Week+8

=Thursday October 14= = =

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Assignments to have completed for next week: October 14

 * Proposal approved if not already (do this ASAP)! You're behind
 * Begin "Day 1" of experiment Friday or Sat. THIS WEEK (but only if you've had your proposal approved)
 * Collect data, & take photos.
 * Continue taking notes...maybe start writing your introduction.. (see page 71 in research manual)
 * Data Notebook Check: Bring in data notebook, or email Dr. Harland to look at it online.
 * STEM kit Challenge: Finalize your STEM kit topic, begin researching supplies (keeping track of how much things cost), Be thinking of lesson ideas--but you'll get help from 307 student for this! Please post this on the STEM Kit Page

Housekeeping

 * Attendance

Hands-On Presentation

 * Melissa & Amanda: Genetic Variance
 * Notecard with feedback

Topic Discussion & Research Project Topic
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 * Pair up with another research group, and share about your project
 * How the proposal approval process went for you
 * How data collection is going
 * Things you're nervous about
 * What makes this project challenging
 * Introduction (page 71 in research handbook)
 * The Graphic below should be used in conjunction with the information on page 71 of your handbook. The graphic is to help you organize the Introduction portion of the paper.
 * PDF version of the graphic below
 * [[file:IntroductiontotheResearchPaper(2).pdf]]


 * Continue on your Research Project
 * Collect data, take photos (must show photos next week)
 * Take notes to help you write your introduction
 * Begin STEM Kit Organization (Have 2 weeks to complete this)
 * Assign roles to each of the partners:
 * **Brainstormer:** (All group members) Create a space where you can discuss the kit ideas, to be sure you're all on the same page.
 * **Kit Item Organizer:** List items needed to go into the kit. Organize lists into 1) items provided in the kit, 2) items provided by the teacher and 3) consumables
 * **Budget Researcher:** Determines where items should be bought (best quality for best price) Do this in excel, organize url's, company names, number of items, cost etc..