Students in the Science Service Learning Course attended one hour of class per week, and performed one to two hours of service each week. Bi-weekly class discussions focus on issues relating to service, such as learning styles and ethics in science. On alternate weeks, students meet in site groups with a site coordinator to plan upcoming visits and reflect on past visits. Students were graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Students participate in one of three different types of service projects. Students either design and conduct hands-on experiments with local school children, collaborate with UW’s department of molecular biotechnology on their “”DNA in High Schools”" to help teachers synthesize and sequence DNA in their classrooms, or monitor various water quality parameters in conjunction with community groups.
Contact: Deborah Wiegand, senior lecturer at 206.543.1653 or < a href=""mailto:%77%69%65%67%61%6E%64%40%63%68%65%6D%2E%77%61%73%68%69%6E%67%74%6F%6E%2E%65%64%75"">wiegand {at} chem.washington(.)edu
This information originally appeared in “”Science and Society: Redefining the Relationship”" by Stephen Miller. Published by Campus Compact, 1996.
