Developing a science identity through life-relevant learning

January 1st, 2014 | RESEARCH

Participants in Kitchen Science Investigators, an afterschool program for middle school students, learn science through cooking, baking, and experimenting with recipes. In-depth case studies analyzed how and why girls begin to scientize, or see their worlds through a scientific lens, and how the program structure supported this shift.

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Melissa Ballard, Author, Afterschool Alliance

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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Chemistry | Education and learning science | General STEM | Nature of science
Resource Type: Research Brief | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Public Programs