CMB-S4 Education and Public Outreach Summary 2021
Engaging over 1700 early learners and undergraduate students, including 700 underrepresented in STEM careers. Highlights include Teen Jeopardy Night, Saturday Science Series, and collaborations with colleges and universities. The program reached 10,600 attendees through various science experiences. Featured events like Teen Jeopardy Night and Saturday Science Series involved renowned scientists discussing topics like the Big Bang, dark matter, and the cosmic microwave background.
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CMB-S4 Education and Public Outreach Summary 2021 Training The Next Generation Scientists General Public P-20 Underrepresented in STEM 1700 early learners undergraduate students Engaged with 700 learners who are underrepresented in STEM careers 10,600 attended a science experience provided by CMB- S4 scientists ACT, BICEP, CCAT-prime, CLASS, CMB-S4, IceCube,LiteBIRD, POLARBEAR, Simons Observatory, Spider and SPT Space themed public program at at Homewood Science Center, IL 1
Education and Public Outreach Highlights Engaging high school students in CMB-S4 science and careers during Teen Jeopardy Night and Saturday Science Series. Developing a shared vision with colleges and universities to support a diverse STEM pipeline. Building partnerships with STEM organizations to produce public outreach programs. Slide 2
Saturday Science Series April 2022 April 9, 16, 23, and 30 430 registrants 100-65 students each Saturday 60% from the Philippines India, United Kingdom, Korea, and Mexico IL, MD, P, VA, OH, TX, CA, CT, MI, NJ, KS, AL, and NY Science National Honors Society Seeking new speakers for October 2022 "I am already fascinated by the vast universe but now that I attended this webinar, I am becoming much more fascinated and more invested in learning about the universe. I just realized that my knowledge on this matter is only a drop in the ocean . High School Participant
Saturday Science Series April 2022 Science Speakers Week 1: Lloyd Knox, UC Davis and Daan Meerberg, University of Cambridge Topics: The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe & The Cosmic Microwave Background Week 2: Cynthia Trendafilova, Southern Methodist University and Alexander van Engelen, Arizona State University Topics: Dark Matter & Dark Energy Week 3: Clara Verg s, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian and Giuseppe Puglisi, Stanford University Topics: The First 5 Minutes of the Universe & Unsolved Problems and Open Questions in Cosmology Week 4: Amy Bender, Argonne National Laboratory and Sara Simon, Fermilab Topics: The Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 (CMB-S4) Experiment & How the CMB-S4 Experiment Will Help Answer Open Questions
Rainbow STEAM Camp for Girls June 20-24, 2022
Ways to Get Involved Outreach Starter Kit Developing Outreach Materials Supporting high school learners Outreach in your community
Education & Public Outreach Session May 10, 2022 Ellen Bechtol, Outreach Specialist at Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center Outreach Programs for High School Students What are good times to engage with students? How many scientists were involved? What is the scale of these programs? Geographic distribution? What evidence have you been able to gather about the effectiveness of programs? New results from the recent after-school program. 8
