The goal is to provide insights for instructors wishing to learn about, adapt, and incorporate research - based materials and teaching strategies into their courses, hopefully with the goal of «doing better things» to create more effective learning environments to promote students achieving a deeper understanding of STEM and developing
appropriate science process skills.
Before you start breaking open old car batteries and making your own solar cells, remember that while the
process may be described as «simple» when done by MIT researchers, it's not really
appropriate for a home
science project unless you've got the know - how, the
skills, and the equipment to deal with the sulfuric acid and lead in the batteries without causing harm to yourself and others.