New Jersey State Science Day

2020

Program

The NJ State Science Day program is a competition between individuals and among teams of secondary school students on the subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth, Space and Environmental Science funded by several scientific companies designed to identify outstanding science students within the state of NJ.The competition will take place online on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.The NJ State Science Day program will be held simultaneously at each school that registers. All schools must have the ability to administer the assessments electronically, and should make available the use of one keyboard computer per student for the exam day. Tablet style computers are not allowed. Once registered for NJ State Science Day, please arrange in advance to have computers available for Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Time

The assessments for all schools will be made available on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 only. The duration of each assessment is 90 minutes. The time of day for testing at each school is flexible, but all students within a given school must begin and end the assessments at the same time. We suggest setting aside a 2-hour block of time to complete the competition.

Eligibility

Students from grades 9 through 12 are eligible to compete. The Integrated Sciences I exam is for students who have taken only one year of each science, but have NOT taken an AP level or second year course in ANY science. Students who are taking or have previously taken any AP science MUST take the Integrated Sciences II exam.

Assessments

The Integrated Sciences I & II exams incorporate concepts of Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics according to NGSS guidelines. Exams will be scenario based and require students to integrate knowledge from all sciences to solve the problems and answer questions.

Number of Entrants

Each secondary school in New Jersey is invited to enter one or more students as follows:
     • If the total enrollment is 500 or fewer, the school may enter 6 students per exam, for a maximum number of 12 students.
     • If the total enrollment is 501-1000, the school may enter 8 students per exam, for a maximum number of 16 students.
     • If the total enrollment is 1001 -1500, the school may enter 10 students per exam, for a maximum number of 20 students.
     • If the total enrollment is over 1500, the school may enter 12 students per exam, for a maximum number of 24 students.
     • The maximum number of students is called a “complete compliment of students.”