About
Reach Into Research is a curriculum development organization based in Boston, MA that creates high school science videos and lessons, available free for public use. Reach Into Research brings current science research into the classroom, aiming to inspire excitement, foster critical thinking skills and build trust in science.
Our upcoming video series teaches the scientific method by walking students through fascinating, easy-to-understand example studies. We emphasize that you cannot believe something just because it sounds true. Our videos and accompanying activities encourage students to think through how they would test hypotheses and how they would challenge their own conclusions by coming up with additional experiments to detect flaws in their reasoning. We discuss peer review and the building of scientific consensus, with a special focus on health research. We show students how to avoid misinformation online and how to find accurate information based on the scientific consensus.
Gabe Bronk, PhD
Executive Director and Curriculum Developer
Vivekanand Pandey Vimal, PhD
Curriculum Developer
Funding:
The National Science Foundation provided initial funding as part of the I-Corps program at Brandeis University. We currently are looking for new funding sources. Please contact us if you are interested in supporting our work.
Gabe Bronk holds a Ph.D. in physics and B.S. in biochemistry, both from Brandeis University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. He has designed and taught classes at the high school level (for homeschoolers) and college level (at Brandeis), including project-based courses funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His breadth of scientific knowledge and experience working in both experimental and computational research allows him to effectively communicate in-depth scientific concepts and the research process. Gabe hopes that your students will wholeheartedly enjoy Reach Into Research’s lessons and will laugh at Gabe’s jokes sometimes.
Vivekanand Pandey Vimal taught physics, environmental science and chemistry at Waltham High School in Waltham, MA for 6 years and worked on education projects for an NGO India. He received a B.S in Physics from Boston University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis University, where he served as a staff scientist in the Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Lab. He founded and directed a summer program where high school students were paired with mentors and spent 6 weeks conducting STEM research projects in labs, and co-developed and co-taught a course called "Introduction to Research" at Waltham High School. You can learn more about him on his webpage:
