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| Research Experiences for High School Students |
Research Experiences for High School Students provides academically-talented students in grades 10-12 the chance to participate in real-world scientific discovery and find out what it takes to be a professional scientist. Students are immersed in cutting-edge research, investigating original questions to which the answer is not yet known. They work for six months with Arizona State University scientists, engaging in inquiry activities that are integral to their mentors’ research projects and undertaking their own related research. They also enter the Central Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, where past participants have garnered top honors. Juniors and seniors who complete the program successfully receive a small scholarship for educational expenses at the college of their choice.
| Students participate first-hand in the process of scientific inquiry and discovery, learning to: |
- Observe
- Make predictions
- Formulate hypotheses
- Collect accurate data
- Analyze data
- Reflect on their findings
- Generate new questions
- Present what they've learned
to others
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- Learn to use sophisticated
scientific equipment
- Discover the characteristics
and preparation needed to become a scientist
- Observe the
work of professional scientists
- Benefit from an experience
normally only available in graduate school
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Most
exciting of all, students participate in making new scientific
discoveries!
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“The experience I gained . . . is invaluable. I was able to participate in a study that could one day better the health problems of mankind.”
"I
learned more from being in this program, and had more fun,
than I ever did at high school. This program helped prepare
me for life in the real world."
“For the first time I was able to satisfy my curiosity,
seek answers, and learn about science beyond the traditional
classroom setting. This program was as rich and exciting as
it was challenging.”
“My mentors were absolutely remarkable people, they
were kind and were eager to teach us what we didn’t
know. I was particularly impressed with their strong commitment
to guide us through a journey of scientific discovery without
taking over the project and doing it themselves.”
“This is the best program for working with a mentor
and learning about research. I can’t stress enough how
vital and instrumental this will be to my success in college
and the rest of my life.”
"There is no doubt that SCENE was a life changing experience
for me that propelled me into the scientific world."
"This program is nothing less than a transforming process
that is happening at a critical time in our young lives."
-student participants
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