1. Teaching the process of science Melissa McCartney mmccartn@aaas.org

2. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy)

3. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy) Policy Fellowship (broadening participation)

4. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy) Policy Fellowship (broadening participation) Editorial Fellowship at Science

5. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy) Policy Fellowship (broadening participation) Editorial Fellowship at Science

6. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy) Policy Fellowship (broadening participation) Editorial Fellowship at Science

7. About me PhD in Neuroscience (molecular) Postdoc (epilepsy) Policy Fellowship (broadening participation) Editorial Fellowship at Science Project Director at AAAS focused on education projects

8. http://scienceintheclassroom.org/

9. SitC production details Targeting a first year undergraduate audience Graduate students and postdocs do the writing in return for a byline on the website Teams of students have started annotating as a group exercise Willing to try any other ideas to make this a more valuable resource

10. Shows the process of science We are not interested if students learn a piece of science content with SitC We want them to see how scientists communicate Many unanswered questions science articles are possible to read Why primary literature?

11. Why is this important? Because everyone, scientist or not, becomes a voter

12. Why is this important? Because everyone, scientist or not, becomes a voter A recent vote in the US Senate on whether or not climate change is a result of human activity:

13. Why is this important? Because everyone, scientist or not, becomes a voter A recent vote in the US Senate on whether or not climate change is a result of human activity: Yes: 50 No: 49

14. Why is this important? Because everyone, scientist or not, becomes a voter A recent vote in the US Senate on whether or not climate change is a result of human activity: Yes: 50 No: 49 Teaching students that they can go to the source to make their own conclusions on the science is invaluable

15. Starting to partner

17. Write a 100 word paragraph on what you think this research is trying to solve.

18. Identify 5 words that you don’t know and write a definition.

21. I am always looking for people to work with! mmccartn@aaas.org