This is the only team in this class that has completely filled out their information on the Info page. Early on in the semester, the team was actively engaged in discussing their ideas for experiments and science concepts with their mentor. Towards the end of the project, the team fell behind in having direct communication every week with their mentor; however, a student representative in this group made sure to continue to update each section of the Info page to let the mentor know what was happening. There are multiple ways students can keep their mentors updated with their project. This team was actively engaged early on with their mentor, who helped them clarify their ideas and addressed their misconceptions, but they seemed to have enough direction and went on with their experiment. This did not mean that communication halted. Rather, the students made sure to keep the mentor up to date by filling in each section of the Info page. Thus, just because students may not have enough internet time or access to chat with their mentor on the discussion board, they can be sure to let the mentor know what is going on through other means. -- Steven Thomas Callen, Scientist Liaison
Teacher: Elisabeth Rogers
School Name: Paramount High School West Campus
Investigation Theme: The Power of Sunlight (photosynthesis and respiration)
Session: Fall 2017
Student Level(s): High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12)