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                Teaching the community about being a scientist

• Dr. Valter and her Ph.D. student Diana Kirk have started teaching in ACT Primary Schools. The students in kindergarten get a chance to learn about vision in a practical setting. There are stations set up to teach the children about rods and cones, experiencing visual disturbances and how scientists work.

• In January 2006 the CSD lab hosted 15 students from the National Youth Science Forum who are interested in biology/medical science. The students were split into two groups. Each group experienced a cow eye dissection and the histological staining of rat retinae.

Photos from the 2006 NYSF are shown below