2022-2023 Schedule
We are excited to have you join us this year for the FER. We have an exciting curriculum to help you develop a project of your choosing. Our program involves 16-weeks of sessions and activities. This will involve six different sessions where you will be able to work with mentors from graduate or undergraduate institutions across the country. All the resources you need are linked on this page.
Mentorship sessions will be held at the designated time your school selected. Our mentors will meet you virtually on https://workadventu.re/. Your teachers will give you access to the specific link for you to join. Be sure to check the “Activity” column to see what you need to do each week to be sure you have what you need for each session.
The chart below will tell you what you need to know. If you missed a session, catch up by watching the recording here!
If you have any questions email us a mentorship.fer@gmail.com
REMINDER: SAVE THE DATE
Abstract Submission and Fair Registration: March 10th at 5 pm
Annual Science Fair: March 18th at 10 am to 4 pm
# | Week of | Session | Type | Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10/31/2022 | Mentorship Session | Virtual meeting | N/A | |
2 | 11/7/2022 | Introduction to FER and The Scientific Method | None, just join us! | ||
3 | 11/14/2022 | Asking Good Questions | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
4 | 11/21/2022 | Thanksgiving | None | Break | N/A |
5 | 11/28/2022 | Developing Research Questions and Finding Supporting Sources | Mentorship Session | Bring your worksheet from Week 3 | |
6 | 12/5/2022 | Crafting Your Hypothesis | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
7 | 12/12/2022 | Writing Testable Hypotheses | Mentorship Session | Bring your worksheet from Week 6 | |
8 | 12/19/2022 | Designing Your Experiment | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
9 | 12/26/2022 | Winter Break | None | Break | N/A |
10 | 1/2/2023 | Writing Project Proposals | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
11 | 1/9/2023 | Understanding Experimental Design | Mentorship Session | Bring your worksheets from Week 8 and 10 | |
12 | 1/16/2023 | Conduct Your Experiment | Experiment | Do your experiment! Have fun! | Please review this safety video |
13 | 1/23/2023 | Conduct Your Experiment | Experiment | Do your experiment! Have fun! | Please review this safety video |
14 | 1/30/2023 | Analyzing Your Data and Results | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
15 | 2/6/2023 | How to Analyze Data | Mentorship Session | Bring your worksheet from Week 14 | |
16 | 2/13/2023 | Abstract Writing | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet, can submit your abstract for comments | |
17 | 2/20/2023 | Communicating Your Findings in Presentations | Module | Watch videos and do worksheet | |
18 | 2/27/2023 | Practice Research Presentations | Presentations | Bring your PowerPoint/Google slides and be ready to present! |