The science fair mentorship program aims to increase student’s confidence with using and understanding scientific concepts and to increase their ability communicate scientific knowledge. This is done by providing students in grades 8-10 with a positive role model who is currently pursuing a career in science.
UBC undergraduate student, graduate student, and researcher mentors are paired with a small group (3-5) of secondary students. Through 7 mentoring sessions, mentors and their students go through the entire process of designing, running, and analyzing a scientific experiment. The program concludes with a school wide science fair where students present their projects and volunteers act as judges.
This program offers an enriching experience for volunteers as well as students, as they are able to work closely with a small number of students over several visits and see their projects progress from start to finish. Science Fair Mentorship is a perfect program for volunteers who prefer to work with older students or smaller groups of students, as well as those who want to build a deeper relationship with students.
Science Fair Mentorship is a program of the University of British Columbia chapter of Let's Talk Science. You can read more about UBC Let's Talk Science on our website, outreach.letstalkscience.ca/ubc.
As a science fair mentor, you...
Because mentors build deep relationships with their students, they are expected to attend all components of the mentor program. This means:
A complete schedule can be found here.