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Hi! My state has recently opened up JSHS this year and it is my first time participating and getting started. My state is really uncompetitive (it's Hawaii) so I have a little bit of confidence, but I also have my doubts. I already done research but I don't find it particularly remarkable like some of the topics here. It's computational research on island browning with NDVI and NBR but I feel like I have to add some wow factor. In the past I did some projects like nanoparticles but I don't have lab work to back it up. In fact, we don't have labs here and I'm discouraged because I know the minority of students that qualify for ISEF at regionals have some sort of lab work or something presentable at state. I don't know how JSHS will go and what judges look for. Can anyone please share their experience or any advice they have?

Hi! It is great that you are interested in entering JSHS now that your state is participating. I think the first thing to decide is what question you really want to investigate, and then determine how you can do that and make a compelling project.

If island browning is what you are interested in, is there a question you can explore?

You might find it helpful to review a few resources about advanced projects and competitions like:
Experimental Design for Advanced Science Projects https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... e-projects

There are a number of other resources linked here: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... mpetitions

You'll find a few related to data analysis and data presentation, both of which will be important if you are doing a computational project.

Unfortunately, we don't have information specifically to help you isolate what judges may be looking for or what types of projects will do well.

Amy
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