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In New York students are being exposed to hands-on projects that require higher order thinking skills to complete a task.  Hands-on science experiments has many benefits when it comes to improving minorities interests in  STEM classes and careers.  I will give you some on the benefits,
1.  Students feel a sense of accomplishment after completing a task
2.  Students gain knowledge that can be transferred to other classes
3.  Students retained more information about a subject when there are opportunities for hands-on exploration, in my opinion
4.  Students who are kinesthetic learners enjoy the opportunities for movement and creativity
5.  Lastly, experiments make learning fun and exciting and this is helps to create lifelong learners.