Training High School Students in the Scientific Method via Hands On Projects in a Laboratory Environment

Abstract

This final report covers the extension period of this contract from August 1, 2014 to November 14, 2014. During this final period we continued research on conducting and non-conducting polymer nanofibers. Five High School students worked with me during the Summer 2014 and part of the Fall 2014 semester. Most of their research was related to conducing, non-conducting polymers and MoS2. Their work mainly consisted in sample preparation, running the experiments and simple data analysis. Two of these students participated in the High School Science Fairs. The goal was to motivate these students to do some basic research and to choose a career in Science upon graduating from High School.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 2015
Accession Number
ADA624891

Entities

People

  • Luis Rosa
  • Nicholas Pinto

Organizations

  • University of Puerto Rico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electrospinning
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Nanofibers
  • Science Fairs
  • Semiconductors
  • Students
  • Thin Film Transistors
  • Thin Films
  • Training

Readers

  • STEM Education
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology