Research Goes to School is a multi-faceted program that …
- Delivers the global research topic of sustainable biofuel energy into high school science, technology, and math classrooms
- Is composed of a two-week intensive summer workshop for in-service and pre-service teachers, two regional summits that take place during the following school year, a supportive webinar, and a social networking site that provides ongoing support for educators
- Is developing a best-practice model for delivering a variety of grand challenge research topics into high school classrooms
Be sure to check out the video of the recent Virtual Field Trip at Purdue University:
Nanotechnology with Dr. Ali Shakouri, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Previous Virtual Field Trips:
Dr. Nate Mosier's Virtual Field Trip on Developing Biofuels
Extracting Energy From Plants: Why is this important? A Virtual Field Trip by Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar