The Role of Informal Science The Role of Informal Science Programs on Middle School Programs on Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Science Students’ Perceptions of Science and Engineering and Engineering Presentation at the Colloquium on P-12 STEM Education Research August 2011 Authors: Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/Florida State University [email protected] Kristen Molyneaux, University of Wisconsin, Madison Pat Dixon, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory This study was funded in part by the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research through DMR 0654118.