PK-12 Science & Engineering Outreach
UCISP offers different opportunities to connect students and teachers with researchers and scientists from UCI in various departments. We are always developing meaningful ways to build capacity in young people as agents of change so check back frequently for more exciting outreach opportunities!
There are a variety of ways to connect with UCI researchers, engineers, and scientists with your class to expose students to the latest research, industry work, or S&E initiatives. We look forward to working with you and your students!
This program is brought to you by the UCISP in collaboration with the UCI School of Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Earth and Space Sciences departments.
This program is for science or engineering teachers and schools who are interested in:
- Having UCI S&E mentors work with teams of students on a project online.
- Connecting UCI S&E mentors with individual students who want to know more about specific fields, pathways to S&E, or potential university experiences.
- Connecting UCI S&E mentors with your classes as guest speakers to demystify and humanize the S&E profession.
This is a no-cost online K-8 program that seeks to build capacity and STEM identity in students around exciting hands-on curricula grounded in community environmental issues.
This program is sponsored by a generous gift by the Crevier Family Foundation and brings together UCI faculty and students from the science and engineering departments, informal educators from local non-profit organizations, and teacher leaders to support STEM at the elementary levels.
Grades K-1 – Learn About Biomimicry and Engineering Design
Grades 2-3 – Learn About Environmental Science and Stewardship
Grades 4-5 – Learn About our Ecosystems and Human Impacts
Grades 6 – Learn About Coral Bleaching Using Scratch Jr
Grades 7 – Learn About Climate Change Using MIT App Inventor
Grades 8 – Learn About Environmental Science Using Raspberry Pi
Through this no-cost classroom ambassador program, teachers and students can work with UCI engineering undergraduates and JPL to build their confidence, capacity, and identity in STEM! Classroom Ambassadors are able to work alongside science teachers up to 10 hours per week.
This program is brought to you by the UCI Science Project & the OCSTEM Initiative in collaboration with JPL and Crystal Cove Conservancy.
This program is for teachers interested in any of the following:
- Getting support with planning or implementing engineering for NGSS (specifically learning and teaching about engineering, engineering design, engineering projects, etc.).
- Co-design and co-facilitate engineering projects with ambassadors who can introduce new online tools or float in and out of break out rooms as additional support.
- Connecting students with UCI current research initiatives and demystifying and humanize the engineering field by having students work directly with a UCI engineering student and JPL.
- Receiving support in STEM teaching by sharing the responsibility with another content expert.
