To apply:
1. Click on application button below
2. Print out application
3. Fill out application in its entirety
4. Turn into your Science or Math teacher by August 29, 2017. You may also turn into Mrs. Garvis in room 709.

Application

What will be expected of Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP) project managers?

• Provide a research experience
• Discuss and evaluate progress on the student’s research project and provide insights
• Guide student creation of a professional poster and oral presentation. (All student groups will be expected to give an oral and poster presentation at the STEM Symposium at Fairmont. Date TBD)
• Proof and approve the final written research report.
• Assure your student that success of the project is not equivalent to the hypothesis being supported.  A lot of good science is really the result of “failed” experiments.
• Establish a project schedule with the student, breaking the larger project into small, accomplishable steps for each project day
• Outline (write it down) and discuss the student’s responsibilities and your expectations.
• Monitor your student’s progress, particularly the writing of their paper.
• Help the student take ownership of “their” project. Respect students’ views, ideas and voice.
• Listen carefully… especially for what is NOT said
• Be specific and be patient!

Suggested Mentoring Practices

• Recognize positive effort; tell the student when he/she is doing well.
• Work with the student to develop specific goals.
• Encourage your student to be accountable.
• Praise the student for success. Students also need to understand that all projects will not necessarily go as planned and that they may obtain unexpected results.
• Challenge students to develop critical thinking skills, self-discipline, and good study habits.

Flight Experiment Design Competition Winners

Three microgravity experiments from Sanger will be selected to be sent to the national review board. The final selection is carried out by the SSEP National Step 2 Review Board, which meets at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The flight experiment then undergoes a 4-month NASA flight safety review at Johnson Space Center, laboratory refinement by the student flight team, handover to NanoRacks in Houston for integration into the experiment payload, and payload integration into the ferry vehicle for flight to International Space Station.

The winning student team along with there high school project manager (this could be you) will attend the annual SSEP National Conference held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Sanger High School Project Managers