Articles Tagged “students”
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ExxonMobil Foundation and Dr. Bernard Harris Announce 2011 Summer Science Camp Locations
ExxonMobil Foundation and Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., the first African-American to walk in space, are partnering for the sixth consecutive year to provide more than 1,200 middle school youth with a fun, engaging math…
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DNA sequence, specially created in the laboratory to change E. coli bacteria for the benefit of agriculture
Synthetic biology produces increasingly more useful microorganisms to man, with applications in extremely diverse fields. After a team of students from Newcastle managed to create a bacterium that produces the world’s most effective adhesive useful…
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Computer simulations can be as effective as direct observation at teaching students
Students can learn some science concepts just as well from computers simulations as they do from direct observation, new research suggests.A study found that people who used computer simulations to learn about moon phases understood…
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Adding Technology to Geometry Class Improves Opportunities to Learn
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency easier, it also…
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Energy Drink ‘Cocktails’ Lead To Increased Injury Risk, Study Shows
College students who drink alcohol mixed with so-called “energy” drinks are at dramatically higher risk for injury and other alcohol-related consequences, compared to students who drink alcohol without energy drinks, according to new research from…