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Berg, Craig; Carvan, Michael; Hesselbach, Renee; Luo, Zhihui; Petering, David; Pickart, Michael; Tomasiewicz, Henry; Weber, Daniel; Shukla, Rekha; Goldberg, Barbara – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
The objective of our program is to foster and facilitate authentic research experiences in middle and high school science courses. We do so by providing students with a complete experience in scientific experimentation and communication. The centerpiece is a set of experiment modules in which students investigate the effects of toxic chemicals on…
Descriptors: Sciences, Science Education, Science Programs, COVID-19
Ghadiri, Maryam Ghadiri – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Recent educational studies have shown increasing lack of interest and participation of youth (ages 10-14 years old) in various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields in the U.S. The decline in the number of youth choosing to study STEM fields in higher education and the resulting lack of STEM professionals in the society…
Descriptors: Ecology, Conservation (Environment), Biology, Environmental Education
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Watson, Gwendy – Primary Science Review, 1998
Describes a program to bring farm animals into the classroom. Topics discussed include using the senses, health and safety for both children and animals, and rewards of using animals in special situations. Talks given include "Similarities and Differences of Living Things"; "From a Sheep to a Ball of Wool"; and "Food from…
Descriptors: Animals, Educational Resources, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Hosking, Bunty – 1981
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This teaching guide, designed to be read in…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Classification, General Science
Chitepo, Thoko; And Others – 1981
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This teaching guide contains instructional…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Botany, Entomology