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Suzan Kamel-ElSayed; Virginia Uhley – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
An interdisciplinary team-teaching session was introduced to high school students who participated in the Oakland University William Beaumont Future Physician Summer Enrichment Program. The rising prevalence of adolescent obesity necessitates innovative educational strategies that effectively engage high school students in understanding the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Faculty, Summer Science Programs, Physiology
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Leung, Jessica Shuk Ching – Research in Science Education, 2022
The nature of science (NOS) has been recognised as an essential component for engagement with socioscientific issues (SSI). However, the findings on the link between the two have been inconclusive. This calls for a shift from students merely knowing about NOS, to using their understanding of it as a tool for decision-making and participation in…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science and Society, Science Instruction, Intervention
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McLaughlin, David – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
This study reports on preservice teachers' reported feelings of confidence with learning and teaching science relative to their participation in a science enrichment program. Through Saturday Science, local families are invited to explore various topics with hands-on activities designed and facilitated by students in an early childhood education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Instruction, Self Efficacy, Science Programs
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Deck, Anita; Grubbs, Michael E. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2016
It is becoming increasingly important to consider the waste humans produce and options for reducing the impact it has on the environment. Allowing students the opportunities to research potential solutions and present their ideas results in an educated citizenry that considers consequences of technological advances. Throughout the course of a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Design
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Miller, J. Patrick; Davis, Jeffrey W.; Holmes, Robert E., Jr.; Devore, Harlan; Raab, Herbert; Pennypacker, Carlton R.; White, Graeme L.; Gould, Alan – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
The International Asteroid Search Campaign (IASC, fondly nicknamed "Isaac") is an Internet-based program for high schools and colleges. Within hours of acquisition, astronomical CCD images are made available via the Internet to participating schools around the world. Under the guidance of their teachers, students analyze the images with free…
Descriptors: High Schools, Internet, Hands on Science, Astronomy
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Niemann, Marilyn A.; Miller, Michael L.; Davis, Thelma – Cell Biology Education, 2004
This article describes and assesses the effectiveness of a 3-yr, laboratory-based summer science program to improve the academic performance of inner-city high school students. The program was designed to gradually introduce such students to increasingly more rigorous laboratory experiences in an attempt to interest them in and model what…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, State Universities, Science Programs, Summer Programs