Congratulations and welcome to the

FLHS Science Research Program!

YOU MUST DO THIS REQUIREMENT AND ATTACH AN ELECTRONIC COPY ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM

AND BRING A HARD COPY OF EVERYTHING IN YOUR BINDER ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS

IN ORDER TO START THE COURSE IN SEPTEMBER

Summer Requirement - you must do all must do Parts A, B, C, and D More details are available on each section of the assignment

The purpose of the summer assignment is to get your mind into the course and get a head start on the research topic selection process. By completing this assignment you will have taught yourself some of the basics of the literature-searching phase of the program, you will begin your research portfolio, and you might be able to start the year with research topic ideas ready to go!

Follow the directions carefully and if you have any questions or feel that you need to contact me during the summer, please do. I will be checking my email and Google Classroom: speborde2453@bcsdny.org PARTS A, B, C, D SHOULD BE TYPED, PRINTED (articles included) AND NEATLY ARRANGED IN AN ORGANIZED 4-INCH, 3-RING, D-RING BINDER READY TO TURN IN ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. BE SURE TO INCLUDE SCANNED/ DIGITAL COPIES OF ANY ARTICLES/MAGAZINES USED IN THE ASSIGNMENT. Attach your finished assignment on Google Classroom. If you need to scan handwritten papers or highlighted articles, use a scanner, scanning app on a mobile device, or take good quality photos.

IMAGINE…by this time next year, you may be working with a mentor in a top-notch research facility or in the field!

Congratulations again!

REQUIREMENTS

Part A: Article Summaries 1. Read 8 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) related articles that interest you and are

related to your potential research topic. Be sure to print the articles! 2. In your write-up, include important info, read, highlight, take notes, define vocabulary, write a summary,

come up with and answer questions, write comments.

Part B: Contact Sheet Make a “contact” sheet of 5 possible mentor/scientists to reach out to. Be sure to include:

Name

Research location/affiliation (where they work)

Email

Phone Number

Short description of their research

Title(s) of research articles that they wrote *DO NOT contact them yet. We will do this together in the Fall* Feel free to ask your relatives and friends if they know anyone involved in professional research, and if so try to arrange an interview so that you can talk to them about their profession and interests. Perhaps this will give you a few ideas to look into. You may also begin to search for specific places to do your research such as NYU, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Zoo, Columbia, Yale, NY Botanical Garden and other research institutions. Networking is good and can work in your favor!

Part C: Media Summaries Go online to a site such as http://www.youtube.com , https://www.google.com/videohp ,

https://www.wonderhowto.com , https://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ , https://www.ted.com , find a podcast on your phone, etc…

Type in as many key words (from the articles you read) as you can to find a few interesting, educational, informative videos, podcasts, or slidecasts. Watch or listen to at least 3 pieces of media.

For each piece of media: o List the URL (website), the title/topic of the video/podcast/slidecast (ex. Leukemia), and list a

few bulleted notes about what you learn from each. You can used the attached worksheet to help guide your thoughts.

Part D: Timesheet Keep a log (typed or handwritten) of your research activities over the summer.

Each time you work on any part of this project (spending time searching online counts!), include the following information in your log: date, start/finish/total time, a DETAILED description of the activity

If you’d like to get your back-to-school shopping for Science Research done NOW, here’s the list of items you’ll need:

Items you need that should hopefully last all 3 years in the program:

Research Portfolio (4-inch, 3-ring, D-ring binder) – write your name on the cover and spine

1 Pocket Folder (plastic is best…they last longest) – write your name and Science Research on it

Binder dividers (set of 12)

Flash drive (8GB or higher)

SD card (8GB or higher) – the kind used in a digital camera, NOT micro size

Pencil case (to put your smaller items and writing utensils in…and this can be used for all of your classes)

Items you need that might need to be replenished each year in the program:

Looseleaf paper (approx.10 sheets in folder & 30 sheets in binder)

Black ball point pens (to write in lab notebook which will be given to you) & other colors like blue, red, or green, etc.

Highlighters

Post-it notes 3”x3”

POSSIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

ANIMAL SCIENCES Development Ecology Animal Husbandry Pathology Physiology Populations Genetics Systematics BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES Clinical & Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Physiological Psychology Sociology BIOCHEMISTRY General Biochemistry Metabolism Structural Biochemistry CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Cellular Biology Cellular and Molecular Genetics Immunology Molecular Biology CHEMISTRY Analytical Chemistry General Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry COMPUTER SCIENCE Algorithms, Data Bases Artificial Intelligence Networking and Communications Computational Science, Computer Graphics Software Engineering Programming Languages Computer System, Operating System

EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCE Climatology, Weather Geochemistry, Mineralogy Paleontology Geophysics Planetary Science Tectonics ENGINEERING: Electrical & Mechanical Electrical Eng., Computer Eng., Controls Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Thermodynamics, Solar ENGINEERING: Materials & Bioengineering Bioengineering Civil Engineering, Construction Eng. Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering, Processing Material Science ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Aerodynamics Alternative Fuels Fossil Fuel Energy Vehicle Development Renewable Energies ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Bioremediation Ecosystems Management Environmental Engineering Land Resource Management, Forestry Recycling, Waste Management ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Air Pollution and Air Quality Soil Contamination and Soil Quality Water Pollution and Water Quality

