It is very important to expose kids to science at a young age, so they can think about it during their high school years when they really start to think about a career. How can anyone really think of a career in science without first being exposed
It is very important to expose kids to science at a young age, so they can think about it during their high school years when they really start to think about a career. How can anyone really think of a career in science without first being exposed to science? Hopefully in the near future, this mobile lab, or something similar, will be available to all schools nationwide.
The lab will also expose students to the depth of knowledge that is in modern science. If one wants to learn about genetic diseases, then they will learn to understand what a gene is, and how it is produced from DNA. Kids won’t have to ask “why should I learn about DNA” in a boring science class; instead, they’ll want to learn about it to see how it applies in the lab work.
Another way to expose kids to science, in the Portland area, is to attend debates where science is a main point, and is interesting. There’s such a family-friendly debate coming-up at Portland State University (PSU), over the topic of evolution, on Thur. May 30, 2013. Is there really an evidence to support biological evolutionary theory? Both sides will be argued.
One debater is Bark Rask, author of “Evolution By Affirming the Consequent: Scientific Challenges to Darwin's Theory of Evolution.” Countering his opinion, and defending modern science (evolutionary theory), is Truman Ardent Smith, author of “Modern Science and Philosophy Destroys Christian Theology.” They will face-off at PSU on Thur. 5-30-13. The event is free and open to the public, sponsored by The Freethinkers of PSU, a student group.
For more info:
-- “Evolution By Affirming the Consequent: Scientific Challenges to Darwin's Theory of Evolution,” www.tinyurl.com/c5eh4md
-- “Modern Science and Philosophy Destroys Christian Theology,” www.tinyurl.com/cfp9obv
-- Portland State University debate on evolution, Smith vs. Rask, on Thur. 5-30-13: www.tinyurl.com/bmoe6yy
-- Mobile genetics lab press release: www.tinyurl.com/b9gvjmj