Orientation for Volunteers
- define the roles and expectations of each member of the team: teachers and fellows
- identify characteristics of middle school students
- describe the nature of hands-on and inquiry-based instruction
- become familiar with to VSVS (Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science) kits
- become familiar with STC kits (MNPS Hands-on Science Program)
- review MNPS Science Curriculum Academic Standards
- plan to observe a lesson conducted by a scientist and teacher in the SCP