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Research
& Problems
One half credit of
Research and Problems (R&P) I, II, or III will be
earned each year that a student successfully completes
the required Academy major project in grades 10-12.
For their projects, students may solve design problems,
do individual or group research, or participate in Destination
Imagination or other approved competitions. Transcript
credit will be awarded upon completion of the course
requirements.
Students are required to do
an individual or group experimental research project
(IERP/GERP) in the 9th grade as part of their Scientific
Research and Design course Most freshmen enter their
projects in the SCI://TECH Science Fair, and, if successful,
may compete in the Science Engineering Fair of Houston,
The Exxon-Mobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair,
and the Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair.
In the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades students may choose
to do an IERP, or may apply for BEST Robotics, Engineering
Design Competition, Destination ImagiNation (DI), Firefighting
Robotics, or an approved individual or group project
related to their interests. (We will not be able to
sponsor, nor will students earn project credit for,
DI in the 9th grade.) These students will earn one-half
credit (local) in Research and Problems for each year
of successful project work and will be given a grade
in the course by their teacher/sponsor. A journal, technical
paper or other project report, and a public demonstration
are required of ALL students earning R&P credit.
Each student will complete and submit an R&P Contract
by mid-September. In the contract the student commits
to his or her first and second choice of projects, and
then gets sponsor and parent approval. Students are
then notified of their project assignment. A special
application is also required for DI. Marginal or unsatisfactory
work will result in denial of approval for the same
project area the next year. The default project is IERP.
R&P work must be completed by the end of the third
nine-weeks (March 5th unless the initial competition
is later). A progress report will be provided the first
and second nine weeks. Grades will be posted to transcripts
during the fourth nine-weeks. Sponsors will provide
a schedule of meeting and due dates for each project
(DI, EDC, BEST, FFR, IERP).
By being sponsored and approved for their R&P Project
contract, students agree to participate in ALL levels
of competition for which they qualify. In the event
of unforeseen school-based conflicts, the ORHS procedure
for determining participation will be followed. Other
emergencies must be certified by a parent/guardian.
In the event a student is unable to demonstrate his/her
project within the normally scheduled competition, a
faculty/parent R&P Colloquium will be scheduled
for this purpose in early April. A specific date and
time will be announced in August.
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