Dolan DNA Learning Center

Education Grants
From Education Week

Exploratorium:
The museum of science, art and human perception. the site includes over 15,000 pages of educational information and several thousand video feeds.

Math and Science Gateway
Science Portal providing math and science links for advanced high school students.

Science Fair Central
This portion of the Discovery Channel's homework site offers suggestions and advice on science fair projects.

The Virtual Body
An interactive website that uses animation to demonstrate the workings of the human body, from the skeletal system, muscular, and circulatory system.

2010  Science Fair Information

Region II Science and Engineering Fair

Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center
Jackson State University

 

Upper Level High School Fair

(Grades 7-12)

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Lower Level, Elementary Fair (Grades 1-6)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Mississippi Science Olympiad
March 26, 2010

Take a glimpse inside the Base Pair program.
 Click on the text below to view a brief video by Base Pair lead teacher Jeff Stokes.
 

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About Base Pair

Base Pair, initiated in 1992 is a mentorship program that pairs faculty from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with high school students and educators from the Jackson Public School District. Base Pair  provides academic credit towards graduation, career orientation and advanced laboratory training in the biomedical sciences.
 

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) recently funded the Base Pair program for an additional five years.  The program received a grant of more than $695,000.  HHMI is the largest private supporter of science education initiatives in the world.