September 1st, 2012 - August 31st, 2015 | PROJECT
CREATE (Creating Relevant Education in Astronomy Through Experience) will immerse and teach astronomy to underserved high school students in Milwaukee who will then become planetarium producers and astronomy mentors to younger students. The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is the lead this effort in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM). MPM will also work with NASA and local astronomy institutions (Adler Planetarium & Yerkes Observatory) for educational materials and speakers. CREATE’s goal is to increase participation of high school youth from central-city neighborhoods in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The objectives are to: Engage these students who have shown an interest in STEM and leverage NASA resources to produce relevant astronomy education. Have the students become mentors for peers and younger students—thus inspiring themselves as well as their mentees to continue their educational paths in science. Build interest in NASA programs and in STEM careers with the creation of their planetarium shows and educational programs for their mentees. Expand CREATE’s impact by making these programs available nationwide and distribution of the planetarium show. The CREATE project will span three years. The first year will be spent on further development and planning of the program. During years two and three, CREATE staff will work with the students in an intensive 40-week program. Twenty students will be chosen to participate in CREATE each year.
Project Website(s)
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Team Members
Ellen Censky, Principal Investigator, Milwaukee Public MuseumRobert Bonadurer, Co-Principal Investigator, Milwaukee Public Museum
Funders
Funding Source: NASA
Award Number: NNX12AL31G
Funding Amount: 588467.28
Tags
Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Space science | Technology
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Media and Technology | Museum and Science Center Programs | Planetarium and Science on a Sphere | Public Programs