With the right techniques, children can eventually become citizen scientists – members of the public whose activities can contribute to the development of real scientific knowledge. That’s the theme of a new UC Davis article, “Real Science in the Palm of Your Hand: A Framework for Designing and Facilitating Citizen Science in the Classroom,” by… Continue reading Helping Kids Be Scientists
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Older Adults Possess Important Forms of Expertise
Just in time for Grandparents’ Day 2015, coming up on September 13th, researchers at Chapman University in California published an article in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology showing that as adults continue to age beyond their reproductive years, despite physical frailty setting in, they are often regarded as experts in areas such as in… Continue reading Older Adults Possess Important Forms of Expertise