
The STARS Team has submitted various articles based on their experiences for
publication.

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G. Okogbaa, T.K. Das,
W. Otieno, V. Nanduri, G. Centeno, L. Martin-Vega, “Students, Teachers, And
Resources in the Sciences”, An article to appear in the Industrial Engineer
Magazine, September, 2006.
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T.K. Das, G. Okogbaa,
V. Nanduri and W. Otieno, “A new direction for STARS”, A presentation at the
GK-12 Symposium of the Florida Academy of Sciences’ 70th Annual
conference, Melbourne, FL, March 11, 2006.
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O.C. Cash, W.
Torres-Garcia, G. Okogbaa, and T.K. Das, “Thematic summer camp design by
STARS”, A presentation at the GK-12 Symposium of the Florida Academy of
Sciences’ 70th Annual conference held at FIT, Melbourne, FL,
March 11, 2006.
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G. Okogbaa, T. K. Das,
V. Nanduri, and W. Otieno. “A video report of STARS at USF”, A video
presentation at the GK-12 Symposium of the Florida Academy of Sciences’ 70th
Annual conference held at FIT, Melbourne, FL, March 11, 2006.
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T.K. Das, G. Okogbaa,
V. Nanduri and W. Otieno. “Evolution of the STARS project at USF”, A poster
presentation at the GK-12 Symposium of the Florida Academy of Sciences’ 70th
Annual conference held at FIT, Melbourne, FL, March 11, 2006.
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G. Okogbaa, T. K. Das,
V. Nanduri, and W. Otieno, “From science facts to its underlying
mathematics, engineering, and scientific principles: A paradigm shift in
elementary science education.”, A poster presentation at the GK-12 Symposium
of the Florida Academy of Sciences’ 70th Annual conference held
at FIT, Melbourne, FL, March 11, 2006.
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S. Zekri, G. Okogbaa,
G. Centeno, T.K. Das, A. Kumar, and L. Martin-Vega, “Implementation of a
material science and nanotechnology module at the fifth grade level”, A
poster presentation at the GK-12 Symposium of the Florida Academy of
Sciences’ 70th Annual conference, Melbourne, FL, March 11, 2006.
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G. Okogbaa, T. K. Das,
V. Nanduri, and W. Otieno, “From science facts to its underlying
mathematics, engineering, and scientific principles: A paradigm shift in
elementary science education”, A presentation at the GK-12 Annual Conference
at Washington D. C. March 24-26, 2006.
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Zekri
S, Clayton L, Kumar A, Okogbaa G, Martin-Vega L. “Long
Term Integration Plan of Nanotechnology and Materials Science into Fourth
and Fifth Grade Science Curriculum.”
(2005) Journal of Materials Education.
Vol. 27 (3-4): page number not yet released.
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Martin-Vega, L.,
Ganesan, R., Das, T. K., Edwards, C., Okogbaa, G., Centeno, G., Kumar, A.,
and Hunnicut, L., “The STARS GK-12 Program at the University of South
Florida”, Proceedings of the ASEE Conference, June 2005, Portland, Oregon.
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Centeno, G.,
Clayton, L., Otero, L., Zekri, S. “Innovative
Modules to introduce Advanced Science and Engineering Concepts.”,
Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education
Conference, October 20-23, 2004, Savannah, GA.
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Zekri
S, Clayton L, Ferguson E, Okogbaa G, Kumar A, Das T, Centeno G, Martin-Vega
L. “An
Impact Study of the Implementation of a Materials Science and Engineering
Module at the Fifth Grade Level”,
(2004)
Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 26 (3-4): 251-256.
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Ganesan,
R., Das, T. K., Okogbaa, G., and Edwards, C., “Challenges
in Enhancing Science Education in Elementary Classrooms Through
University-School District Partnership”,
Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education
Conference, October 20-23, 2004, Savannah, GA.
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Zekri, LaNetra
Clayton, Emily Ferguson, Geoffrey Okogbaa, Ashok Kumar, Tapas Das, Grisselle
Centeno, and Louis Martin-Vega, “Impact Study of the Implementation of
Material Science and Engineering Modules at the Third Through Fifth Grade
Levels”, Proceedings of the Spring Materials Research Society
Conference, April 2004.
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A Video Presentation
of STARS Track 1
Refer to:
http://stars.eng.usf.edu/