Learning Unboxed

65 | What Happens When High School Students Get to be Scientists? | with Andy Farke

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Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, CA, is unique in that they’re the only nationally accredited Natural History Museum that's located on a high school campus, which also makes The Webb Schools one of the coolest high school campuses in the country.To learn more about this collaboration, we sit down with Andy Farke, a paleontologist and educator who involves high school students in every step of the scientific research process.This is an incredible conversation that offers a glimpse at how STEM education can be transformed and given life for students, even in formal education spaces, as well as how non-traditional educators can be mentors to students.To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.orgResources:Raymond Alf Museum: www.alfmuseum.orgLearn more about Andy’s  work: www.alfmuseum.org/science/research/andrew-a-farke-ph-d/Twitter: twitter.com/andyfarkeLearning Unboxed is produced in part by Crate MediaRecorded by Eric French at WOSU Studios in Columbus, Ohio