ERIC Number: EJ1188399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Sweet, Sweet Science: Addressing the Gender Gap in STEM Disciplines through a One-Day High School Program in Sugar Chemistry
Levine, Mindy; DiScenza, Dana J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v95 n8 p1316-1322 Aug 2018
Reported herein is the design, implementation, and evaluation of a full-day outreach program for high school girls that focuses entirely on sugar-related activities. The program, which we ran in February 2016 and February 2017, included multiple hands-on sugar-based experiments to increase the participants' interest in and enthusiasm for science. The success of the program was quantitatively evaluated through the administration of precamp and postcamp surveys. Overall, the survey results indicated a statistically significant improvement in responses in one of the two program years, which corresponds to success in changing the participants' attitudes regarding the practical applicability of science and in increasing their interest in pursuing scientific careers.
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, High School Students, Females, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Chemistry, Hands on Science, Science Interests, Program Effectiveness, Scientific Concepts
Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1453483
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