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What Science Education in the U.S. Needs, Part IV
Today, we're wrapping up our mini-series of posts on changes to the American science education system. The inspiration for these posts is a 2013 New York Times article in which science writer Claudia Dreifus interviewed 19 educators, experts, and students and asked...
What Science Education in the U.S. Needs, Part III
As promised, here's Part III of our mini-series connecting what HSI does to changes educators, experts, and students would like to see in our science education system in the U.S. Part I and Part II make similarly cool connections, so be sure not to miss them. The gist...
What Science Education in the U.S. Needs, Part II
Alright, here goes Part II of our mini-series, “What Science Education in the U.S. Needs.” In case you missed Part I, you can go back and read it here. Basically, we’re breaking down excerpts from a New York Times article by Claudia Dreifus in which she asked 19...
What Science Education in the U.S. Needs, Part I
First, happy Holidays from HSI! In the season of thinking of others and also of resolving to improve our selves, we thought it'd be a great time to revisit a story published by the New York Times in September 2013. In it, Claudia Dreifus, a staff science writer...
3 Tips to Boost Student Question Asking
The Headwaters program uses student-driven research ideas to engage kids in topics they are learning. When students come up with an idea--however wacky--for an experiment of their own, they tend to be more willing to delve deeper into the topic at hand and make use of...
