A university research experience for talented high school students

1978 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-232
Author(s):  
Paul G. Varlashkin ◽  
Byron L. Coulter ◽  
Edward J. Seykora
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Impacts of a Neural Engineering Summer Research Experience on High School Students (Evaluation)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Clapper Bergsman ◽  
Eric Chudler ◽  
Laura Collins ◽  
Jill Weber ◽  
Lise Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Neural Engineering ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
School Students

Searching for Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms: An Original, Relevant, and Successful Early Research Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaya Garcia Costas ◽  
Devon L. Ragen ◽  
John W. Peters
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Nitrogen Fixing ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
School Students ◽  
Soil Dna ◽  
K 12

A five-week research project was designed as part of a summer internship for high school students, and could also be used with educators or in introductory undergraduate research courses. This is a guided-inquiry-based project, framed within the significant issue of supplementing fertilizer use in agriculture with nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. This experience exposes students to how scientists are studying real-world problems; it teaches them basic research techniques, and promotes inquiry-based learning in a real research environment. It also fills a current gap in K-12 education that lacks enough microbiology emphasis. Research interns collect soil samples from various fields and use culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques to test whether there are nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that can be isolated and identified in each soil sample. Students work in a research laboratory making nitrogen-free media; culturing, isolating, and identifying microorganisms; extracting soil DNA; and amplifying the 16S rRNA and nifH genes. We administer a pre-test and a post-test, and students present their research both in a short talk and with a poster. By hosting high school students in a research laboratory and immersing them in laboratory science, we hope to inspire them to pursue a STEM-related career.

The Nanoscience and Engineering High School Research Internship program at the University of Alabama

2007 ◽  
Vol 1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Nikles ◽  
Gregory B. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
School Science ◽  
High School Science ◽  
Science Fair ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
School Students

AbstractThe Center for Materials for Information Technology provides a ten-week summer research experience in nanoscience and engineering for high school students. The students were between their junior and senior year or their sophomore and junior year and were interested in a career in scientific research. Each student had their own research project within the general theme of metal alloy nanoparticles. They were trained in safe laboratory practice and could prepare their own particles independently. Each used x-ray diffraction and SEM EDX to characterize the structure of their nanoparticles. They also identified potential applications for their particles such as magnetic recording, fuel cell catalysis and cancer therapy. Many of the students accomplished enough research to submit competitive entries to regional and national high school science fairs. Two were semi-finalists in the Siemens-Westinghouse Competition. Another won the West Alabama Science Fair and competed in the Intel International Science Fair. This program provided the high school students with a vision for the breadth and excitement of doing basic research in materials science.

scholarly journals Predation on Plasticine Model Caterpillars: Engaging High School Students Using Field-Based Experiential Learning & the Scientific Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Wendy Leuenberger ◽  
Estefania Larsen ◽  
Jacob Leuenberger ◽  
Dylan Parry
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Level ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Predator Attack ◽  
Research Questions

Engaging students in hands-on inquiry helps them develop skills associated with the scientific process. Development of simple experiments using model caterpillars can provide an experiential demonstration of the scientific process and ecological principles for high school students. Caterpillar models are formed from plasticine, a nontoxic, nondrying modeling clay, and are an excellent tool for quantifying relative predation rates by birds, small mammals, and invertebrates. Lifelike surrogate larvae are glued to vegetation for short periods (one week) and retain identifiable marks (beak, teeth, mandible imprints) following predator attack. This technique is simple, inexpensive, and provides rapid and clear results, rendering it a highly effective method of inquiry for high school students. Students can use these methods to ask a variety of research questions, such as comparison of predation in nearby habitats (park vs. backyard), vegetation (tree vs. shrub), season (spring vs. fall), or coloration (aposematic vs. camouflage). For many students, this may be one of few opportunities at the high school level to investigate science “in the field” and integrate scientific practices, such as the scientific method and inquiry, in an authentic research experience. Participants develop their scientific reasoning skills through creation of research questions and interpretation of results. They learn experimental technique, build field skills, and work collaboratively. This experiment aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards.

scholarly journals Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e0159168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Ericsson ◽  
Teodor Husmark ◽  
Christoffer Mathiesen ◽  
Benjamin Sepahvand ◽  
Øyvind Borck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Computational Physics ◽  
University Research ◽  
School Students
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