The Beane Lab
Outreach
Bringing inquiry-based science into classrooms at every level
Our Outreach Programs
Our Mission
The Beane Lab places importance on increasing the ability of students at all educational levels to engage in inquiry-based, novel research. Whether you want us to come to you, or you prefer to download and work on your own, our outreach program is building a collection of resources to help instructors implement planarian-based research into their own classrooms. Click below to access our downloadable materials & information.
Educator Planarian Resources
Videos, images, and other supplementary materials for working with planarians. Useful for educators looking to get familiar with the system, and also as a potential pool of materials to show and hand out to your classes.
Local Outreach Program
Do you live within the greater Kalamazoo, MI area and would like for us to come to your classroom with our STEM practicum? We offer educators within ~1 hour radius of WMU visits tailored to their curricula.
Novel Student Explorations
Looking for different/more exciting ways to introduce your students to inquiry-based learning? We have created and curated complete lesson plans for multi-day student inquiries where the outcomes are NOT all known — plug-and-play or fully customizable.
Interested in a Classroom Visit?
We offer STEM practicums to educators within ~1 hour of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.