Eclectic Science Network is a project designed to bring science into the classroom as well as demonstrate that the principles of science can be used by the layman to encourage critical thinking and skeptical analysis.

This website is a personal endeavor. It is not sponsored by a school district, organization, or corporate entity. Occasionally, projects reported on this site (e.g., Does cooled microwaved water harm aquatic life?) are sponsored in part or in whole through grants (see funding link). All grant money is used in the classroom. All expenses associated with this website are borne by its adult creators (see below). Please address questions about content to the editors (see right column for more contact information).

This website was created for educators, my students' parents, and adults interested in science and science education. Some day I hope to build a children's section, but that may never happen due to time constraints.

Currently we are focusing on several objectives.

Possible ideas for the future:

Jared Mark Graham, webmaster and editor
Elementary classroom teacher for over 23 years.
editor@eclecticscience.net

Sandra A. Graham, editor
High School English and journalism classroom teacher for over 19 years.

The students are fifth graders (10 to 11 years old) attending a public school in the state of Oregon, U.S.A.

Obviously, none of us are scientists. However, even with limited resources and only a basic knowledge of experimental procedures the students have something important to offer. If nothing else, it is hoped the students will be set on a path of discovery and learn to think about the deluge of information that confronts them everyday rather than blindly accepting any statement presented as a scientific idea.