/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6671817

>be me, be 17, be in high school
>do reach out program with urban youth
>program is to help them do science project, 1 hour after school every day
>get 2 black kids, one hispanic kid ~10y
>kids aren't impressive, specifically Jaime
>be told he is developmentally disabled
>kids decide they want to do project on owls
>specifically the regurgitation thing (owl pellets)
>not entirely a fan of the project, but I'm here to help, not to tell them what to do
>be 2 months later, 1/2way through program
>other groups have epic posters starting and real projects, with controls and experiments
>we have a very sad looking flat clay owl
>mfw I think i fucked up
>fret for 2 months while other projects look better and better than ours
>don't give up on kids, keep talking with them about pH, keratins, bones, digestion, etc, tell them to do self research at home too
>be day of science fair, can't be there because of varsity wrestling tourney
>spend whole day thinking I completely fucked the kids
>get 4th place out of like 30 in my weight class, (171 if anyone cares)
>don't care, run off of podium to call teacher running program to find out how kids did