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Researchers' Testimonials

It was definitely one of the best experiences I've had in publishing.
Dr. Jeff Melkonian, Cornell UniversityHow hot can corn handle it?
Dr. Jeff Melkonian, Cornell University
The Science Journal for Kids team are performing valuable public service by delivering science in an engaging mode for our school children to learn and discover with their inquisitive minds.
Dr. Kaja Abbas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Routine vaccinations during a pandemic – benefit or risk?
Dr. Kaja Abbas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Fast, intelligent, painless.
Dr. Joshua Fisher, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cal TechWhat kind of fungus are you?
Dr. Joshua Fisher, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cal Tech
Your passion for making science exciting for kids and seeing some of your prior work encouraged me to do this with my somewhat technical and more policy oriented research. I never thought this specific paper, if not the topic of waste to energy itself, could be made as exciting and fun as it reads now for kids. Great work.
Dr. Deepak Rajagopal, UCLAWaste to Energy: How can we get the most from our waste?
Dr. Deepak Rajagopal, UCLA
The writing style was refreshing - wish we could write like that in the adult journals. Editing was efficient and responsive to feedback. I was happy with the way you extracted the message.
Dr. David Ackerly, UC BerkeleyWhere will plants migrate as it gets warmer?
Dr. David Ackerly, UC Berkeley
I decided to publish in Science Journal for Kids because it seemed a good outreach opportunity (funders are always looking for science to have impact beyond the scientific community). And as a Dad, it seemed a great idea to enhance Kids science education. ​ It was fun working with Tanya and Erin to write a piece in a totally different style to that I'm used to. I like the nice cartoons and visually-appealing format.
Dr. James Screen, University of Exeter, UKThe Arctic is melting – so what?
Dr. James Screen, University of Exeter, UK
I enjoyed the prompt correspondence and fairly fast processing of the jobs.
Dr. Kazuhiko Kobayshi, University of Tokyo, Japan How are apple farmers adapting to climate change?
Dr. Kazuhiko Kobayshi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Unlike most of my experiences with the media, I felt like I had control over what the final product said, which is so important when so often your message gets twisted and miscommunicated by other channels. Plus, scientists rarely get to play around with fun graphics.
Dr. Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne, AustraliaWhere does Australia’s wildlife hide?
Dr. Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Teachers' Testimonials

Because these articles are current research, the students become actively engaged in the content. Upon reading, the students often ask questions, which require additional research. This questioning phase is my favorite part!
High school Earth science teacherNew Jersey, USA
Your website is great! It's loaded with content-rich reading and the assessment questions are a perfect accompaniment. I tied the readings into our curriculum as an enrichment assignment. Students read and discussed the text with partners, then we discussed the information as a class. Students completed the questions in small groups. They liked reading a science text that was current. I’d like more labs and more topics that support my curriculum.
6th-grade teacherUtah, USA
As a special education teacher accompanying students in the general education classroom, I see a very broad range of ability and interest levels. I love that the articles are generally written on a level that is accessible for my lower functioning students when partnered with a reader. The students seemed to find the articles interesting. They were a good length to hold their attention. Thank you for what you do. I am loving Science Journal for Kids.
High school Special Education teacherGeorgia, USA
I chose your resources because they provided scientific process skills to cover potential experimental questions on the new APES free-response exam part. It was simple to find topical case studies on your site.
12th-grade Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacherTexas, USA
I found the website easy to navigate, interesting, and comprehensive. I downloaded 22 science articles in preparation for the school year. I used them as a homework booklet to increase scientific literacy. The students had to read one article every two weeks, mark it and return for grading. Then we had a class discussion around answers. They enjoyed the articles. Some found them challenging to complete.
High school science teacherNew South Wales, Australia
I absolutely loved the site. It was a huge help during the quarantine. The subject areas were clear cut but interesting, and the lessons were easy to grade and tailor to my classroom needs. The students and their parents were pleased with the lessons and activities.
5th-grade teacherIllinois, USA
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Student's Testimonial

I am a high school sophomore student currently living in Taiwan. Throughout seventh to ninth grade, all the assigned summer homework for science subjects were to find articles from this journal related to any particular subject and to write a brief reflection upon it. Thus, these articles helped me develop my interest in biology, causing me to take AP Biology, attend local universities’ high school microbiology summer programs, and even receiving an award in Biology Professional Vocabulary Quotient Credential. Therefore, I am a student who grew up accompanied by Science Journal for Kids and Teens.

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Past collaborations

Thanks to the support of a wide variety of researchers and institutions, we have adapted more than 200 peer-reviewed papers for a younger audience. This list is a small selections of our past collaborations. 

Researcher
Affiliation
Original paper
Funding
Adaptation
Justin Lessler
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Lancet
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
URL
Andrew Plumptre
Cambridge University
PLOS One​
Wildlife Conservation Society
URL
Eli Fenichel
Yale University​​
PNAS
Yale ​School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
URL
Ellen Simms &
​Kim La Pierre
University of California, Berkeley
Ecology and Evolution
​Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
URL
Andrea L. Graham & Jacqueline Leung
Princeton University
​PLOS Biology
Princeton University
URL
​Daniel Pauly
University of British Columbia
​Nature Communications
Sea Around Us
URL
Aron Stubbins
University of Georgia
PNAS
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
URL
Aurélie Duchez
National Oceanography Centre
Environmental Research Letter​
Natural Environment Research Council, UK
URL
Paul Newman
NASA
Geophysical Research Letters
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
URL
Dan McKenney
Canadian Forest Service
Nature Scientific Reports
Natural Resources Canada
URL
 Kevin Mortimer
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
The Lancet
Medical Research Council​, UK
URL
Jeff Melkonian
​Cornell University
Environmental Research Letters
Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
URL
Gary Shepherd
National Marine Fisheries Service
​PLOS One
NOAA
URL
Alexander Pfeiffer
Oxford University
Environmental Research Letters
Inter-American Development Bank
URL

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