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Algebra Analysis Applied Mathematics Geometry Probability and Statistics MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology Genetics Molecular Biology of Diseases Physiology and Pathophysiology MICROBIOLOGY Antibiotics, Antimicrobials Bacteriology Microbial Genetics Virology PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY Atoms, Molecules, Solids Astronomy Biological Physics Instrumentation and Electronics Magnetics and Electromagnetics Nuclear and Particle Physics Optics, Lasers, Masers Theoretical Physics, Theoretical or Computational Astronomy PLANT SCIENCES Agriculture/Agronomy Development Ecology Genetics Photosynthesis Plant Physiology Plant Systematics, Evolution

Summer Assignment Part A: Article Summaries

FLHS Science Research

Part A: Article Summaries

1. Read 8 (eight) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) related articles that

interest you and are related to your potential research topic.

a. The articles can be from sources like Time, Science Digest, and Newsweek, Newspapers,

Professional journals or any other Science or Technology sources, (including Internet

articles). Here are some more ideas for sources:

https://sites.google.com/a/student.bcsdny.org/scienceresearch/studentresources

FLHS High School Library Website using databases like ProQuest:

https://auth.orc.scoolaid.net/bin/listdb?sysCode=pnw&schoolId=550

2. Print the articles and for each article write up the following in a separate document:

Use these headers in your write-up:

a. INFORMATION: Include these details at the top of your write-up…

Your name

Your research topic (refer to the Possible Areas of Research sheet provided, or info

provided from Steps 1 and 2 you completed earlier if you need ideas)

Title of Article

Author

Name of Newspaper, Magazine, Journal, etc. and Issue (this may not apply to

articles found online, but many come from online versions of magazines)

URL (link to the article)

b. HIGHLIGHTING: Be sure to print the articles and highlight them as you read.

c. NOTES: Write extensive “bulleted” notes.

d. VOCABULARY: Make a list of vocabulary words (ALL words you are unfamiliar with or

that are important to know for this topic) for each article and define each.

e. SUMMARY: Write a 2-3 sentence summary on each article in full sentences.

f. QUESTIONS: Write 2-3 questions you have about the article or that you would ask the

author.

Choose one of your questions to answer.

o List three information resources that will help you to answer the question.

Use different types of sources, such as a website, scientific book, interview

with an expert, or scientific article.

o Make rough notes/comments about answers to the question you asked. Use

some information from all three of your sources.

g. COMMENTS: What did you learn from the article that you didn’t know? What was most

interesting?

Summer Assignment Part B: Contact Sheet

FLHS Science Research

Name Research Location (where they work)

Email Address

Phone Number Brief Description of their research (can include titles of research articles they wrote)

*DO NOT contact these people yet. We will do this together in the Fall.* Feel free to ask your relatives and friends if they know anyone involved in professional research, and if so try to arrange an interview so that you can talk to them about their profession and interests. Perhaps this will give you a few ideas to look into. You may also begin to search for specific places to do your research such as NYU, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Zoo, Columbia, Yale, NY Botanical Garden and other research institutions. Networking is good and can work in your favor!

Summer Assignment Part C: Media Summaries

FLHS Science Research

Directions: Sometimes it’s helpful to watch or listen to media to gain background knowledge on your research topic in addition to just reading. After observing the media once, write your responses in the table.

Year published and URL (website):

The title/topic of the video/podcast/slidecast (ex. Leukemia, Oxford University):

_____________________________________________________________________

(If a video is from YouTube, please include the channel it came from)

Questions?

Your questions should be about any of the science that you did not understand or that you want to learn more about.

Thoughts…

Your thoughts could be about the information in the media, the characters, the scenarios, the music.

Something new

This refers to any information, concepts or events that you learned about for the first time.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

Summer Assignment Part C: Media Summaries

FLHS Science Research

Directions: Sometimes it’s helpful to watch or listen to media to gain background knowledge on your research topic in addition to just reading. After observing the media once, write your responses in the table.

Year published and URL (website):

The title/topic of the video/podcast/slidecast (ex. Leukemia, Oxford University):

_____________________________________________________________________

(If a video is from YouTube, please include the channel it came from)

Questions?

Your questions should be about any of the science that you did not understand or that you want to learn more about.

Thoughts…

Your thoughts could be about the information in the media, the characters, the scenarios, the music.

Something new

This refers to any information, concepts or events that you learned about for the first time.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

Summer Assignment Part C: Media Summaries

FLHS Science Research

Directions: Sometimes it’s helpful to watch or listen to media to gain background knowledge on your research topic in addition to just reading. After observing the media once, write your responses in the table.

Year published and URL (website):

The title/topic of the video/podcast/slidecast (ex. Leukemia, Oxford University):

_____________________________________________________________________

(If a video is from YouTube, please include the channel it came from)

Questions?

Your questions should be about any of the science that you did not understand or that you want to learn more about.

Thoughts…

Your thoughts could be about the information in the media, the characters, the scenarios, the music.

Something new

This refers to any information, concepts or events that you learned about for the first time.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

1. 2.

3.

4.

Summer Assignment Part D: Timesheet

FLHS Science Research

Date Start Time End Time Total Time Detailed Description of Activity

Total Time: __________________

Create or print additional sheets as necessary