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Why Better, More Equitable Science Education Should Be a National Priority
Why Better, More Equitable Science Education Should Be a National Priority
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time and understanding Through science we have reached pinnacles of human the world around us. achievement: the moon landings of the 1960s, the Hubble Telescope, the exploration of our deepest oceans, better understanding of the human body and human behavior, the development of treatments from gene therapy to robotic body parts to replace amputated limbs, and the discovery of water on Mars.
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The regular flow of information about the virus demands constant evaluation of new evidence to inform decisions that impact daily lives: whether to go to the grocery store, cancel a child's birthday party, or send them to school. The past year has demonstrated the need for everyone to understand science at its most basic levels.
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Civic leaders, community members, and voters need to make informed decisions about policies and invest ments that often require some consideration of scientific evidence. For example, decisions about how a community can maintain air quality, whether it should con sider flood or air pollution mitigation, whether to institute water rationing during a drought, and what to do about the proliferation of plastics all require people to grapple with the underlying science.
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Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service in Northern Colorado. "They're always experimenting with what works best in individual fields, how to rotate crops, what seed variety to use and what tillage, pest management and irrigation practices work best and under what conditions." Though Steward grew up in suburban Denver, The plant physiologists study how plants handle he frequently worked his family farm in western stress and adapt.
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Diversity in the workplace not only expands the available talent pool, but also increases the range of perspectives and expertise available to solve grand challenges in STEM [6]
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Science Education and STEM Education For over a decade, the importance of giving students pathways into STEM professions has guided STEM education in the United States. Efforts have largely been focused on inspiring students to pursue STEM careers.
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