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Why I'm teaching kids science through the sport of rowing

  • Written by Elizabeth A. Barton, Associate Professor of Research, Wayne State University
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I didn’t know what the world looked like at 5:00 a.m. until my son began rowing for the Detroit Boat Club Crew, the oldest continuous rowing program in North America.

The sight of young rowers slicing through the water in unison in narrow sculling boats, against the backdrop of dawn...

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