Student Research @ SJP

How We Operate

The heart of SJP Sci-Tech is student research. Student teams work to identify a problem they want to solve, or a project they want to build and explore.  

Teams are usually 3-4 students. Some groups meet Mondays in K207, and some meet at other times during the week.  We are flexible on time, given that we can trust our students to do responsible independent work. Typically, groups work from the end of school until 4pm.

How do I get involved?

Getting involved is super-easy.  Come to one of our meetings, and talk with Mr. Smith or Ms. Erwin.  If you have a science area in mind that you want to research, great.  If not, we can help you find one that you might be interested in doing!

To get some ideas about what other groups have done, check out last year's student pages. Several of our groups did much more work than they blogged about, which is something that we hope to fix.  If you'd like to take on a new project, we're ready to get you the stuff you need to build it.

Guidelines to Know

There are a few guidelines that we expect everyone to follow in the lab:

1. Be safe.  We have power tools, and they can cause injury.  Ask for help if you are unsure how to do any part of an operation.
2. Respect other people's work:  If you're a visitor, asking questions is great, but telling researchers what to do, or taking over any part of their work is not.
3. Respect the space. We all have jobs to do, and cleaning up after you is your job.  Put tools away where they belong, sweep up and generally keep the K207 space clean and organized.