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"When a family does science together, it sends important signals that says science and engineering are important, and it's something they value and I value as well."
So says Gail Jones, a professor of STEM education at North Carolina State University and a co-author of a study published in the journal Research in Science Education.
The study looked at 41 elementary school-age children and their families, who were invited to a local museum once a month for a half-day to do hands-on science activities, hear a presentation from a scientist from their community, and have a meal with their families.
The children were then asked to bring one or more family members, and some brought up to 12.
"We tried to structure the program around what matters for families," Jones tells Tech Times.
"Having a meal was a big part of helping families find the time to come to the program."
surveys, and found that students' beliefs about the importance of science in their lives were strengthened.
They were also more likely to say they'd like to do science activities outside of school, like go on a nature walk.
"By helping them understand what people do, hearing about what that work actually looks like, and meeting somebody in their community that is hopefully like them,
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