Tool Kit for Coaches & Coordinators

Ideas for Immersion Activities

• Read about a sample day in Phase 1: Immerse in Science
• The ScienceQuest Online Resource Center (Online Resources) is a searchable database of activities, experiments, and links to helpful Web sites that your team can explore during immersion
• Stories from experience coaches
• Q&A on common challenges
• List of online resources for science research
• Science and health resources from the New York Times (includes lesson plans, reports, and links)

Resources to Download

Guide to developing passionate research questions (PDF)

Tips on Working with Youth

• Giving directions
• Keeping kids focused
• Asking good questions
• Reading aloud with kids
• Graphic organizers: mapping
• Graphic organizers: webbing
• Using journals
• Techniques for sharing ideas
• Techniques for group sharing
  

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