Introduction 9/4/2012

 Club Advisors  Goals  September – November  December  January  February  Feb – May – Science Competitions  Summer  The Future  What you should do now

 Mr. Holden  Chemistry Teacher  Mrs. Paulus  Physics Teacher  Mrs. Rio  Biology / Anatomy and Physiology  Mrs. Grojean  Biology / Evolution / Fossils!

 Expose students to current professional/academic research  Have students design, propose, execute, and present their own high-level research in local, regional, and state competitions

 Presentations by teachers, academics and professional scientists  Goals ▪ acquaint students with current research in fields previously unknown ▪ excite students to the possibilities of what is out there ▪ inspire new avenues of inquiry

 Forthcoming Presentations - September  Mrs. Paulus – Why the Large Hadron Collider is Important  Mr. Holden – Personal Research on Computational Biology  Dr. Keheler (Lewis University) – Summary of research projects currently in progress in his laboratory; will include presentations by his undergraduate research students

 Additional Presentations by:  Mr. Daniels - Nuclear Engineer with Exelon  Chemical Engineers  Mechanical Engineers  Doctors  Veterinarians  Teachers

 Students will be beginning formulating their own research projects  September – brainstorm project ideas for you and your peers ▪ Note: Projects may have 1-4 members (best 1-2)  October – choose one topic and begin literature review  November – complete literature review, develop proposal

 Complete proposal and have fully formulated idea  Present to peers a summary of the literature review and their project ideas  Develop budget for experiment ▪ Will bring these to the community at large for funding and support  Work with a mentor to flush out problems and have more focused discussions (biweekly checkins)

 Conduct experiment (may need to begin as early as November depending on topic choice)  Presentations ▪ Math teacher (TBA) – discussion of statistical analyses required ▪ Esthetics of Creating a professional looking poster for competition

 Complete Poster  Complete Written Report  Peer editing  Mentor review and rewrites as necessary  Examination of published rubric  End of February – Inaugural Valley View School District Science Fair

 VVSD Science Fair – End of Feb  IJAS Region 9 Science Fair – March 9th at Metea Valley High School, Aurora, IL  IJAS State Science Fair – May (Date TBA)

 Will seek out summer research internships for interested students in academic and professional laboratories  Paid and unpaid  Based on resume and student interest  Application process to be determined

 Future Years  Intel ISEF competition  Intel Science Talent Search  Siemens Science Competition  Google Science Fair

 Keep a journal of ideas that could be investigated  Burning Questions  Intriguing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)  Cool Ideas  For now, do not limit yourself to manageable ideas – we will focus and streamline your ideas in the next month