About This Lesson
A national survey finds that 9 out of 10 parents do educational activities at home, but only about half say they do activities that involve science. There are simple ways parents can support their kids before they even get to school. A new study finds that the earlier parents expose their children to science, the better they do in science by the 8th grade. Paul Morgan, PhD, from the Penn State Center for Educational Disparities Research, says that parents can look for everyday ways to engage kids starting at home.
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