The Science and Mathematics Colloquies program was a three year project to introduce high school students to the practice of doing science and mathematics in a colloquy in which they performed experiments on a particular theme and discussed their investigations with others. The goal of the project was to produce scientists by helping the high school students to do the same things professional scientists do. The students learned to use computers and other laboratory equipment, to analyze data and identify errors, to report experimental data, to work in teams toward a common goal and to give an oral report to a scientific audience.

This program is no longer available.

Below is a description of particular colloquies and the curriculum materials used in the program.

Colloquies were held during the school year for both the fall and spring semesters. Students meet at The Science House on Monday evenings for 10 weeks to explore a designated topic. In the spring, colloquies were broadcast to groups across the state through the Education Future Network.

Past topics include:

• Global Change
• Chaos and Fractals
• The Science of Flight
• Imaging, Microscopy and Telescopy.
• Green Chemistry
• It's About Time
• Genomics in Our Lives
• Science of Sports

What Does it Mean to Do Science?
Activities that demonstrate how science is about first describing what you see and secondly, trying to come up with an explanation in terms of what you already know. Developed by Dr. David Haase for students in the Science and Mathematics Colloquies.

A student measures the sweet spot of a tennis racquet.

Students use CBL's to measure heart rate.