Globally, students participate in scientific exploration by conducting local investigations that parallel work of scientists and by comparing and contrasting their data online. Through this amazing hands-on program they are transformed from thinking science is just something you read about to actually feeling like scientists and looking up to scientists as role models.
More teachers come on board as they see the impact on students.
This is a different way for them to learn because it's not tied to a textbook, and I can access their progress in ways other than tests. Susan Williams teaches at Foster Elementary School in Arlington, Texas - a school with 36 cultures in an economically disadvantaged area. For argonauts' and EDS volunteers' stories, visit our Media Kit .