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four 6th-graders in science class

Since the post-Sputnik era, educators have been challenged to improve science education in the United States.

Credit: Herbert D. Thier, University of California, Berkeley.


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Sixth-grade science students at work at Lincoln Middle School in Alameda, Calif.

Sixth-grade science students at work at Lincoln Middle School in Alameda, Calif.

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6th graders in science class

Science students benefit from inquiry-based, hands-on experiments.

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Herb Thier

Thier's journey to improve science education began with nearly a decade of work in and around the classroom, first as a middle school physics teacher and later in administrative roles overseeing science curriculum for the state of New York.

Credit: Herbert D. Thier, University of California, Berkeley.


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