University of Houston-Downtown’s START Summer Program is a blend
of math and science curricula designed to encourage participation in
the subjects. 9th to 12th grade Houston-area students spend three
weeks attending classes, creating projects and taking field trips.
CHEMSTART Students displaying their city-building project
Field trip to Sea Center Texas
Showing a snake skin during a field trip to the wetlands
Nature hike in the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
BIOSTART group
- Jon M. Aoki, Ed.D., assistant professor, department of Natural Sciences, Univ. of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas