Sometimes the best way to learn something new isn’t from a lecture, but from a hands-on approach.
Graduate student Dillon Gagnon and others in the , under the direction of Assistant Professor Svetlana Morozova, are using hands-on learning to teach Cuyahoga Community College students science classes as they prepare for the General Educational Development (GED) test.
“I made my way through lectures to get where I am today, but I learned the most in the lab, working with my hands,” Gagnon, the project’s lead, shared.
With the support of , the team of students is developing and teaching lessons focused on sustainability and polymer science, complete with hands-on experiments, to help improve science literacy in the community. During their first visit to the East Cleveland Public Library, the team worked with students ranging in age from 16 to 60.
