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Circulating STEM

October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2021 | Public Programs

Clark Planetarium will partner with the Salt Lake County Library System to extend STEM education for adolescent audiences throughout the regional community. The planetarium will create STEM classes in up to 18 different county libraries, with up to four library activity sessions each week. With each activity session, the project will engage middle school and high school aged participants in hands-on science, technology, and engineering activities that explore complex concepts and principles through simulations of robotic missions. Each visit will engage learners in STEM-focused activities that emphasize group work such as building robots, collecting and analyzing data, and solving problems. Over the span of three years, the project will reach over 7,700 teens. The Utah Education Policy Center will use observation, program records, and a brief online survey to measure the program's impact on STEM interest and improvement in confidence, attitudes, and behavioral intentions around STEM.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-10-18-0202-18
Funding Amount: $131,385

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Stephanie McGinnis
    Principal Investigator
    Clark Planetarium
  • Discipline: Engineering | Space science | Technology
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Library Programs

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