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Science Buddies is an online program, and as such we do most of our communications via email. If you are using blocks on your email account or a spam filter, please make sure that you open your account to receive emails from scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org.

If you have any questions or problems, contact Staff at scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org. If you're at school and can't get to your personal email account, talk to your teacher. He or she can call or email a Staff member as soon as possible.

Basic Information

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* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Street Address 1:
   Street Address 2:
* City:
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* Home Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx):
* Preferred Email:
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* Birth Year:
* Gender:      
   Ethnicity (optional):

* How did you first hear about Science Buddies?
 
  
* Parent/Guardian First Name:
* Parent/Guardian Last Name:
* Parent/Guardian Email:

School Information

* School (OrganizationID):
If your school is not present in the above pull-down list, you must select "Other" (at the end of the list). Then type your school name and school location in the boxes below.
 


  
* Grade Level in the Fall of the Current Year:

Academics & Extracurricular Activities

* What is your current GPA?

* For science and math classes that you have completed during high school, please fill in the letter grade you received (for example: A, B, B+, etc...). If you are currently in a class listed below and do not have a grade yet, put an asterisk (*) in the space. If you have not taken any high school science courses yet, please list the grade you received in your 8th grade science class in the box marked "8th Grade Science." Leave classes you have not taken blank.

8th Grade Science
Environmental Science
Biology
Honors Biology
AP Biology
Chemistry
Honors Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Physics
Honors Physics
AP Physics
Independent/Individual Research
Marine Biology
Other Science
Algebra
Honors Algebra
Geometry
Honors Geometry
Algebra II
Honors Algebra II
Pre-calculus
Honors Pre-calculus
Calculus
Honors or AP Calculus

* What are your college and career goals? (max 500 words)

* List your three favorite activities (such as music lessons, sports, clubs, youth groups) including for each:
- Your role
- Years you have participated
- Average number of hours per week spent on the activity

Experience

* When was the last time you completed a science fair project?

If you have completed a science fair project(s):
   - What were the project category, hypothesis, and variables?
   - Did you prove/disprove your hypothesis?
   - Did you win any awards?
   - If your project was graded, what grade did you receive?

* If you had a choice, in which general areas would you prefer to help? (Choose as many as apply. While we can not guarantee assignments, we try and assign volunteers to forums that match their areas of expertise.)

If you have a particular strength in a specific area of science, please desribe your scientific expertise below.


Please note: Our volunteers are currently assigned to respond to questions in one of the following groupings of areas of science:




* Have you participated in Science Buddies before?
        

* Have you ever taught, tutored, or mentored someone?
        
   If yes, please describe the program and your role:
   

* Do you plan on doing a science fair project of your own this year?
        

* If you are doing your own project, would you like a Science Buddies Advisor to offer guidance and assistance?
        

* During the period from October to March, will travel or other commitments make you unavailable to your team for periods exceeding one week in length or two weeks during the holiday season (vacations of 7-10 days at a time are generally not a problem for your team)?
        

Mentoring Preferences

* Please select, from the options below, how you would like to volunteer with Science Buddies.
   
   

* Please select your top two choices for the day of the week you would prefer to cover the Ask an Expert Forums.
Please Select Your First Choice:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Please Select Your Second Choice:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Insurance Notification

Science Buddies volunteers who register, complete training, and are assigned to mentor students, are automatically covered by our professional liability insurance policy with Lloyd's of London. This coverage extends solely in the performance of providing professional services as an online science fair guide/resources portal and related online mentoring and teaching for others.

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If you have any questions or problems, contact Staff at scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org. If you're at school and can't get to your personal email account, talk to your teacher. He or she can call or email a Staff member as soon as possible.