Exploring with Scientists - Holly Vander Stel, "How do we actually DO the science?"

Exploring with Scientists for upper elementary and middle school students (but all ages are welcome)!

Audience: Youth ages 9-12, Families, Homeschool 

Holly Vander Stel, "How do we actually DO the science?"

What does a scientist look like? And what do they do all day? Join scientist Holly Vander Stel to learn about how science is actually done, and the people who do it. Learn about what goes on behind the scenes to collect field and laboratory data used to answer important questions in ecology, agriculture, and more. Holly will describe “how do we actually DO the science”, and how scientists like Holly help researchers go from scientific questions to answers!

Exploring with Scientists is an online series that connects upper elementary and middle school students with graduate students conducting ecological research at the Station. Each of the six programs will focus on a certain type of animal or insect and touch on how scientists collect data in the field. Participants will be able to submit questions related to natural history, research and science careers. 

Student Objectives 

• students will engage with real scientists and learn more about their research 

• students will be walked through a real-life science experiment and see what (field) research is like in order to answer a scientific question 

• students will be able to ask questions about a scientist’s career, education, research, and other related topics 

• students will be able to reflect on their own experiences with science and further define their definition of science/scientists