Help wanted: US teens need science and engineering mentors

> If you don't have a full education and many years of engineering/science experience under your belt, I was pointed towards the Smithsonian Model Kits, which, according to Karrine, are "very cool and surprisingly affordable." A quick perusal on my part showed this is indeed the case.

> Driving around the neighborhood in an old-school van sans windows with "candy and science" painted on the side probably isn't a good idea; but the local library, on the other hand, is. Karrine used the latter method. A couple of fliers with catchy wording on the local library's community board helped her find interested students. For the projects that they worked on, she says that six students seems to be the ideal amount, since this allows for three pair groups, each working on building the week's cool project.

Easily actionable bits.