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It started with an invitation to attend the Waccamaw Siouan STEM being held on 09/07/2024. After attending this event, we wanted our students to have access to new learning opportunities and resources.

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Some of the participants of the STEM Day. 

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Find a Central Location for your event. Speak with community stakeholders to get permission to utilize public venues.

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Find a Central Location for your event. Speak with community stakeholders to get permission to utilize public venues.

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Hoke County Schools announces the Indian Education STEM Day, set for October 5, 2024. This exciting event will offer hands-on activities, workshops, and exposure to STEM careers for students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The event will take place at the Hawk Eye Cultural Center located at 5700 Red Springs Rd., Red Springs, NC. the event is from 9:00am-2:00pm. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided, therefore RSVP is required.

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This flyer was distributed to all students that had 506 Forms on file. The event was publicize on social media using the school district Facebook page, the Indian Education Facebook page, and it was shared by local community pages and elders. Make sure to include the age groups invited to your event. Our flyer did not specify the age groups and parents mentioned not bringing older siblings thinking that the event was geared solely towards elementary students.

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Have Enrollment Forms for Special Interest Groups. Sample of a Federal 506 Form 

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Have Enrollment Forms for Special Interest Groups. Sample of a Federal 506 Form 

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A completed 506 form ensures that funding is granted to the school system and enrolls the student in the Indian Education Program. There are also Federal Funds available for Migrant Workers or APYN funds for military connected students. Check to see if you have a local Active! Group in your community.

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FAA member showing how to extract tomato DNA. 

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Check with your local school district for STEM related clubs. We invited Hoke High School STEM Clubs to participate. 

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Check with your local school district for STEM related clubs. We invited Hoke High School STEM Clubs to participate. 

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We were able to touch base with some of the STEM Clubs at our local high school in order for members to share their 'islands of expertise'. The clubs that were represented during STEM Day included:

Future Farmers of America-Extracting DNA from blueberries and cherry tomatoes

Future Teachers Club-Tangrams, Bee Bots, Building a Fort

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Connect with local College Representatives. Most colleges have clubs that have funding for community outreach programs. 

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Connect with local College Representatives. Most colleges have clubs that have funding for community outreach programs. 

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We were able to contact college STEM Clubs to participate in the learning event.

Triangle Women of STEM from Duke University-Kaleidoscope (microscopes and a variety of specimen trays), Meet your Microbiome (dissecting infectious diseases and building a DNA sequence), and Decoding Cosmetics (students were able to make their own body lotion and facial scrub utilizing natural ingredients).

UNC at Pembroke Physics and Chemistry Club- Puffer Fish and Elephant Toothpaste (understanding chemical reactions)

NC State University 4-H Club-Bird Seed Bomb (understanding the importance of pollinators)

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Our community supported our event tremendously. Check with your local Health Department, Dental Clinics or even the Art Council or even local newspaper journal. We did not include art in our STEM DAY, but it has been suggested that we turn our STEM into STEAM. These are the local community resources and the activities they shared with our students.

State Employee's Credit Union (Raeford Branch)-Check Writing and Checkbook Balancing

Museum of Natural Science- PH Effects on Soil, Eating Super Greens

Luna Tree-The science of Soap Making

Emerging Technology Insitute- The Future of Robots (robotic dog and drones)

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Create a Schedule of Events/Activity Map

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Create a Schedule of Events/Activity Map

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We divided students by grade levels into learning group. We were anticipating 58 students. Initially we wanted students to follow the schedule in order to prevent crowding at a single station. Each student was given a map with the locations of each event. The students were also given a schedule of the day events. Due to our lower turnout (27 students with their family) we were able to allow students to free flow throughout the day.

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Pine Tree DNA Strand made out of beads. 

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Make sure  to have signed waivers and photo releases

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Make sure  to have signed waivers and photo releases

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We requested that parents stay with their children so we can ensure sufficient supervision. We also requested that parents sign a Liability Release since we were serving a snack and a Photo Release so we can take pictures to post on social media.

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Create a Family Survey (Google Form) for Feedback

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Create a Family Survey (Google Form) for Feedback

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Surveys are a great way to improve for the next event. We did not collect participants emails. We also recommend asking students to complete an Exit Ticket.

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Community STEM Events | NCBioNetwork.org

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Want a fun way to bring families from the community together AND have all the planning and resources already prepared for you?What is a Community STEM Event?Have you been looking for a way to bring families and/or the general community together onto your campus but don’t have the time for planning or resources to make it happen? BioNetwork has the program for you!

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Impact of informal learning environments on STEM education-Views of elementary students and their parents

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Impact of informal learning environments on STEM education-Views of elementary students and their parents

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Anand, N., & Dogan, B. (2021). Impact of informal learning environments on STEM education—Views of elementary students and their parents. School Science and Mathematics, 121(6), 369–377. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12490

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Informal STEM learning at home and in community spaces

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Informal STEM learning at home and in community spaces

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Morris, B., Hassinger-Das, B., DeWitt, J., & Todaro, R. (2024). Editorial: Informal STEM learning at home and in community spaces. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1383075–1383075. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1383075

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Science festivals: do they succeed in reaching beyond the 'already engaged'?

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Science festivals: do they succeed in reaching beyond the 'already engaged'?

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Bultitude, K. (2014). Science festivals: do they succeed in reaching beyond the ‘already engaged’? Journal of Science Communication, 13(4), C01-. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.13040301