STEM(in) with Steph is a fun way to keep up with me ~ The STEM/k12 Agent for Colorado State University Extension in the Tri River Area of Western Colorado! Read on for fun STEM activities and community projects! I share updates on programs I'm involved in or cool science you can practice at home!
Jan 6 ~ Seeing Clearly in 2020
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Happy New Year!
We are super excited to begin a new year in programming and exciting learning experiences! In the STEM department, I am personally looking forward to several upcoming events this winter and spring. Some of these include:
CoCoRaHS Rain Gauge
Germ Swabs in the classroom with Kindergartners
Mesa County Safety Fair at the Mall with the CSU Energy Trailer
STEM Night at local Elementary School
CoCoRaHS Weather Gauge courses for a PBL
4-H District 10 Retreat in April
Western Colorado Water Festival at CMU with the Energy Trailer
CSU STEM Mobile Energy Trailer
We also have a lot of other exciting programs taking place throughout the year that are hosted by other Extension Agents around the area.
The best way to find out about these programs? You are already HERE! Look at our upcoming programs link on this website to find out about programs that might interest you! You might enjoy trying a Native Plant course or a Fermenting Foods class? The sky's the limit!
Soap Box Time! One of the things I think that we've lost in public education is the Home Economics training that so many young people need to function properly as adults. When I was in school, we were taught how to cook and clean, how to mend things rather than toss them away, and how to balance a check book. Today in our 'test score %' society, it's hard to find that old fashion education in any of the curriculum books. And I find that really disturbing since it's many of these basic skills that we depend upon daily to function. However, thankfully I'm not the only one this concerns. Many educators still offer such classes and learning opportunities for youth to gain these skills. One such group is located in Delta, Colorado. Two Tuesday afternoons a month, a group of middle and high school girls get together with their 3 head instructors for what they call Life Skills training. From the creation of their squad, they have covered a plethora o...
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The New Year is here and Problem Based Learning projects (PBL's) are once again shaping up for schools in our community. This time around, we are back with Oak Grove Elementary School to work with 4th graders. I won't give away their PBL question, but they are learning how a rain gauge works and will be collecting precipitation rates all semester with the CoCoRaHS Rain Gauge donated to their school. Our (Dr. Barbara Shaw and myself) first visit was to both introduce the PBL question and to teach kids how to measure liquids in graduated cylinders, beakers, and the rain gauge. The first step when measuring water is knowing that water has adhesive properties, meaning it likes to cling to surfaces. This can be seen when you pour water into a glass container and then meet the surface at eye level. What do you see? Probably something similar to the example below. Example of water in a glass measuring container. Where do you measure when it is a curve? Water will curve (...
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