Great Prairie AEA offers a number of student activities for area students.
Click on an event below for more information.
Student Photo Release Forms
- PDF Form: IAAEA Student Release
- ONLINE Form: https://forms.gle/3gagYA3ZwHzBhGK96 (Student)
AEA Student Art Exhibit
| Target Group: | Students in grades K-12 |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: | Every six months in Burlington office |
| Description: | Burlington - Student art is displayed in frames (sizes 8" x 10" through 16" x 20") at Great Prairie AEA for a period of six months. (Need 34 pieces of artwork per school) |
| Local Commitment: | Burlington - Teachers can sign up for a 6 month period beginning June and in December month and send in their artwork. Please contact Laurie Selters at Laurie.selters@gpaea.org. |
| Contact: |
Laurie Selters
Receptionist/Communication Secretary 319-753-6561 Ext. 1211 Burlington Office Laurie.selters@gpaea.org |
Area Math Bees
| Target Group: | Students in Sixth Grade |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: |
INTENT TO PARTICIPATE: February 28, 2020
REGISTRATION OF TEAMS: April 10, 2020
6th GRADE MATH BEE: May 5, 2020
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| Location: | Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, IA |
| Description: | The Math Bee consists of rounds for individuals and one team round. Math topics for the rounds are Number System; Ratio and Proportional Relationships; Expressions and Equations; Geometry; and Statistics and Probability. |
| Local Commitment: | Submit Intent to Participate by deadline. Select team(s), team member(s) and submit registration before deadline. On the day of the event, teachers will be scorers and need to bring an adult volunteer for each team registered in the Area Bee. |
| Contacts: |
Lori Mueller
Mathematics Consultant 319-753-6561 Ext. 3009 Burlington Office |
| Links: |
Student Photo Release Form
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Future Problem Solving
| Target Group: | Students in grades 4-12 |
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| Fee: | None (none to AEA, but they do pay to Iowa Future Problem Solving $50 to $80 per team, depending on size. Karen Dadisman, AEA 267 handles the registration). |
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Timeline:
Location:
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Regional Bowl: January 8 & 9 at GPAEA Burlington Office
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| Description: | Teams and individual participants meet in Fairfield to use a six-step model to reach action plans that address a complex societal issue. (9:30-11:30) |
| Registration: |
Contact Joyce Anderson for coach packet and registration information: iowafps@gmail.com
Contact by phone: 800.392.6640 |
| Contact: |
Contact Joyce Anderson for coach packet and registration information: iowafps@gmail.com
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History Day (Voltaire Twombly)
| Target Group: | Students in grades 6-12 |
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| Fee: | |
| Timeline: |
Voltaire Twombly Virtual Contest Date - February 8-12, 2021
Contest Deadline: TBD
Website and Paper Deadline: TBD |
| Location: |
Virtual History Day |
| Description: |
This contest is a culmination of exploration into a historical subject related to an annual theme through research that leads to imaginative projects, original performances, media presentations, or papers.
2021 Theme: "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding"
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| Further Opportunities: |
State Contest:
Iowa Events Center- 730 Third Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
State History Day Coordinator Contact: Vania Boland
Email for more information: museum.education@iowa.gov
National History Day in Iowa
State Historical Society of Iowa 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290 Office: 515.281.6860 Cell: 515.868.7248 |
| National Contest: |
National History Day Contest
June 13-17, 2021
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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| Local Commitment: |
Teacher sponsor is needed to conduct local History Day to determine participants in Great Prairie AEA District Contest.
For school buildings to participate at the regional event, two judges are required.
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| Contact: |
Rich Schulte Lisa Sines |
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Resource Links:
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History Day registration material
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Physics Competition
| Target Group: | Students in grades 9-12 |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: |
Regional Physics Competition - TBD
State Physics Competition (Tentative) - TBD
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| Description: | The Physics Competition is a series of physics related competitions for high school students, grades 9-12. The competition stresses creativity and ingenuity as well as an understanding of physics related principles and is intended to stimulate interest in the Physical Sciences. Official rules and additional information are available by searching the Iowa Physics Competition home web |
| Contact: | Tracy Jarrett Science Specialist 319-753-6561 Ext. 1227 Burlington Office Tracy.jarrett@gpaea.org |
Young Writers' Conference
| Target Group: | Students in grades 3-6 and 6-12 |
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| Fee: |
$2.00 per student
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| Timeline: |
Secondary Day (Grades 6-12) - March 11, 2020
Elementary Day (Grades 3-6) - March 10, 2020
Hosted at William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Conference Schedule: Check-in: 9:00 am, Concludes: 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION due to AEA by January 27, 2020
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| Description: | Students celebrate their talent in writing by sharing their personal writing, hearing from published authors, writers or storytellers, and participating in small group workshops. Two students per class from grades 3-6 and one student per section of English from grades 6-12 may attend the conference (or two per grade level if single-section school). |
| Local Commitment: | This is a year-long program of writing with students encouraged to revise and polish pieces, save selected work, and share pieces with their class. Teacher and students determine method of selecting participants for Young Writers' Conference. (New writers are encouraged to attend each year.) Each teacher attending the conference will be assigned at least one sharing session. Parents are welcome to volunteer. |
| Contact: |
Lisa Sines
Young Writers' Conference Coordinator
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| Links |
 2020 YWC Reg Elementary packet 2020 YWC Brochure with graphic |
