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9th/10th-Grade Science Academy

We will leverage this cadre of informed and motivated teachers to draw high school students from underrepresented groups into the research activities of the Center.

This process will begin with a 1-2 week Science Academy for promising 9th/10th grade students identified by MSL teachers. Structuring the Academy as a science fair workshop in which students learn how to construct and test a hypothesis will allow the process of scientific inquiry begun in the MSL intern's classroom to continue.

At this age, students are at a pivotal time in the evolution of their career planning. If we can continue to excite them about the process of scientific discovery, more of them may consider studying science and engineering in college.

Promising graduates of the Academy will be invited back in subsequent summers to work in the research labs as assistants or on their own science fair projects under the mentorship of a Center researcher. The impact of student involvement in Center activities will be assessed through student interviews or surveys. Each student's progress through high school and beyond will be tracked for the duration of the research grant.

The Center will coordinate activities and work aggressively with Rice's Coordinator of Minority Recruitment; their staff have been drawn from backgrounds similar to those of the minority students we are targeting, and their mentorship will be important in developing minority student relationships.

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