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"Sci-Blast is a science/ technology club for middle school students that offers an opportunity to explore science fields and promote them as a career."


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Sci-Blast
Exploring the World of Scientific Research with Middle School Students

Dr. Jay Levine
The College of Veterinary Medicine
NC State University
Raleigh, NC

Rita Hagevik
Ann Thompson
Ligon GT Magnet Middle School
Raleigh, NC

Blast off! Imagine the count down for the launch. What do you feel?

It’s a blast! Think of the expression on the face of a young teen that goes with this exclamation.

Sci-Blast is a science/technology club for middle school students that offers an opportunity to explore science fields and promote them as a career. After a year of interviews and field trips, participants are ready to “blast off” to a career in science. The articles Sci-Blast students write about scientific researchers are sure to inspire other students to explore careers in science also.

Sci-Blast reporter interviews a reproductive physiologist
"I didn't know there were so many exciting aspects of science before Sci-Blast. Now I know I want to be a scientist, maybe even a forensic pathologist." 


What is Sci-Blast? Sci-Blast Website
Sci-Blast Articles Sci-Blast Training
Why does it work so well? What inspired the idea for the club?



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Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
a service of NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Volume 2, Issue 1, January 1999
ISSN 1097-9778
URL: http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jan99/sciblast/index.html
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