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Welcome to the University of South Carolina & Fast Forward ScienceQuest Program  ScienceQuest is
an after school informal science and technology program geared towards elementary
and middle school students (ages 7-14). Two person team leaders work
with 3-5 students to explore a science topic that they have identified at the
beginning of the program. Teams meet once a week for 1.5 hours over a
course of 10-12 weeks. Each team uses small-scale experiments,
demonstrations, and science technology to investigate their topic culminating
in the development of an on-line website depending on the group's age. We have also started
participating in Summer Camps and Upward Bound.
ScienceQuest is currently located at local Columbia area parks,
schools and transitional housing facilities. ScienceQuest Coaches volunteer from throughout the community and
range from T.V. Weathermen to Research Scientists. A number of our
coaches are graduate students and researchers involved in cutting edge
scientific research programs at the University of South Carolina (USC). For
more information on becoming a participant or volunteer in ScienceQuest, please contact Dee Albritton at Fast Forward
or Dr.
Claudia Benitez-Nelson at USC. Translate
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