An Effective Pedagologic Paradigm for Teaching Science Research Using Online Resources

The pedagogy of teaching science is well studied, but the pedagogy of teaching science research is not. Teaching students to create meaningful experiments is normally done at the college level, however competitions such as the Siemen's and Intel science competitions have encouraged the development of research programs at the high school level. Several colleges offer summer research opportunities to secondary students, but at a cost that is unaffordable to many. Science research can be made affordable to all with these techniques. The presentation will demonstrate some effective techniques using accessible online resources to effectively teach science research at secondary institutions.