Science Research is a year-long elective that prepares you for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Science and Engineering Fair (PVPSEF) in February. Instead of meeting with students every day in a normal class setting, students meet 1-on-1 with Ms. Klose, the Science Research Advisor. In these meetings, Ms. Klose will help you develop, plan and carry out an investigation, and present your results at the science fair.

 

You can choose any area of science you're interested in! Psychology, Robotics, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Astronomy... you name it! Ms. Klose will work with you to connect you to experts in the field, and if you do well your first year, she can help you apply to internships and possibly even work alongside researchers in a lab or field setting!

 

This class also benefits students who take the class more than one year. That way you can apply your skills that you learned your first year to the second year. You can decide to work on your own, or work in a group of up to three people.

 

After the PVPSEF, the top 13 projects from Peninsula will advance to the LA County Science and Engineering Fair, and then maybe to the State or International Level! There are many scholarships along the way as well, and Ms. Klose can help you apply for grants or other scholarships during the school year.

 

This course is highly recommended for students who would like to pursue a career in STEM. Pretty much every science degree will require you to conduct your own research, and so this class focuses on developing those skills to prepare you for future classes and maybe even your future career.

 

Science Research is also collaborative. Veteran students work closely with first year researchers to help them develop a project and can advise younger researchers with their work.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Klose directly at [email protected].

 

For our introduction video, please see the post below.