June 2012 Jessie Atterholt is a PhD candidate at Cal in the Department of Integrative Biology. She’s been volunteering with BASIS for two and a half years, inspiring first-grade students to love science through her passion for it. Her lesson, aptly named ‘You Are What You Eat, How Diet Shapes Teeth’, has been in circulation for the entirety of her […]
May 2012 Melia Hong has been teaching second graders at John Muir Elementary School in Berkeley for the last eight years, and prior to that, she taught eighth graders in Oakland. She enjoys working with her class through hands-on science experiments and nature investigation.
April 2012 Soomin Jung learned about BASIS in her first year as an undergraduate and has been showing 3rd grade students the wonders of Oobleck and the states of matter ever since. Volunteering with BASIS has shown her how much quality science instruction is lacking in elementary schools and inspires her to go on in her education so that she […]
March 2012 Although Ashley Gibb has only been a BASIS volunteer for one year, community science outreach is not new to her. She’s been doing this since she was an undergrad and has no plans to stop.
February 2012 Chemistry PhD candidate Kim Sogi may not look like your typical scientist. When she goes into classrooms with her team of volunteers teachers often comment how wonderful it is for their students to see female scientists in their classrooms
February 2012 Miriam just might be superwoman. Not only is she wrapping up her PhD in Chemistry at UC Berkeley, but she plays cello with a piano trio, is active in the LGBT community, and serves on the BASIS Steering Committee as well as the CRS Advisory Council on Elementary Science Education. Not to mention staying active every day and volunteering with BASIS in classrooms!
November 2011 Making ice cream with third-graders may be a fun way to pass those long days, but it can also be an exciting way to teach them about the phases of matter. Add a little liquid nitrogen, and it gets even better! Over the last 3 years BASIS volunteer Leah Witus has helped coordinate 16 classroom visits, exploring gasses, liquids, and […]
Community Resources for Science
1611 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 10 B
Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone: (510) 527-5212
Fax: (510) 527-5216
Email: community@crscience.org
EIN: 94-3262587
The mission of CRS is to empower teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students’ curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. We envision a community of educators, scientists, families and partners working together to build school cultures that equip all children to explore the world around them and build the skills needed to become innovators, problem solvers, environmental stewards, life-long learners and leaders. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.
Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas, get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and leaders!