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CityScience is committed to raising the quality of science education for youth in urban communities. We use the natural and built environments of cities as labs for active learning to make science relevant and engaging. With your generous support we can transform science education in urban districts. 

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Our Educational Approach

1. Inquiry-based
Inquiry-based learning starts with a question. Scaffolded by teachers, students use tools to find information, explore causes and create meaning. In the process, they develop analytical skills and become group and individual problem solvers.

2. Exploratory
Scientific topics are more accessible and relevant when connected to the real world. Place-based lesson plans with hands-on experiments invite student exploration, allow differentiated learning and directly link science topics to life, community, neighborhoods and the future.

3. Integrated Curricula
Students benefit when science is taught with other subjects. An integrated science curriculum combines math, geography, social studies, and history. Mapping lesson plans between subjects creates thematic learning environments. When learning is organized around themes, students have more opportunities to practice interdisciplinary skills like literacy, numeracy, research and critical thinking.

4. Project-based
Students learn by making and sharing their outcomes. Experiences such as observing, experimenting, creating data, dissecting and journaling create opportunities for students to apply their learning. End of project portfolios and presentations celebrate student learning and achievement.

I know for me, learning science in the summertime was important. Marqueesha G. 18