Mentor Training Meeting #0 October 24 th, 2013 Science Fair in 6 months!

Responsibilities Always keep a positive attitude when working with your buddy Be patient with your buddy Know Science Alliance Calendar Make sure buddy understands task for the week/month Be available in case your buddy needs help with conducting project Have lots of fun!

Protocol your buddy at least once a week to see how they are progressing. MORE often is better! Be grammatically correct when ing; use complete sentences and full words ALWAYS copy 3 others: THE PARENT, the club officers and your mentor trainer. ALWAYS USE “REPLY TO ALL” TO KEEP THE STRING GOING Put your last name, your first name, buddy last name, buddy first name AND ONE of these key phrases: JUST CHECKING IN, topic question, introduction-background, hypothesis-control- variables, procedure-materials, tables-data, analysis-graphs, conclusion, project board, binder write-up, judging Remind buddies to be productive!

Bad vs. Good Bad: “wassup kid? need sum help 4 the hypo? u can use this 1 bro: if you shine red light on a plant, it will grow more, aight? ttyl man” Good: “Hey (insert buddy name), I just wanted to double check on your progress with the hypothesis. If you need help, don’t be afraid to ask. Remember to try using the “If… then…” format we discussed before! Here’s an example _____ Be sure to respond back this week.

Meeting Protocol Be on time: Bring your mentor binder, extra pens/ pencils, check into the commons by 3:30 pm Pick up the Mentor-Buddy worksheets for the meeting. Go to the sign on the wall with your buddy’s SCHOOL NAME & wait there until the buddy arrives. Greet Buddy enthusiastically! Move off to the assigned room or another area of the Library (inside or outside). Have some small talk…bond some with your buddy!

MB meetings continued… Begin the task for the day. By the end of the meeting be SURE your buddy understands the task for the day… Discuss the next steps with the buddy…tell him to check his and to copy his parent, and the mentor trainer, and to put your last name, first name, his last name, first name in the subject line of ALL s… Remind them to always use “REPLY TO ALL”! Offer your help and advice but do not do the upcoming tasks for your buddy. Give them guidelines/suggestions.

If you have an emergency and cannot make a meeting…call the buddy’s parent cell phone no later than 3:00 pm AND send an to the club officers at Tell the buddy to still come to the meeting. A substitute mentor will work with him. The NEXT day call the Parent & schedule a make-up meeting at the buddy’s house or the library within 2-3 days. Before meeting…download “mentor make up meeting form” so parent can sign it. Turn it in to Mrs. Bandrowski, room 500

First Meeting Greet them as your NEW BEST FRIEND. MEET the Parent. Be professional! Exchange s & phone #’s with buddy and parent Narrow down a possible project area: biology, chemistry, physics, geology, botany, etc… Go over the safety quiz and contract. Get Parent signature. Look through experiment ideas in binder Offer suggestions to tweak ideas in binder!

Calendar Meeting 1: Nov MEET, SAFETY, TOPIC Meeting 2: Dec. 2-- TOPIC, Question, Hypothesis o Question, Hypothesis, Control, Variables, Proposed Procedure & Materials, Tables for data collection due Dec. 16 o Introduction/Background info, Edits to Q/H/C/V/P/M due Jan. 5 before next meeting Meeting 3: Jan 6 -- Make plans to set up experiment within the next week or two!

Calendar (cont.) Begin experiment in mid-Jan. if project is safety approved by Mrs. Bandrowski (must receive an stating “THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED” in the subject line). Meeting 4: Feb 3 o Data Analysis/Graphs due when project is finished Meeting 5: March 3 – Conclusion due Meeting 6: April 7 -- Check that all written parts are completed, Work on Project Board. Final Draft due. Science Fair! Apr. 26 (tentative) -- mandatory for all mentors and buddies! 9:30 am-3:30 pm at SRVHS

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