).
• Presentation must include the following: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion and at least 5 references.
• Bibliography must cite at least 3 sources using APA or MLA format.

GROWING BEYOND EARTH® STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (In-Person and Virtual Formats – DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED)

The Growing Beyond Earth® HYBRID Student Research Symposium will take place in person at Fairchild and virtually via Zoom (DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED). During this event students will have the opportunity to present their Spring 2025 research findings to NASA and university scientists. 

EVALUATION CRITERIA: 

For more information on how your submission will be evaluated, see the Symposium Evaluation Sheet.