• Question: What would you do with the $500 dollars? Also if you won, do you think it would impact some communities?

    Asked by Pedro to Candace, Jenn, Matthew, Sahra, Sharon on 12 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Xueyuan Jiang

      Xueyuan Jiang answered on 12 Mar 2017:


      I would use the $500 to support a local science summer camp! I volunteered last summer as a curriculum mentor and found them doing a great job advocating science in local communities. The kids participating are always in need of more staff scientist and science supply.

      Here is a link to their website. Just check it out, they’re AWESOME!
      http://www.sciencecamps.psu.edu/

    • Photo: Matthew Bainbridge

      Matthew Bainbridge answered on 13 Mar 2017:


      This is in our profile. I hope it would have an impact (even if small) on the young scientific community here in San Diego.

    • Photo: Sahra Uygun

      Sahra Uygun answered on 13 Mar 2017:


      Hi Pedro, I plan to use the prize money on the science demonstrations that I am doing at middle schools and high schools as well as museum events such as Darwin Discovery Day and National Fossil Day. So far, I was involved in the following activities as a volunteer and a scientist:

      DNA extraction from fruits,
      Code like a girl,
      Fossil hunt/ID game,
      Plants-Pollinators game,
      Determining acids and bases using red cabbage juice

      All these activities require some supplies like test tubes, filters and others. If I win, I plan to use the money on the supplies for these activities. With the help of these hands-on activities, I am hoping to increase students’ interest in science.

    • Photo: Jennifer Hintzsche

      Jennifer Hintzsche answered on 14 Mar 2017:


      I would use the $500 to teach kids from the area I grew up in which was a really small town about science and what scientists do. Something I wish I could have experienced!

    • Photo: Candace Lewis

      Candace Lewis answered on 14 Mar 2017:


      I would use the money to fund a school to come to our Brain Fair. Some schools want to come but cannot afford to rent a bus.

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