Mentoring High School Students on a Research Project: Part 1
Just this past September 2020, we (PhysioQ https://physioq.org/stem ) worked with CustomED (another non-profit, https://customed.org/ ) to run the Data for a Difference nation-wide competition pilot, where students across the USA aged 13-18 used our LabFront For Schools platform and wearable wristband devices to collect and analyze data around a health problem in their communities over a 2-week period. Each team was partnered with an experienced researcher who served as mentors throughout the whole competition. I happened to mentor three very bright, motivated […]