Odyssey Magazine - Science Scoops (News!)

Roll up yours sleeves, grab a pencil and paper, paint and scissors, or glue and string and get those creative juices flowing. We can't wait to see your best ideas, pictures, stories, and poems featured in ODYSSEY magazine or on this Web site! Remember to always include your full name, age, and address with your submissions.

Send entries to:

ODYSSEY
30 Grove St., Suite C
Peterborough, NH 03458

WRITING CONTEST:
Your Most “Memorable” Story

Be sure to read the May 2008 Magic of Memory issue of ODYSSEY.

Write your own unforgettable story with memory as the main theme. Develop intriguing characters and a strong plot. And include some science facts from this issue of ODYSSEY.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Send us your original typed story, up to 1,000 words, by July 15, 2008. Include your name, age, and address!

PRIZE: Get published in a future issue. An additional prize will be announced!
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CONTEST: Fishy Fix

Be sure to read the “Stinky Fish” Science Scoop here. (link to Science Scoop page!) There are limits on the amount of pollution people are allowed to dump in bodies of water. But even very low levels of 4-NP can affect fish behavior. What could be done to solve this problem?

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Send us your ideas.

PRIZE: Get published in a future issue!
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CONTEST: Mind Tricks

Be sure to read the “Memory Erasers” Science Scoop here. (link to Science Scoop page!) If science finds a way to do it, would you want to erase your painful memories? How would the ability to erase memory change our lives?

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Send us your opinion.

PRIZE: Get published in a future issue!
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CONTEST: Boomerang!

Be sure to read the “Don’t Bee Fooled” Animal Angles in the May 2008 Magic of Memory issue of ODYSSEY.

Of course animals can’t talk, so it’s not easy to know what they remember. Set up your own memory experiment for a pet – a goldfish, a ferret, or even a pig or cow. See if you can draw some conclusions about the animal’s memory. Be creative in your experiment and methodical in your observations.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Send us your data and the results of your experiment.

PRIZE: Get published in a future issue and WIN a one-year complimentary subscription to ODYSSEY!
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WEB-ONLY CONTEST: Roots & Shoots

We want to know how you are working to make the world a better place.

Roots & Shoots is an educational program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Read all about it in the April 2008 Jane Goodall: Chimp Champion issue of ODYSSEY!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Go to the Roots & Shoots webpage: http://www.rootsandshoots.org/findagroup to search for active programs in your area—there may even be one at your school! If not, you might want to start your own group. Ask an adult for assistance, and follow the guidelines on the web site. Once you’ve found, joined or begun a group, write to us about how this group is meeting the three goals of Roots & Shoots. The goals are:

to foster respect and compassion for all living things;
to promote understanding of all cultures and beliefs;
to inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment.

If you can, send us pictures of a project your group is working on!

PRIZE: Get published in a future issue and WIN a one-year complimentary subscription to ODYSSEY!

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