High School Science (Research)

The mission of this course is to introduce students to a variety of different research topics in order to help them find a starting point for their personal journey into science research. Our goal for this introductory course is to help students find topics that genuinely interest them and to guide them into basic research and experimentation, culminating in participation in a variety of different science competitions. In-class projects include Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Hydroponics, and a variety of other fascinating subjects.

This course is by invitation only. It involves homework, reading, and writing assignments and participation in five different competitions. Some competitions involve individual participation, and others involve teamwork. After initial instruction, students will carry out their own independent research project, write a paper, and prepare an oral and visual presentation of their work for their classmates and for entry at a variety of fairs and competitions including: Molloy College Science Fair, Long Island Science Congress, LISEF JV, New York Youth Summit, Toshiba Exploravision, Long Island Envirothon, The Physics Photo Challenge, The Paradigm Challenge, the Emperor Science Essay Challenge, N.A.S.A. Contests and the New York State Archive Competition.

This course is a continuation of 9th Grade Science Research, during which students will continue to refine their reading and writing skills, their presentation skills and their development of science research and related projects. Students will carry out their own independent research project, write a paper, and prepare an oral and visual presentation of their work for their classmates and for entry at a variety of fairs and competitions including: Molloy College Science Fair, Long Island Science Congress Senior Division, LISEF, New York Youth Summit, Toshiba Exploravision, Long Island Envirothon, The Physics Photo Challenge, The Paradigm Challenge, the Emperor Science Essay Challenge, N.A.S.A. Contests and the New York State Archive Competition. This course is by invitation only. It involves homework, reading and writing assignments and participation in 5 different competitions.

This course is designed for serious students who are ready to make a huge time commitment to continue their science research outside of school. Students and teachers will work together to develop a plan for summer internships that will enable them to continue to pursue their interests over the coming summer vacation and on into the 11th and 12th Grade Research track.

Depending on their experience and independent work to date, junior and senior students of the Research Program will complete their summer research projects by effecting closure and following up by writing an advanced research paper, submitting their research efforts to major contests, and presenting poster board, oral, and visual presentations in defense of their work at these venues to professional judges. This will effectively conclude a rich and rewarding comprehensive research experience, which we hope will dovetail with research aspirations in college or university.