Hello! Welcome to week two of the Boston Latin Science Fair Mentoring Program. This week you will meet your assigned student and begin brainstorming project ideas. As we said during orientation, the brain storming process will be one of the most difficult parts of the program. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
- DO push the project in a direction you feel comfortable advising in
- DO let you student know if they need to attend a safety training to work in your lab
- DO let Meg, Karina or Kathleen know if you will be conducting research at school
- DO consider projects that involve interesting scientific technologies. The high school labs are limited so things as unglamorous as PCR can make for exciting projects.
- DO give your student a clear idea of what they need to accomplish before your next meeting
- DO keep in contact via e-mail with your student if you have ideas or input for them during the week
- DO contact Meg with even the smallest questions you might have, she is here to keep you happy!
- DON'T do a project that involves human subjects...it is a paperwork nightmare!
- DON'T do a project that involves isolation of bacteria from the environment without first discussing the project with Karina to make sure you are aware of all the required precautions.
- DON'T let your student handle ethidium bromide, you must do those portions of the experiment.
- DON'T just build a model, design a project using the principles of the scientific method
- DON'T WORRY! If you don't have a project by the end of your first meeting, try to think about things that might be interesting over the course of the week.
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