{"id":1414,"date":"2011-08-28T09:39:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T13:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2011-08-28T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T13:39:38","slug":"1414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"Science education gets a couple of boosts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Space Coast Science Education Alliance pulls together a wide range of local resources with the goal of improving science education. Volunteer group promotes, supports science education<\/a>:<\/p>\n

An all-volunteer organization, whose members have a passion for science and a commitment to education, hopes to have a positive impact on students and teachers this school year.<\/p>\n

The Space Coast Science Education Alliance includes more than a dozen local organizations that come together to donate their time and money to provide science opportunities for students — and recognize good science teachers.<\/p>\n

The alliance supports science education in the county through projects including a speaker series and by sponsoring Research Rules! — a free workshop for students in grades 5-8 participating in a science fair project.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The group’s website is here<\/a>. They’re always on the lookout for folks wanting to help.<\/p>\n

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Biomed sciences comes to Palmetto High<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Fifteen-year-old Korey Kinder has found a course at Palmetto High School that he loves.<\/p>\n

Korey, a sophomore, aspires to be an anesthesiologist. The course that he is obsessed with during this first week of school is Principles of Biomedical Sciences. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a class that forms the foundation of the high school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new $550,000 biomedical sciences program.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re breaking ground,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d teacher Hanna Waldhalm said about the new program. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This class is why I came to Palmetto High School. This is going to light fires under students.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Space Coast Science Education Alliance pulls together a wide range of local resources with the goal of improving science education. 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