Director:
Don Roth
Don Roth
Program Coordinators:
Megan S. Candelaria
Jan Truchot
5006 Ag-C
Phone: 307-766-6398
Email: scienceposse@uwyo.edu
Megan S. Candelaria
Jan Truchot
5006 Ag-C
Phone: 307-766-6398
Email: scienceposse@uwyo.edu
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Plan to Connect Your Students with Our Scientists in 2013-2014
We will begin accepting requests for Fall of 2013 on September 1, 2013.
Science Posse Fellows are pursuing advanced degrees in science, engineering and math. They are passionate about their research and about encouraging students to become the next generation of scientists.They are eager to share their enthusiasm and expertise with students and
teachers in grades 5-12 throughout the state of Wyoming. You can travel to our labs at the University of Wyoming, or we will travel to your classroom in person or through the virtual Science Posse. (And it's free!)Please explore the site and find ways we can connect with you and your students during the school year.
The Next Generation Science Standards Are Here!!!
Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workforce: Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards are being developed that will be rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS will be based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Supporting Documents from the National Research Council:
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, the National Research Council 's much-anticipated report, presents a new framework for K–12 science education and identifies the key concepts and practices that all students should learn. A Framework for K–12 Science Education offers a new vision for K–12 education in science and engineering, and represents a significant shift in how these subjects are viewed and taught.
Successful K–12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, a report issued by the National Research Council, recommends ways to improve K–12 STEM education and calls on policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels to raise science education to the same level of importance as math and reading.
Follow Fellow Mikey Tabak's adventures in the Falkland Islands from March 15 to May 5.
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Have a Science or Science Fair related question?
Science Posse Fellows are happy to answer student (or teacher) questions about science or science projects.
After you click on the link below, your question will be answered, and the question and answer will also be posted on the "Ask the Posse" blog!
Have an iPad?
Here are some apps that the Science Posse finds useful!
Bring Ecology Field Research to Your Students!
The Science Posse has created an interactive Virtual Research in the Classroom module that allows students to work with a researcher's actual questions and data to make and analyze hypotheses and predictions. This helps them develop an understanding of how scientists conduct research.
Wyoming Signatures: The Science Posse
The University of Wyoming's Science Posse encourages science appreciation in schoolchildren. Science Posse coordinator Megan Schnorenberg talks about their efforts with Wyoming Signatures' host Mary Jung.
