For my outreach project, I went to Clark Central High School to help a high school class record results from a lab. For the class period, I was with a third of the class and their group’s sleeve of Petri dishes. We sorted the dishes into their respective groups based on their set number and strength of antibiotic. I then had them count the bacteria colonies and record the information in a spreadsheet.
I enjoyed this experience as I was able to talk to many of the students and answer their questions about UGA and the differences between college and high school. My group was very respectful and asked good questions and I was able to answer most of them with what I believe is good advice. The majority of questions were about the UGA admissions process and I feel like I was able to help them out.
Through this outreach experience, I was able to broaden my knowledge of that particular lab as I had a more involved position at Clark Central. I was also able to act in a mentor role as the high school students all looked up to me and the other college kids that were there to help.