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14 May 2012 Integrating research and advanced microscopy into the high school curriculum
Craig Queenan, Alyssa Calabro, David Becker
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Proceedings Volume 8378, Scanning Microscopies 2012: Advanced Microscopy Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Forensic, Life, Environmental, and Industrial Sciences; 837811 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.923443
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Abstract
The Bergen County Academies (BCA) is a public magnet high school in New Jersey focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The research program offered at the school offers students the opportunity to conduct, present and defend their own scientific research using advanced tools and techniques, including scientific equipment unavailable in most high schools, such as scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Through their journey into research, students are given a skill set that can be transferred to future education and their careers, and will help shape the next generation of leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. By serving as an educational model for reformed STEM education, BCA is at the forefront of what STEM education in the United States will look like in the years ahead.
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Craig Queenan, Alyssa Calabro, and David Becker "Integrating research and advanced microscopy into the high school curriculum", Proc. SPIE 8378, Scanning Microscopies 2012: Advanced Microscopy Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Forensic, Life, Environmental, and Industrial Sciences, 837811 (14 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.923443
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KEYWORDS
Scanning transmission electron microscopy
Microscopy
Mathematics
Analytical research
Scanning electron microscopy
Calculus
Defense and security
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