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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists

by Roux, Stanley , Simmons, Sarah , Polioudakis, Damon , Gonzalez, Tony , Montgomery, Michael , Clark, Greg , Russell, Josh , Stovall, Gwendolyn M , Jones, Jack , Tasneem, Tania , Stuart, Yoel , Wessel, Aimee , Jarmoskaite, Inga , Rodenbusch, Stacia , Enyeart, Peter , Gracia, Brant , MacKrell, Al , Beckham, Josh T

in Audiences / Communication / Community / Funding / Graduate students / Hypotheses / Inquiry method / Middle school students / Middle schools / Outreach programs / Outreach services / Schools / Science education / Scientists / Skills / Studies / Teaching

2016

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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists

Roux, Stanley,

Simmons, Sarah,

Polioudakis, Damon,

Gonzalez, Tony,

Montgomery, Michael,

Clark, Greg,

Russell, Josh,

Stovall, Gwendolyn M,

Jones, Jack,

Tasneem, Tania,

Stuart, Yoel,

Wessel, Aimee,

Jarmoskaite, Inga,

Rodenbusch, Stacia,

Enyeart, Peter,

Gracia, Brant,

MacKrell, Al,

Beckham, Josh T

2016

Overview

Both scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--\"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-Old\" and \"Shadow a Scientist\"--that combine training in science communication with outreach to area middle schools. We assessed the outcomes of these programs and found a 2-fold benefit: scientists improve their communication skills by explaining basic science research to a general audience, and students' enthusiasm for science and their scientific knowledge are increased. Here we present details about both programs, along with our assessment of them, and discuss the feasibility of exporting these programs to other universities.

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