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    Getting students excited about a life in the biosciences
    [ 2009-10-15 13:37 ]

     

    This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

    The American biotechnology industry recently did a study of bioscience education across the country. The biosciences are biology and other sciences that deal with living organisms.

    Paul Hanle is president of the Biotechnology Institute, one of the groups that did the study. He says international tests show that the United States is performing 25th out of 30 developed countries in science education.

    Getting students excited about a life in the biosciences

    So the new findings may be no surprise. The study found that many schools are not doing enough to get students interested in bioscience or to prepare them to study it in college.

    But the report said a number of the 50 states perform much better than others. Eight were rated as leaders: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont and Wisconsin.

    Paul Hanle says increasing the numbers of bioscience graduates could help the economy grow. He says there are many high-paying jobs in the biosciences. And some lower-paying jobs require only two years of college, or even a technical education program in high school.

    Now here is a way to get students excited -- or more excited -- about science. Offer them 50,000 dollars in savings bonds and the ceremonial title of "America's Top Young Scientist."

    Ten children ages 8 to 14 were in New York recently for the finals of this year's Discovery/3M Young Scientist Challenge. Middle school students from every state entered the competition, sending in videotaped ideas. Officials said the 500 students who entered were judged as much on their communication skills as for the scientific talent they showed.

    Getting students excited about a life in the biosciences

    The ten finalists presented their inventions -- made of common household products -- then competed in a series of events. The last three finalists each had 50 minutes to create a tall structure to hold an egg even when shaken with earthquake force.

    All three eggs fell or broke. But all the structures remained standing -- thanks in large part to the large amounts of duct tape used by the students.

    In the end, Nico Seamons and Nikita Gaurev shared second place. Marina Dimitrov won the top prize.

    MARINA DIMITROV: "I just think it's really important to get kids excited about science at an early age, because they might be the next Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton, or next America's top young scientist. It's just that I want to show that ordinary kids can do extraordinary things."

    And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. You can find our reports with transcripts and podcasts -- and share comments -- at voaspecialenglish.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and YouTube. I'm Jim Tedder.

    duct tape: a usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts (原用來貼在管道漏洞處的)防水密封膠帶

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