Chemistry

International Year of Periodic Table 2019

“Element of the Month for IYPT-2019(HK)” by HKASME (2018 - 2019)

Competition to celebrate the IYPT-2019 [International Year of Periodic Table(國際週期表年)]
The “Element of the Month for IYPT-2019(HK)” for Hong Kong Secondary Schools is a competition to
celebrate the “International Year of Periodic Table 2019 (proclaimed by the UNESCO)”. It aims at
promoting the interest of students in learning Chemistry, especially focusing on elements and their
applications, and developing students’ communication and science process skills through article writing

with various presentation skills. Details of the competition are given below:

Participants	All secondary school students are welcome. Each student can choose ONE element and present its special features and/or applications in ONE short article.
Rules for the competition	(a) One student could submit ONE article for ONE element in EACH month (Oct-2018 to Apr-2019). The article could be in either Chinese or English. (b) Each article should be within ONE A4 page. Text and / or graphics could be included. There is no restriction to the format of presentation in the article. (c) Students should choose ONE element and present one or more special features and / or applications about that element. The focus of this competition is to call for students’ science-related knowledge and skills, communication skills and creativity in relation to the importance of the Periodic Table of Elements. (d) Name / symbol of element and its atomic number must be included in the article. No school logo or name should appear in the article. *Student’s name should be used as the submitted filename (e.g. ChanTM_Na).* (e) Brief reason should be stated (on the Application Form) for choosing the element. (f) The maximum number of participants from EACH school is 5 for EACH month. (g) Different submission deadline will be assigned for each month (3-Oct-2018 for Oct).
Deadline for Submission	Each month will have a different deadline (Oct to Apr). Submission due date for Oct is 3-Oct, 2018. All participants should hand in their articles, together with the application form, to iypt2019@hkasme.org on or before the deadline through one responsible teacher.
Awards	Ø ONE best winner will be awarded for EACH month (Oct to Apr) as “Element of the Month for IYPT-2019(HK)”. The article will be posted online and be cumulated for 7 months (Oct to Apr). Each winner will have a certificate and $400 book coupon. Ø Two other outstanding articles may be awarded for each month. Each outstanding article will have an outstanding certificate and $200 book coupons. Ø Up to a maximum of 10 merit articles will be awarded each month. Each merit article will have a merit certificate and a periodic-table-related souvenir. Ø ALL other participants will receive a certificate of participation for the IYPT-2019(HK) and their names will appear in the final overall “wall of IYPT-2019” as a token of being a participant for this special event [BOTH about IYPT-2019 and 150^th anniversary of the Periodic Table]. Ø Final Award: ONE final award will be chosen amongst the 7 winning monthly articles (Oct to Apr) in May-2019. This final award will have a certificate and another set of book coupons.
Enquiries	Enquiries regarding the competition may be directed to Miss CHU of HKASME at 2333 0096
Copyright	The Association reserves the right to publish in full or part of the entries. All entries will not be returned to schools. Nov_Best_Presenter Nov_award_list