Elongata
- Project reviewer
Joined 17 Sep 2018
Project by group vfjshweissfall2018
This project has EXCELLENT communication between the students and mentor. They are very detailed in their posts and ask great questions. I also liked the fun back and forth that the students and mentor had when signing their names on the posts. I think this project gives the best example of how to communicate online with your mentor and have fun while doing so! Through these posts you can really tell that the students are enjoying their experiment. These students were open to learning about plants and enthusiastically talked about all aspects of plant life with me, including answering and asking insightful questions. They also came up with a very clever way to test their topic of interest after they had planted their seeds in different soil types and I brought up how they needed to isolate one test variable. They were also very cute, working as a team to write long posts, making up nicknames, etc. They were also very nervous that they'd ruined the test when one plant was uprooted, but they forged onward! Follow your curiosity and ask lots of questions! Feel free to point out what's weird about your experiment, what seems different between plants and animals, as this can spark really fun answers from your mentor. Use the interests that you have: art, acting, video games, sports, to connect with your material and develop affection for your plants, your project, and your mentor.
-- Jill Marzolino, Scientist Liaison
This team went above and beyond in their conversations with the mentor on their project. They went in depth on answers, and asked their mentor for more information than was required of the project. I was truly impressed with their communication skills. Other teams can take away the communication skills from this excellent team. They truly cared about this project and did a excellent job talking to and learning from their mentor. They were exceptionally professional and went above and beyond what was required for depth of answers in communication.
-- Brenda Weiss, Teacher