Get Out: Using the Outside as Your Main STEM Tool – NCCAT Cullowhee

Grade Level(s): K-12

Date(s): August 8 - August 12, 2022

Location: North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Ocracoke: 2 Irvin Garrish Highway, PO Box 1540, Ocracoke, NC 27960

Cost: Free (if selected)

Description: The Science House will lead a session that takes the indoor classroom outside and brings STEM to life. Using various tools such as GooseChase, Geocaching, iNaturalist, and others, learn to use the “outside” as your main STEM tool. Discover how to integrate STEM into social studies, ELA, and science curricula. Help students acquire and synthesize knowledge through experiential learning. Design lessons using STEM tools and curricula that fit your grade level and content area. 

Contact(s): Michelle Benigno (mtbenign@ncsu.edu/828.206.3014)

Application Deadline: July 15, 2022