http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20101005/NEWS01/101005003/1079/
This article is about Twain Elementary School students (Iowa City, IA) visiting a local community college (Kirkwood) to perform a science experiment. Sam Anthony, a sixth grader, held a test tube containing water and a swabbing from his cheek. Later, he added ethanol to the concotion and watched it fizz all the way to the top. This process was that his cheek cells rose. Along with him were two of his classmates that attended this college-level program. Also, exchanges will be made between the two schools, with Kirkwood instructorsvisiting Twain.
In my opinion, this is a great idea for students at this age. It would motivate them to enjoy science once they are coursed in biology. I wish that Forsyth Tech would've visited us when I was in 6th grade. I'm enjoying biology right now and would be a great opportunity for kids who don't like middle school science. Maybe programs like this would help a student excel.
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