Participants from around the state will convene for the class for 5 hours on 3 separate Saturdays between March and November. All participants are required to attend. The meeting will describe the overall N-STEP program, provide health and safety briefings, outline participant responsibilities, and permit teams to begin background research on their project. Summer Research Experiences for 2001. It is not a class or a course, there are no work sheets, rigid timetables, or certain results.
Science is sometimes messy, inconvenient, and uncomfortable.
This is original research to be guided by a research design formulated by the scientist. Housing locations are determined by the research needs of individual projects, and vary from comfortable dormitories with full meal service to rustic camping with shared cooking responsibilities. This is the main data-gathering phase of the project. Teams will bring their completed posters and other project materials for judging by the science review panel. Awards, certificates, and letters of recommendation will be handed out.