SAE visit 2- Research at Breakfast

My second SAE visit was completed at the end of last week. I went to a breakfast that was being help by Representative Mark Keller. At the breakfast, two of my students were given permission to pass out a survey to help them with their SAE project.

Their project is being done to determine whether living in a rural setting impacts a persons allergies and allergic reactions.

While we were at the breakfast, the two students were telling me about their project and how they have been collecting data. When they had their project at farm show, the advice that was given to them was to increase the scope of their data. When they heard about the breakfast they knew this was their chance. They printed off 200 copies of their survey and asked Representative Keller of they could pass it out to everyone there. He happily obliged.

This breakfast was the perfect chance for me to learn about their SAE and what they had been doing with it. I had never seen a research project like this one before.

By doing this visit, I had the opportunity to see what a research project can really be made of. The students were determined to expand their research to include a wider variety of people and make their data more reliable.

In my program, I would love to see some of my students have a research SAE. No matter how simple the idea may seem, they have potential to make the project go above and beyond all expectations. Since I did this visit, I have been thinking of ideas for students to have as research projects and have come up with several topics that I think would go hand-in-hand with the learning that will take place in my classroom.