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Close up of an Albertosaurus skull, with other fossils and visitors in the background in a museum exhibit.

Education Research

Interactive museum exhibit shows how paleontologists study the past

October 23, 2024

A recent paleontology exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History put fossils and scientists on full display. The exhibit…
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Color bars arranged vertically that gradually turn from blue to red from left to right.

Education Research

Supercharged professional development helps educators talk climate change

July 1, 2024

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers evaluated how a type of professional development, called train-the-trainer, could…
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Person gives lecture to hall full of young students.

Education Research

When scientists and K-12 teachers team up, the results can be spectacular or lackluster

May 2, 2024

The results of an in-depth review of published research on scientists conducting K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach…
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Group of people pose for a photo in a large room

Education Research

It takes a village: Study shows community is key to a sustained passion for science among adolescents

June 14, 2023

The results of a yearlong science program show that one of the best ways to instill a lasting interest in…
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Two people stand next cliff face along a river bank. One person uses tools to dig while the other person watches.

Education Research

New study shows scientists improve communication, education skills after working with teachers

December 20, 2022

Every summer from 2012 to 2016, Bruce MacFadden and a team of scientists accompanied K-12 teachers on an expedition to…
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Child looks through a magnifying glass at specimens in jar

Education Research

Children have less perceived access to important tools than reported by their parents

November 29, 2022

According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house…
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A mosaic illustration with museum specimens encased in a dollar sign

Education Research

More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change

December 7, 2021

With the full onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, museums faced the dilemma of having to maintain outreach…
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Kristen Grace hosts a virtual camp for students

Education Research

iMuseum: The difficulty with distance learning during a pandemic

December 2, 2021

In February 2020, researchers undertook a broad study of how museums used distance learning in their education programs, not anticipating…
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close-up of megalodon tooth

Education Research

School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate

June 7, 2021

A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously…
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Bruce MacFadden with book

Education Research

How can scientists engage the public? New book offers best practices

November 20, 2019

Scientists are increasingly breaking away from the lab or leaving their computer screens to talk to the public about their…
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