'Family Science Night' Held at Cullen Middle School

Students and family members participate in science and math activities.

Dr. Cherie McCollough’s Foundations of Life Sciences class conducted a “Family Science Night” Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Cullen Middle School cafeteria. The event, part of the University’s Engaging Hispanic Parents in Mathematics and Science Program, covered topics including biology, ecology, and environmental science. This semester, approximately 60 pre-service teachers in the program will participate in three “Family Sciences Nights" each semester at different schools throughout local districts and construct and implement family science activities with students, their siblings and family members.

The Engaging Hispanic Parents in Mathematics and Science Program is part of a two-year program aimed at elementary and middle school students and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.