Science Research 1,2,3
1.00 Unit of credit for each year of enrollment     Wt: 1.10

College credit from SUNY Albany may be awarded for the second and third year of the program.

   This three-year program offers students the opportunity to participate in the community of scientific research and scholarship as part of their high school experience.  In addition to class, formal individual meetings will be held once a week. Students select a topic of interest and explore this topic through library research, person to person conversations with research scientists throughout the country, and telecommunication to research and college libraries.   Students develop sophisticated data collecting and lab skills by completing a literature search, formulating a research question, articulating hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting their findings to a bona fide scientific audience (e.g., The Intel Talent Search, the New York State Science Symposium, and local and regional science fairs).

In the Words of a Student: Jennifer Love 05'

Welcome to Science Research. This introduction will provide you with some insight to the exciting world of authentic science research. First, although the course is very rigorous, it’s a wonderful opportunity. It is the only course that gives students the opportunity to work in a science lab and participate in college level research. The class meets every Wednesday evening from 7 pm to about 8:30 pm. During the class, students give Power Point presentations on scientific articles they have read; seniors give presentations about their own research projects. In addition, to our weekly evening meetings, students are required to have personal meetings with the teacher each week; Mr. Muller, our coordinator, sets up a schedule of appointments. First and second year students read ten articles from scientific journals or magazines and prepare summaries of the articles each week. Extensive scientific reading helps expose students to numerous fields to pursue their research projects. Over the course of two years, students contact a scientist or researcher and spend at least one summer working in his or her lab. At the beginning of the student’s final year, he or she must complete a twenty-page paper, which will be submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search Competition. In recent years, between two and three students per year have been awarded as Intel Semi-finalists. And, the result is most often rewarding. Students that complete research projects are often published several scientific journals. So, to all you computer-whizzes and science enthusiasts, hope to see you Wednesday evenings.

Meeting April 8th for incoming 9th graders. Application form will be available at  http://nrhs.nred.org homepage.