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Join the Science Buzz online learning community

Mentor Buzz is a resource that helps mentors and their partners explore the world of current science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through the Science Buzz online learning community.

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Why Mentor Buzz?

Get started on Mentor Buzz

To participate, both you and your mentoring partner need to register and exchange screen names.

Why register?

  • Filling out your profiles will give each of you a better idea of your individual and common interests.
  • You will be able to follow what your partner is reading, saying, and doing on Science Buzz.
  • You can leave comments for each other on the site and decide what you would like to explore or investigate together (on Science Buzz and elsewhere).

What can mentor pairs do on Science Buzz?

  • Registered mentors and youth can follow each other across the site and find stories of interest to compare and discuss with each other
  • Registered mentors and youth can track each other's comments/questions on stories and respond to other people's comments/questions
  • Registered mentors and youth can post questions to working scientists and get answers online
  • Registered mentors and youth can post their own stories, photos, activities, experiments, videos, etc

Here are some suggestions for exploring and participating in Science Buzz.

(Link to prompts coming soon.)

Need additional ideas about exploring science and technology?

Interested in helping youth expand their thinking about future education and career possibilities? The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota has links to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) resources and education/career exploration tools.

Want to learn more about being an effective mentor?

Find resources and tools to support you here. You can also visit the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota's website to find out how mentors are making a difference in the lives of Minnesota kids.

Want to find out how Science literacy benchmarks and graduation standards apply to you and your student?

What do kids need to know before they leave high school? What does it mean to be "scientifically literate"?Benchmarks for Science Literacy is the base for the majority of the nation's school standards. Check the Benchmarks to see what science understanding kids should have at each grade level.

Are you a mentoring or youth development program coordinator interested in using Mentor Buzz in your program?

For information, ideas, and tools to use, contact the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota at mentor@mentoringworks.org or call 612-370-9180.