Quick and Simple Ways to Get Involved in K-12 Science Education
Created by Jennifer L. B. Anderson, Ph.D., SERC, Carleton
College. What Can a Scientist Do? "Scientists can provide
opportunities for teachers to learn how the scientific process
works -- what scientists do and why they do it. They can..." -
"...provide research opportunities for practicing teachers."
(p.3) - "...act as scientific partners (p.3) and mentors
(p.38)." - "...provide connections to the rest of the scientific
community." (p.3) - "...assist in planning, conceptualizing, and
writing grant proposals for science-education projects." (p.38)
- "...provide hands-on, inquiry-based workshops for area
teachers." (p.3) - "...provide teachers access to equipment,
scientific journals, and catalogs not usually available in
schools." (p.3) - "...help teachers to review educational
material for its accuracy and utility." (p.3) - "...support good
science-process teaching." (p.37) - "...provide accurate
scientific content that also adds to the teachers