Undergraduates Learn Evolution Through Teaching Kindergartners About Blind Mexican Cavefish

• DOI: 10.24918/cs.2016.10
• Publication Date: 2017-04-25T18:37:43Z
• Authors: Joshua Gross; Andrew Gangidine; Rachel E. Schafer
• Keywords: Outreach; Sophistication

The development and implementation of a scientific outreach activity comes with number challenges. A successful event must match the sophistication content to audience, be engaging, expand knowledge base for participants, inclusive diverse audience. Ideally, will also convey importance future scientists citizens. In this paper, we present simple, hands-on guide targeted kindergarten learners. This pursued second goal: inclusion undergraduate students in delivery event. We provided detailed set four activities, focusing on blind Mexican cavefish, which were enthusiastically received by audiences. engagement encouraged public involvement fostered new communication skills. format describe is flexible. provide guidelines suggestions adapting approach other biological topics. enables effective outreach, using active learning approaches, benefits both elementary school learners students.