The Little Shop of Physics’ big outdoor event will return this year! They will have 200+ hands-on experiment stations to excite and inspire people of all ages and giant science demonstrations that can only be done outside! Stomp rockets, giant fog rings, blowers that launch balls into the air, and a grand finale that you...

Construction Managers work in dynamic teams to take the designer’s vision and make it a reality. With one of the highest job placement rates and starting salaries of any major, a degree in Construction Management is an excellent choice for those who enjoy teamwork, solving tangible problems, critical thinking, and creating the world around them....

ENvision is a four-week virtual engineering learning program for rising seniors, juniors, and sophomores around Colorado. Students will have materials sent to better engage in virtual sessions offered by the Walter Scott, Jr College of Engineering. Additionally, students will benefit from connecting with assigned mentors who are current engineering students. Students will connect virtually and create...

Shape the Future of Tech and Business IT in Business is a five-day summer program for high school students interested in learning more about technology’s impact on the business world and the role they can play in shaping its future. High school students from 14 to 18 years old will explore technology in businesses through...

  Are you an educator who wants your students to explore all things engineering? If so, plan a school trip to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. There are several options to choose from, and you can book everything via this ONLINE FORM Group Visit Activities: Student Interaction  Current Student...

Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards (DIGS) is a curriculum developed by Colorado State University’s 4-H STEM AmeriCorps program and faculty in CSU’s Agricultural Education Program. Designed for 3rd-5th graders, the curriculum covers a wide range of topics across eight units with a total of twenty-four lessons. Each lesson contains Colorado Academic Standards, 4-H life skills, background...

CSU Spur brings the research and education of the three CSU System campuses to Denver, and shares it with visitors. Vida is the first building to open at CSU Spur, with a focus on animal and human health. It is open to the public, year-round. Vida is Spanish for life. To live is to be connected...

Girls Advancing Scientific Progress (GASP!) is the Environmental Learning Center at CSU’s award-winning girls-only science after-school program. It provides girls the opportunity to explore science in a hands-on setting and learn from female role models. In 2012, GASP! was awarded the Best New Program Award for Excellence in Environmental Education by the Colorado Alliance for...

The Environmental Learning Center at CSU offers after-school programs for schools in the Poudre School District. Formats can vary to meet the needs of your school and families, though a typical format is to meet weekly for six weeks. These programs focus on learning through hands-on indoor and outdoor environmental education experiences. Program Details: Each...

The Environmental Learning Center at CSU offers after-school programs for schools in the Poudre School District. Formats can vary to meet the needs of your school and families, though a typical format is to meet weekly for six weeks. These programs focus on learning through hands-on indoor and outdoor environmental education experiences. Program Details: Each...

The Environmental Learning Center at CSU offers after-school programs for schools in the Poudre School District. Formats can vary to meet the needs of your school and families, though a typical format is to meet weekly for six weeks. These programs focus on learning through hands-on indoor and outdoor environmental education experiences. Program Details: Each...

The Environmental Learning Center at CSU offers after-school programs for schools in the Poudre School District. Formats can vary to meet the needs of your school and families, though a typical format is to meet weekly for six weeks. These programs focus on learning through hands-on indoor and outdoor environmental education experiences. Program Details: Each...

The Environmental Learning Center at CSU offers after-school programs for schools in the Poudre School District. Formats can vary to meet the needs of your school and families, though a typical format is to meet weekly for six weeks. These programs focus on learning through hands-on indoor and outdoor environmental education experiences. Program Details: Each...

A google classroom course has been developed for high school students. The Google Classroom course name: CSU Sketch-Up. The students can log into the self-paced course and engage with structured video tutorials to build a one-story house. The google classroom includes several modules. All topics covered include: Welcome / Overview Module 00 – Interface Module...

The Northern Colorado Graduate Women in Science chapter is highly involved in local outreach activities. Our outreach activities have included helping Girl Scouts earn their STEM badges, teaching high school-aged women in the Girls’ Rites program about the path to a scientific career, discussing science at a retirement home, and providing scientific engagement for a...

The CSU Bug Zoo strives to bring a deeper appreciation for arthropods through hands-on learning opportunities with live insects, enthusiastic volunteers, and continuing involvement in the Fort Collins community. It is home to over 30 different species of arachnids, insects, and other arthropods. We are open to the public for tours, and would love to...

CitSci.org is an open and transparent citizen science data management platform that advances the utility, impacts, and outcomes of field-based citizen science programs globally. This platform now supports more than 600 projects ranging from those that monitor water quality to wildlife to biodiversity. CitSci.org is unique among field-based platforms in that it is fully customizable...

Colorado 4-H is a Youth Development organization that focuses of building stronger communities through educational positive youth development programs that are intentional and research-based in content. 4-H programing is available to all without discrimination 4-H programs are available in the traditional club format and in and out of school settings. 4-H programing has a broad...

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network (https://www.cocorahs.org/) is a citizen-science project where volunteers from all 50 states (and Canada) use low-cost equipment to measure and map precipitation from their backyard, workplace or school. Data are used by researchers, scientists and meteorologists all over the world.

In our first visit, students learn about microbes (what they are, what size they are) and then are asked to hypothesize where microbes may live (or not live). Students don lab coats, are given sterile swabs and petri dishes contain microbe food. They then test different areas in their classroom to see where microbes live....

Muscles Alive! is a neuroscience educational outreach program.  It is an extension of research topics and techniques used in the Neuromuscular Function Lab at Colorado State University. The program uses hands-on, kid-friendly equipment to perform experiential demonstrations to teach 4th-12th graders about how their brain communicates with their muscles and how their muscles communicate with...

We provide formal and informal educational opportunities regarding satellite remote sensing, severe weather, and atmospheric science topics for K-12, undergraduate, teacher, and citizen scientist audiences while providing media and PR pieces related to CIRA and NOAA/NASA research. Our programs are tailored by audience (e.g., direct work with students, PD for teachers, lectures and tours for...

This website collects & annotates high quality accessible articles, websites, and other resources that cover a wide range of aspects of the topic: the physical & natural sciences, effects on humans, responses from ethics, religion, and the arts, and more.

The Little Shop of Physics is a traveling hands-on science education outreach program at Colorado State University that presents school programs and teacher workshops in Colorado, neighboring states, and around the world. The Little Shop team makes science accessible to all students by building experiment stations from everyday objects that actively engage students in learning...