VOLUNTEER FOR LET’S TALK SCIENCE’S HIGH SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
For several years, Let’s Talk Science UBC has run a program in conjunction with local Vancouver schools to form mentoring relationships between high school students working on science fair projects and UBC students and researchers.
As a volunteer you will help all the way from designing research questions and their experiments to seeing them present their results at an actual Science Fair.
Project aims: Our aim is to show these kids how fantastic science is. We want to demonstrate that science is much more than just sitting in a lab with a white coat and a pipette and those scientists are awesome people like you!
Call for volunteers
Who: Undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs and researchers
Location: Britannia Secondary School. Transportation costs (e.g. gas, car share) will be reimbursed.
Volunteer Role: Working in groups with other volunteers, your role is to support for your mentee’s science fair project. This includes guidance in designing an experiment, proposing a hypothesis, executing an experimenting, analyzing data, and presenting results.
Training: Thursday 10th November 5-7 pm – Pizza will be provided!
Sign up: For visit dates and to sign up visit www.ubclts.com/mentorship or email Deborah Good at mentorship@ubclts.com with any questions.
