Science Journal for Kids aims to make scientific research discoveries more accessible to the general audience and particularly to children. We do that by digitally publishing kid-friendly adaptations of scientific papers. In addition, Science Journal for Kids prepares and offers teacher’s aids and resources to enable integration of the scientific literature in a classroom curriculum.

Developing Educational Materials for Children
Science Journal for Kids’s primary activity is selecting published science articles and adapting them for children’s education. The materials are available on the Science Journal for Kids website for teachers, parents, students, and the general public. The steps for developing these materials are outlined below:

• Selecting the journal articles. The selected articles must be scientific research papers published in a peer-reviewed open-access high-impact science journal. The articles should be recent (published within the past year) and cover a variety or topics: pollution, endangered species conservation, climate change, genetic engineering, etc.
• Text adaptation. The articles are then rewritten in in kid- or teen-friendly language using common vocabulary, real-world examples and comparisons and funny anecdotes where appropriate.
• Final approval and edits. The draft text is then edited and approved by the scientists who published the original research paper. The finalized text is then edited for aesthetics and readability by creating an appealing layout and adding illustrations.

Developing Supplemental Materials for Teachers
Science Journal for Kids collaborates with experienced science teachers to create teacher’s materials including, but not limited to, supplementary teaching aids, slide show presentations, hands-on lab activities, quizzes, and worksheets to accompany each paper. These materials allow teachers to more easily incorporate the journal articles into a classroom curriculum.

Outreach and Distribution
In order to further achieve its goals, Science Journal for Kids conducts outreach to science teachers and other science and education organizations throughout the United States. The organization maintains a customer database of teachers interested in incorporating the materials into their classrooms and disseminate the materials as they are developed. The materials are also available to the general public on the website.