<div>Here's another copy of outreach info from Mike Horton...just in case you lost or accidentally deleted the prior emails :)</div>
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<div>If you're interested in #2 below let me know and we can carpool (still working on the location, i've emailed Mike). </div>
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<div>Also, If you decide to do the Expo (or any other event) don't forget to keep track for our EEOBGSA records. </div>
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<div>Thanks and enjoy the weekend!</div>
<div><br>~Bre</div>
<div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"></font>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br> <br>1) Be a county science fair judge. The better the quality of the judging, the better we can identify projects that will be successful at the next level. Please contact Tracy Rivas (<a href="mailto:trivas@rcoe.us">trivas@rcoe.us</a>) to get more information about judging. It's only about a 5 hour commitment one day a year.<br>
<br><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">2) Be a guest at our "Science Fair Expo". On Saturday, October 2nd we are inviting all students, teachers, and parents in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties to come together to learn how to create an award-winning project. We will have breakout sessions with guest speakers and an area where students can ask a scientist about their project. We need your help in answering student questions and consulting on project ideas. The students will be instructed that they may ask how to improve their topic, how to test their hypothesis with good science, what data to collect to answer their question, etc. The Expo will be from 9:00-1:00 in Riverside, but you can come and go as needed. If one of the students' ideas or one of the students themselves impresses you, then you might consider option 3 or 4.<br>
</font> <br>3) Mentor a student via email. We will put together a list of scientists/professors who are willing to answer student questions and provide them to our science fair coordinators. Or, you can connect directly with a student whose area of interest matches your research area and mentor them via email directly.<br>
<br>4) Bring a student into your lab to work with you on a project. Some students are willing to come to your lab over the summer or after school to work on advanced projects. Many of these projects are the ones that place in the top 3 at the state.<br>
<br>5) Teacher workshops If you have an NSF or other grant that requires outreach, I can help you set up a cadre of teachers to train to take your work back to the classrooms with them. Several models are already in place and increasing the amount of hands-on science in our K-12 classrooms benefits everyone.<br>
<br>6) Visit a classroom Teachers love it when scientists come to their classrooms to talk about science. I can help you find what grade level your area of expertise fits best in and connect you to a school close to your home or office. Graduate students are particularly welcome to be school science ambassadors.<br>
<br>If you are interested in any of these ideas and want more details, please contact me (<a href="mailto:mhorton@rcoe.us">mhorton@rcoe.us</a>, 951-826-6729) or Rick Hall (<a href="mailto:rick_hall@sbcss.k12.ca.us">rick_hall@sbcss.k12.ca.us</a>, 909-386-2611). If you'd like to talk about other ways of improving science education in the region, feel free to contact us also. <br>
Thank you in advance for helping students experience real, cutting-edge science. This email is going out to 1,000 people at 8 institutions. We hope to have 100 volunteers on October 2nd. <br>Mike <br> <br>Michael Horton<br>
Science Coordinator<br>Riverside County Office of Education<br>District and School Success Center<br>3939 Thirteenth Street<br>P.O. Box 868<br>Riverside, CA 92502-0868<br>(951) 826-6729<br>[951] 826-6937 FAX<br><a href="mailto:mhorton@rcoe.us">mhorton@rcoe.us</a><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Breanna N. Harris<br>PhD Candidate<br>Department of Biology<br>University of California<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>lab phone: (951) 827-5929<br>email: <a href="mailto:bharr002@ucr.edu">bharr002@ucr.edu</a><br>
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