What is Science Connected?
We are a global group of scientists and science communicators who are dedicated to increasing public understanding of science and creating equitable access to STEM education through free resources and plain language.
Science Connected is led by a team of highly qualified and talented researchers, scholars, communicators, and experienced teachers. Our Board of Directors and Advisory Panel, composed of leaders in STEM fields and STEM and language education, provides guidance and direction to accomplish our mission.
Our organization views science as a space for growth, opportunity, community, environmental stewardship, education, and interaction. We put this view into practice by creating a collaborative space for researchers, citizen scientists, educators, and science communicators to write about scientific projects that will change our world. And because we also report on the culture and politics surrounding science, we often focus on its human side, offering a place for scientists and community members to tell their stories. In addition to publishing Science Connected Magazine, we produce teaching guides, lab manuals, and paperback anthologies.
Why support free and affordable STEM education?
Why should we invest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education? The benefits are many. We live in an era of constant scientific discovery and technological change. Science directly impacts our lives and requires our input as informed citizens. Moreover, as our economy increasingly depends on advances in science and technology, new jobs are created in STEM fields. The success of nations depends on building a scientifically literate citizenry and a skilled, STEM-educated workforce.
Scientific literacy is essential to a post-industrial society. Companies often seek to hire STEM-literate employees, only to be met with a shortage of qualified applicants. By ensuring that all students have access to education in STEM subjects, we can close the so-called “skills gap.”
At Science Connected, we work with scientists and educators to provide children with the scientific knowledge that will help employ them, help them become the citizens, leaders, and innovators of tomorrow. But that’s not all. We also work with researchers, journalists, universities, and industry leaders to provide cutting-edge research findings to people of all ages who continue to change our world for the better.
Your investment helps further our efforts to transform science education. Your support has the potential to change hundreds of thousands of lives by nurturing the inner scientist in people of all ages—innovators and leaders of today and tomorrow.
How your donation helps
Whatever your focus, your investment will be transformative. We are dedicated to continuing our work to affect inquiry-based engagement in schools until every classroom, teacher, and student is reached. Please join us in fulfilling our vision: sharing scientific discoveries with the world to benefit people and the planet.