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Help Science Buddies With a Short-term Volunteer Project	Points: variable*	Why it is important: By helping with one of the short-term volunteer tasks below, you contribute your time and expertise to Science Buddies and help us complete specific projects that will make our award-winning resources even more helpful to students, parents, and teachers. Every time you volunteer, you join us in our efforts to support K-12 science education! *Each task has different points that you can earn. You will get your points after our volunteer coordinator has verified your contribution.

Instructions: The volunteer opportunities on this page encourage volunteers to help Science Buddies with a variety of projects. Some volunteer tasks require science and engineering expertise. Other volunteer opportunities involve writing, editing, photography, and graphic design. We even recognize volunteers for helping spread the word about Science Buddies in their own communities! The time required for each task varies, but most of the tasks below are designed to be relatively short-term, making it easy for busy volunteers to contribute in specific areas and in convenient blocks of time.

How it works: To express an interest in helping with one of the tasks below, please click the button next to the task. Clicking this button will send an email to our volunteer coordinator recording your interest. If you have enough information to get started, please do! Our volunteer coordinator will follow up with any additional information you may need.

Note: You only need to click the icon one time per task; our volunteer coordinator will follow up. Please note that some tasks are limited to adult volunteers and some tasks are specifically for volunteers at specific companies.

This list of short-term opportunities is updated frequently, so please stop by again!

Do This Task!	Task	Category	Instructions	Points	Time Estimate
	Join our Facebook Community	Community	Are you a Facebook user? Clicking "like" on the Science Buddies page at Facebook makes it easy to stay up-to-date with Science Buddies. As a member of our Facebook community, you will see updates about new Project Ideas, science news and history you can share with students, inspiring stories about K-12 science project success, and more. Plus, clicking "like" shows that you support and encourage science education! The more teachers, students, and parents we can introduce to Science Buddies, the more students we can potentially help each year with their science projects. [Information on signing up will be provided after you indicate interest. Points can only be earned one time.]	15	5 minutes
	Jour Our Twitter Community	Community	Are you a Twitter user? Following Science Buddies at Twitter makes it easy to stay up-to-date with Science Buddies and shows your own circle of friends and followers that you support and encourage science education! The more teachers, students, and parents we can introduce to Science Buddies, the more students we can potentially help each year with science projects. [Information on confirming completion of the task will be provided after you indicate interest. Points can only be earned one time.]	15	5 minutes
	Follow Us at Pinterest	Community	Do you use Pinterest? Following Science Buddies at Pinterest makes it easy to mark and share great hands-on science projects your own circle of friends, teachers, and followers! [Information on confirming completion of the task will be provided after you indicate interest. Points can only be earned one time.]	15	5 minutes
	Review a new biotechnology techniques project	Editing/Review	We are developing new resources and Project Ideas for the Science Buddies Biotechnology Techniques Interest Area. If you have expertise in this area and would be interested in reviewing and providing feedback on a Project Idea in development, please let us know. Adult volunteers only.	75	1-2 hours
	Aviation inspector interview	Video	Help us locate a video interview with a female engineer that might be integrated in the Aviation Inspector career profile: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/Aero_aviationinspector_c001.shtml Interview should talk about what the person does in her job day-to-day, should be less than 4 minutes, and must be engaging for kids. Videos must be ad-free for consideration. (Links to non-video, web-based interviews also accepted for consideration.)	25	30 minutes
	Pilot career interview	Video	Help us locate a video interview with a male or female pilot that might be integrated in the Pilot career profile: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/Aero_pilot_c001.shtml Interview should talk about what the person does in her job day-to-day, should be less than 4 minutes, and must be engaging for kids. Videos must be ad-free for consideration. (Links to non-video, web-based interviews also accepted for consideration.)	25	30 minutes
	Aerospace engineer interview	Video	Help us locate a video interview with a female engineer that might be integrated in the Aerospace Engineer career profile: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/Aero_aerospaceengineer_c001.shtml Interview should talk about what the person does in her job day-to-day, should be less than 4 minutes, and must be engaging for kids. Videos must be ad-free for consideration. (Links to non-video, web-based interviews also accepted for consideration.)	25	30 minutes
	Review a new physics Project Idea	Editing/Review	We are developing new resources and Project Ideas in Physics. If you have expertise in this area and would be interested in reviewing and providing feedback on a Project Idea in development, please let us know. Adult volunteers only.	75	1-2 hours
	Take a photo for "Determining Iodide Content of Salt" project	Photography	We would like to add a photo to the "Determining Iodide Content of Salt" project. Photo should be relevant to the general concept of the Project Idea or show an important stage in the Experimental Procedure. After reading through the introductory material and reviewing the project, if a photo opportunity comes to mind, please do put your camera to work! You might know a perfect spot in your local area, or maybe you have the supplies on hand to stage a compelling photo. Please do not submit photos that potentially infringe on copyrights owned by others. (Note: Not all photos submitted will be used. Points will be credited one time for original photos submitted that fit the content of this specific project. Additional points may be credited if your photo is selected for incorporation.)	25	30 minutes
	Volunteer as a Science Fair Judge	Misc.	Volunteer your time and expertise as a judge at a science fair. By judging, you not only support local fairs, but you reinforce to participating students that science fairs are important and exciting! Note: Science Buddies does not coordinate volunteer science fair judging opportunities, but we do award points to volunteers who judge at fairs in their area. Adult volunteers only.	250-300	8-12 hours
	Take a photo we can use in the "Spinning Colors" project	Photography	We would like to add a photo to the "Spinning Colors: How Do Primary Colors Combine to Make New Colors?" Project Idea. We would like a photo that is relevant to the general concept of the Project Idea (can be added to the introduction) or a photo that shows a specific step of the Experimental Procedure. After reading through the introductory material and reviewing the project, if a photo opportunity comes to mind, please put your camera to work! You might know a perfect spot in your local area, or maybe you have the supplies on hand to stage a compelling photo. Please do not submit photos that potentially infringe on copyrights owned by others, including photos that contain brand names. (Note: Not all photos submitted will be used. Points will be credited one time for original photos submitted that fit the content of this specific project.)	25	30 minutes
	Take a photo we can use in the "Build a Better Moth Trap" project	Photography	We would like to add a photo to the "Build a Better Moth Trap: Will Different-colored Lights Affect How Many Moths You Catch?" Project Idea. We would like a photo that is relevant to the general concept of the Project Idea (can be added to the introduction) or a photo that shows a specific step of the Experimental Procedure. After reading through the introductory material and reviewing the project, if a photo opportunity comes to mind, please put your camera to work! You might know a perfect spot in your local area, or maybe you have the supplies on hand to stage a compelling photo. Please do not submit photos that potentially infringe on copyrights owned by others, including photos that contain brand names. (Note: Not all photos submitted will be used. Points will be credited one time for original photos submitted that fit the content of this specific project.)	25	30 minutes
	Help us find a video for the "Wily Waves" project	Video	We would like to integrate a relevant video in the "Wily Waves: Build an Oscillating Water Column to Extract Energy from Ocean Waves" project. We are looking for a quality online video that we can embed. Videos containing advertising will not be considered.	25	30 minutes

Note: For submissions of graphic design, photographic, or other original elements, volunteers may be asked to sign a release form acknowledging that the design is original and transferring usage rights to Science Buddies.

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