Students For Science

Current Impact

Every week we have 4 teams volunteering at organizations like Branches of Hope, Refugee Union, and more. Each team consists of 4-5 members, and we go into each session having chosen the science concept we want to teach and then we pick the experiment that we think would help with conveying the concept most. We buy these materials from nearby supermarkets and if need be, we also borrow safety goggles from CIS.

We try to teach basic science concepts that we hope the children can easily understand, such as Newton's 3 Laws, acids and bases, chemical reactions, and gravity. Some of our experiments include oobleck, kinetic sand, snow globes, lava lamps, volcanoes and more! Because of the enthusiastic participation, turnout, and enjoyment of the kids, Branches of Hope has also featured our workshops on their social media.

Impact during the fifth wave!

During the fifth wave, we wanted to continue to reach the same amount of impact even when the NGOs shut down, and therefore constructed "science kits" for the children to do experiments at home. Each set consists of step by step instructions as well as materials needed to conduct the experiment. We made a total of 184 "science kits" and have distributed these to our new NGO partners like RUN HK as well as Christian action.

Summer Workshops with Branches of Hope

Shortly after our founding, we reached out to Branches of Hope, an NGO dedicated to helping refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong, to coordinate summer workshops in the sciences. We received a tremendous amount of participation from Branches of Hope as around 70 kids of asylum seekers ranging from ages 4-12 participated in our summer courses which taught principles of gravity, Newton’s laws of motion, chemical reactions along with acids and bases through a hands-on process which involved students utilizing arts and crafts to construct a rocket over the period of a few sessions and on our last day, we launched all of them in a blaze of science! Overall, after our final session had concluded all of our students reported increased interest in the sciences and developed a lifelong interest in the STEM fields.