Starting on July 25th, 2020, members of the Syosset Branch partnered with a local ecology professor to teach scientific research to high school peers. The directive of the course was to inspire and cultivate curiosity in participating students by introducing foundational concepts and procedures in scientific research, such as asking meaningful questions, gathering credible data and evidence, making logical conclusions and inferences, and communicating effectively.
All students of the class were newly immigrated international students with varying degrees of proficiency in English. Volunteering members of the AYLUS Syosset Branch were able to facilitate the learning process as teaching assistants and lead bilingual discussions in breakout rooms on Zoom.
This is our branch’s first step towards building community cohesion and embracing cultural exchange.
The following students volunteered in the Foundations of Scientific Research course: Alan Huang (12 hours), Jasmine Chen (10 hours), and Leo Cheng (8 hours).