Cornell Institute for Research on Children

If you are a high school science teacher who is interested in trying our Thinking Like A Scientist program in your classroom, here are a few things you should know about getting involved:

• Upon inclusion in the program, we provide all the materials to your class, including self-contained full lesson plans suitable for students in grades 8-12, as well as three quizzes, four "Think and Write" sections, and homework questions per lesson.
• The lessons, and your participation in the program, would not in any way conflict with your current curriculum.
• The lessons are modifiable to meet your particular curricular and educational goals.
• You can choose to do as many of the lessons as you wish, and in any order that you see fit.
• We also provide assistance and support, but besides this teachers are allowed complete freedom in how they wish to implement the program.
• In return for including your class in the program, we ask that you give your class both pre- and post-tests that measure scientific thinking in your students; we then analyze these tests in order to give you feedback on how well the program worked in your classroom.

In return for your participation in TLAS, we will also provide:

• Stipends for participating schools and teachers
• Assistance from advanced graduate students and CIRC Fellows
• Results from our study at all participating schools, showing what works about our program and why

Sample Lessons:

• Effects of Violent Games: Do They Doom Kids to Mortal Kombat?
• Will These Pills Make Me Smarter? (Gingko Biloba and Memory)
• Self-Esteem: Does It Come From Success, Or Is It The Other Way Around?