Student Spotlight
The Incubator’s Student Spotlight series aims to introduce young, aspiring scientists to topics that spark their curiosity. High school students interview scientists, challenge misconceptions about science and scientists and explore connections between science, technology, art, and society.
Rockefeller University graduate students join in the conversation – focusing on science and society, and what it is like to conduct scientific research at the bench. Our RU guest bloggers translate their research to a broad audience, and ultimately separate the science from the hype.
Call for Contributions
We are always looking for student perspectives on science, education and outreach. If you have insights regarding these topics, please pitch your contributions for #StudentSpotlight to Lizzie.
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Today, we hosted an Algae LAB Experience with students from East Side Middle School. Students worked in groups to develop a research question related to the rate of photosynthesis in algae. We discussed key term, such as: independent variable, dependent variable, hypothesis and control in order to design an appropriate experiment. Students used our special indicator solution to monitor changes in pH, and determine if MORE or LESS oxygen was release for their plants after their intervention. Afterwards, students shared out their results with their peers and discussed potential follow-up experiments!
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We’re back!!! Yesterday, we welcomed back our first LAB experience class of the spring semester. We had a blast running PCR with @mihsnyc! #rockedu
*FINAL CALL*
High school teachers, admins, principals, scientists and informal educators: Join us on Wednesday, January 15th for a “town hall” on the equity of science competitions. This “town hall” will be led by the Director of #RockEDU, Dr. Jeanne Garbarino, on the topic of science competitions for high school students. The complications of science competitions will be highlighted in regards to accessibility, expectations and perceptions about science. 100% free + open to the public!
RESERVE YOUR SEAT: events.withgoogle.com/grow-with-google-in-nyc/registrations/new/. Seating is limited!
January 15th, 2020
4:00 - 6:00pm
111 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Entrance between W. 15th Street and W. 16th Street.
#science #events #nyc #townhall #lecture #sciencefair #highschool #edu #sciout #scicomm #teach #learn #research #experiment #laboratory
January is #NationalMentoringMonth and we're sharing some tips for successful mentorship. At #RockEDU, we believe that good #mentoring requires training. This is why we offer workshops, resources and tools to #maximizementorship. This week, our tip is: #behumanfirst. One way to accomplish this is to focus on building people over projects. If a mentor creates an environment that is comfortable, forgiving + HUMAN, they increase the chances of receiving better outputs. We suggest framing the process of #science research in a human-centered design framework. This allows the process of science to be humanized by allowing your mentee to see where you get your inspiration from.
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We want to hear your stories of successful mentorship using a HUMAN perspective! Did sharing your pathway to inspiration help create a healthy lab environment? Tag us in your pics/posts! Stay tuned for our mentor handbook, launching soon! #magnifymentors #sciout #research #STEM #scicomm #teacher #teach #mentor
We’re so excited that @fmhs_pa is joining us today to learn all about #emulsions!
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