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A University of Wyoming program that promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through hands-on learning reached nearly 8,000 K-12 students, educators and senior citizens …
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A University of Wyoming program that promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through hands-on learning reached nearly 8,000 K-12 students, educators and senior citizens across the state this past year, including in Park County.
According to a release, UW’s Science Initiative Roadshow staff participated in 61 events in 15 Wyoming counties in 2024, reaching 7,957 Wyoming residents, including 7,144 K-12 students and 183 people at senior centers. The events included 14 STEM Days in various Cowboy State communities.
Locally the roadshow visited the Powell and Cody senior centers, as well as Livingston Elementary School in Cody. Northwest College also partnered in the program.
This is the UW program's largest reach since the program began in 2017, according to Science Initiative outreach and engagement co-directors Karagh Brummond, an Honors College assistant instructional professor, and Erin Klauk, a Department of Geology and Geophysics assistant lecturer.
The Science Initiative Roadshow is a team of UW undergraduate and graduate students, along with UW faculty members, that travels across the state facilitating hands-on learning in STEM. Most events target K-12 students with the goal of sparking excitement and curiosity in the sciences. The program collaborates with Wyoming K-12 teachers to integrate learning experiences into topics covered in respective classes, while linking activities to specific state science standards.
“This collaborative approach exposes students in Wyoming to innovative active-learning techniques and strengthens connections between UW and communities across the state,” Brummond and Klauk said. “Among the Roadshow program's goals is to help improve STEM interest statewide.”
UW’s Science Initiative Roadshow showed major growth this past year, reaching 2,400 more participants while hosting 37 more events and engaging with seven additional counties, compared to 2023. The program is set up for another record-breaking spring, with 14 outreach events across nine counties, including nine scheduled STEM Days. Representatives of UW departments or programs interested in collaborating with the Science Initiative Roadshow program to bring hands-on STEM activities to students and communities across Wyoming can email Brummond at kmurph17@uwyo.edu or Klauk at eklauk@uwyo.edu.
