How does the RI Space Grant Program Work for Educators, K-12 Students, and the General Public?
In our unique program, Space Grant-funded university graduate and undergraduate students (RISG Fellows and Scholars), from a wide range of science, math, and engineering disciplines, have presented science to K-12 classrooms in schools, to K-12 teachers, and to the general public in every municipality in Rhode Island. The idea of “space” can be used to spark K-12 students interest in all science and math topics, and can also be used as a resource for teachers to use in an integrated curriculum to meet the challenge of new standards and systemic changes in curricula. We make about 200 classroom presentations each year in schools all over the state; and through all of our various outreach programs we have face-to-face contact with approximately 6000 K-12 students, teachers and members of the general public each year. R.I. Space Grant also supports teacher-driven initiatives and projects to bring NASA research to the classroom.
