October 22nd, 2018 | RESEARCH
It’s a simple idea. Introduce a kid to a scientist, and let the child ask questions—whatever they wonder about. Then ask the child to reflect a little on the conversation when it’s over by drawing a picture or writing a few words. This is the gist of Science Storytellers, a program founded by freelance science writer Jennifer Cutraro. At the ACS national meeting in Boston last month, C&EN partnered with Science Storytellers to bring this program to the ACS Kids Zone event held at the Boston Children’s Museum. Modeled after the approach professional journlists use in their work, Science Storytellers puts kids in charge of the conversation, providing them with reporters' notebooks and questions to help guide a conversation about science, the people behind it, and how kids relate to it.
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Jessica Marshall, Contact, Chemical and Engineering NewsCitation
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 0009-2347
Publication: Chemical and Engineering News
Volume: 96
Number: 38
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Funding Source: Other
Funding Program: Chemical and Engineering News/ and ACS Communications office
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Kids interview scientists at Science Storytellers event in Boston
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Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Chemistry | Nature of science
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs