Science Research Learning Contract (Bi-Weekly #10)

Name: ____Miguel Huerta___ Today’s Date:____4/8/21_____

Due Date: __Friday 4/23/21 ____ Period or Time: _____6________

Grade level: Sophomore (1) Junior (2) Senior (3)

Research Phase: Preliminary Seeking Mentor Working w/Mentor Competitive Giving Back

List here your research tasks to be completed in the next few weeks: Score:
Research JOURNAL accounts for appropriate time, dates, and tasks spent 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
conducting research both in and outside of class and provides appropriate
details
*Student has documented appropriate hours (1 per day) for this time period 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(includes additional hours if student requested extra time):
(HOURS:____14____)
3) Read Chapter 10 of the STEM textbook answer Chapter Questions 1-3 on page 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
153.

4) Edit/Finalize PowerPoint presentation for Q3. You will be recording yourself 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

presenting. Please upload the link to your unlisted YouTube video of your
presentation to Schoology by Monday 4/12

5) Practice presenting your Q3 presentation x 2. Write down the feedback that is 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

provided to you and include names, dates & times.

6) Read the information provided about writing an abstract here: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/how-to-write-a-
science-fair-project-abstract#whatsanabstract. Start writing out a rough draft of an
abstract for your own project. Though you won’t have methods, results, or
conclusions yet, you should write a general idea of what you HOPE/EXPECT to do.
Please use future tense for now, since it hasn’t happened yet.

7) Start a new RHSQ (Read & take notes). Please also include the Journal article 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
and the notes.

8) Start a rough draft of your research plan. Don’t worry about formatting for now, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
instead, start writing out step-by step procedures of what you will do in your
study. Be as specific as you possibly can be for now. See the document attached
in your email for an example.

9) Arrange a time to meet w/Mrs. Fleming either in class or outside of class using 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
calendly: https://calendly.com/scienceresearch/20minutemeeting

10) Contact mentor Dr. Knight and update him on your research plans, based on 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
the work you are completing for task #6 & #8 above.

Teacher Comments: ___For Bi-Weekly #10, please email all the above materials directly to Mrs.
Fleming (do not submit on Schoology)______________________________________________

Both Student & Teacher should have a digital copy of this assignment