Liberty Partnership Program

Tiny Scientist Program

The Details

Program Goal

SSF is dedicated to increasing access to STEM education for all. The goal of the Tiny Scientist Program is to introduce various science topics in a fun, hands on approach for younger students.

Participant Break Down

12 students between 2nd – 5th grade completed Tiny Scientist Program

Tiny Scientist Coach

Ansh Gupta

Shreya is a high school senior from Charlotte, North Carolina. She is very passionate about science outreach and education. Shreya holds leadership positions in numerous science organizations at school, and also founded a STEM club at a local elementary school, where she created and taught lessons to third through fifth graders! Aside from this, she enjoys singing and playing the piano and cello.

Camp Overview

Introduction to Tiny Scientist Program. Students learned about the human brain’s functions and created a model for parts of the brain using clay.
Students learned about the lung functions and created a working lung model for the lab portion.
Students learned about DNA. For the lab portion, students created a candy DNA model representing the 4 nucleotides.

Students learned about plant life. For the lab portion, students conducted walking water experiment that models capillary action.

Students learned about gases and chemical reactions. For the lab portion, students created a chemical reaction!

Students in Action

Outcomes

Students worked together to create a research project from start to finish

Students presented their projects to a panel of professional judges

More than $800 distributed to participants in rewards and incentives

Students leave camp with a finished project, ready to be showcased on a school or job application

Certificates and winners declared and full class graduation

Students leave camp with a finished project, ready to be showcased on a school or job application

A message from the Coach

“I had a wonderful experience with Tiny Scientists and am grateful for the opportunity. Crafting lessons, planning experiments, and ultimately sharing them with the students was very rewarding.”
 
Shreya Sankar
Tiny Scientist Coach
Thank You Organizers!

Shreya Sankar, Suzelle Zamor, Allison Colombo, Sylvia Stewart, Melissa Hurtado, Latha Nara, Suzelle Zamor, Allison Colombo Prakruthi Raghavendra, Mahima Natarajan, Mariel Geron, Melissa Hurtado, Latha Nara