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