Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am doing my mentorship at Mt. Sac.
2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
My contact is Michael hood. What makes him an expert is that he teaches an astronomy class and he has a Ph.d in physics.
3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
I have done 27 hours during the school year but I haven't done any hours during the summer.
4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
What I usually do is sit in during his lectures and observe what he does. I also take notes and I learn a lot from it. My mentor and I  work well together; he is very helpful and gives me advice of what I can look at to research. I plan to complete the remaining hours by doing what I usually do but also, there is an upcoming project he has that I can assist him with. I'll be getting my hours by that too. 

Blog 2 - Summer Mentorship

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

Name: Michael Hood

Phone: (909) 274 - 4767

Organization: Professor Mt. Sac

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?     

Michael Hood is qualified to be my mentor because he is a professor in astronomy and teaches people about it everyday.

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.    

1. What are some other things I can do by myself to help me gain experience in the astronomy field?
2. Why is hard to find a clear border between astronomy and other science fields?
3. What are we, as a whole, hoping to accomplish with astronomy?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

I actually haven’t gained much experience yet since I have barely started on my mentorship. hopefully later on I will gain some valuable skills and experiences that I can use later on in life.

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.

My senior topic is going to be about astronomy. The reason why I choose astronomy is because my mentor, Michael Hood, works in the astronomy field and was the only one who would accept me as a mentee.