The scientific discovery process comes alive for 70 minority students each year at Uniondale High School in New York where students have won top awards for “in-house” projects. Students develop projects from an original idea that interests them, design the methodology, implement it, present results in written and oral format competitions and conferences, and propose and conduct further studies. The Uniondale program advisor and external mentors guide young investigators in “doing science” by instructing them in techniques, research ethics, and scientific integrity (NAS 1995), and advising students while they prepare research papers and presentations. This article describes the components of this successful program: careful recruitment; research projects that are devised by students; and recognition by the school, community, and outside entities.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2007Stock # tst07_074_03_28Volume 074Issue 03