science fair alumni mentorship program orientation 2008
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Science Fair Alumni Mentorship Program Orientation 2008. November 24, 2008. Agenda. Introduction Patti Leigh - Science Fair Foundation BC Ross Waddell - BC Innovation Council Guidelines and Project Tips Dr. Geoff Gabbott - Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Science Fair Alumni Mentorship Program
Orientation 2008
November 24, 2008
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Agenda
Introduction
Patti Leigh - Science Fair Foundation BC
Ross Waddell - BC Innovation CouncilGuidelines and Project Tips
Dr. Geoff Gabbott - Sir Winston Churchill Secondary
Angus Liao - BC Institute of Technology
Dinner and project discussions
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Piloted: Greater Vancouver in 2006/2007 Now: Greater Vancouver
South FraserVancouver IslandNorthern BCCentral Okanagan
Connects students, teachers, and researchers
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Program Goals
Resources to address a specific question
Encourage students doing project-based science
Encourage scientific discussion among students, teachers, and researchers
Connect science fair alumni - continued science fair involvement
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Program Participants
Students grades 9-12
Alumni MentorsProfessional Mentors
TeachersParentsScience Fair Supporters
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Timeline
Nov 21, 2008 Most mentor matches completed
Feb-Mar, 2009 School and district science fairs
Feb 6, 2009 Progress Report #1 due
Mar-Apr, 2009 Regional Science Fairs
May 22, 2009 Progress Report #2 andFeedback form due
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Patti Leigh
Executive DirectorScience Fair Foundation BC
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Ross Waddell
Director, ProgramsBC Innovation Council
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Why mentorship? - an example
“Science” was building aliens out of paper-mâché and learning about salmon
I wasn’t very good with aliens
I didn’t like fish
Then I heard about science fairs...
Back in Grade 6...
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Why mentorship? - an exampleChallenges for an aspiring grade 9
immunologist:
• My parents didn’t know the answers!• Limited access to literature and expertise• Limited laboratory skills• Difficult to understand specialized language• Discouragement - “Wait until Grad
School…”• Money and equipment - you can’t do tissue
culture in your bedroom!• My school didn’t “do” science fairs
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Why mentorship? - an exampleImportant resources:
• My parents• Scientists at the NIH• Genetics camp at UBC• Grad students and faculty at UBC• Supervisors at QLT Inc.
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Mentorship Program Guidelines
This program includes 2 kinds of mentors:– CWSF alumni– University/Industry Professional
Mentors– Pre-agreement: time commitment
meeting location type of mentorship
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Suggested mentorship
CWSF Alumni Mentors• General science questions• Email/phone/in person• Requested journal articles• Project presentation and judging• Competitive poster board
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Suggested mentorship
University/Industry Professional Mentors• Science and technology-related questions• Email/phone/in person• Technical advice• Requested journal articles• Provide technical assistance and laboratory
equipment (if appropriate)
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Expectations of Students
• Responsibility for project – outline project goals, timeline, etc.
• Regular communication• Respectful of time• No more than one email in a day• Supervision if working in lab• Respectful of physical/intellectual
propertyEverything must be your own work!!
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Science fair project tips
Choosing a topic
• Choose something you really care about!
• Significance - why does it matter?• Originality - has it been done before?• Creativity - is your approach unique?• Feasibility - are your goals realistic?
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Science fair project tips
Developing a hypothesis or objective
• Understand what is known about your subject area (basic principles!)
• Provide a clear rationale• Not all projects have “hypotheses”• Ensure your hypothesis or objective is
sufficiently narrow in scope - eg. no “curing” cancer!
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Science fair project tips
Experimentation / Development
• Try to eliminate extraneous variables• Choose the simpler method• Perform multiple trials• Improvise; create your own tools• Keep an up-to-date logbook -
standard of reproducibility
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Science fair project tips
Analysis
• Critical component of a strong project• If you created something, test it
thoroughly (includes engineering, computing)
• Consider as many explanations as possible - it’s ok for your hypothesis to be wrong!
• Use statistics where appropriate - consult a math teacher for guidance
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Science fair project tips
Presentation
• Typical display board includes background, hypothesis/objective, materials/methods, results, conclusions, future work, acknowledgements (many are possible!)
• Use figures when possible• Provide graphs for quick visual
reference - describe axes clearly• Be familiar with every aspect of your
work!
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Dr. Geoff Gabbott
International Baccalaureate Programme Coordinator
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Vancouver
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Angus Liao
BSc/DplT Operations ManagementUBC and BCIT
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Thank you!
BriAnne Addison Siva SarathyBenjamin Cheung Robert YoungMichelle Chu David GrantElizabeth Kuan Brian LeAngus Liao Janny KeShazeen Suleman Dr. GabbottVicki Chen Ross WaddellDonna Ng Amy WakefordAndrew Lee Tera MoonDr. Sophie Lavieri Shirley FrykbergDr. Nabyl Merbough Dr. Catherine AndersonJordan Chin Joanne FoxCurtis Allan
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Thank you!
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More InformationProgram-related questions and concerns:http://www.sciencefairs.ca/[email protected]
Project tips, CWSF judging sheet, safety and ethics guidelines:http://www.ysf.ca/SMARTS/supportTaneille Johnson - BC Provincial SMARTS Coordinator
BC Innovation Councilwww.bcic.ca
Patti [email protected]
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Questions
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Dinner!