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K-14 Science Education and Outreach Programs

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, LISTED BY EXPERIENCE TYPE

One-time experiences (such as field trips, family science nights, etc.)

For K-12 students

• The Research Experience & Education Facility (REEF)
• Floating Lab Program
• Marine Science Scoutreach
• Family Science Night
• ScienceLine
• Build a Buckyball Workshop
• It’s A Material World
• Family Science in the Community (FUSE)
• Chemistry Outreach Program for Fifth Grade Students, Parents, and Teachers
• NNIN Chip Camp
• Day in Science and Technology: NanoDay
• Kids Do Ecology
• UC National Reserve System Field Trips
• The SNARL Lecture Series
• CSEP Science Center

Long-term experiences (such as partnerships with local schools, science clubs, etc.)

For K-12 Students

• Kids in Nature
• After School Science Clubs (at Cesar Chavez Charter, Cleveland, and Harding Elementary Schools, Santa Barbara, and La Cumbre Junior High Schools)
• School for Scientific Thought
• Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
• ScienceLine
• Physics Circus
• Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute
• One Laptop Per Child – Santa Barbara
• Animal Tlatoque Summer Day Camp
• Ocean Guards
• The Outdoor Classroom Program
• Native Plant Project
• Summer Science Camps at Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve

For Undergraduates

• Kids in Nature
• Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute

Teacher Professional Development

For K-12 Teachers

• LTER Schoolyard
• MRL Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
• NNIN Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
• Models and Materials
• Physical Science Summer Workshop for Elementary School Teachers
• Development of Standards-Based Physical Science Activities/Lesson Plans
• Inquiry-Based Mathematics Training for Teachers Summer Workshops
• Kids in Nature

For Undergraduates (Pre-Teachers)

• Pre-Professional Education
• Science Mathematic Initiative
• Large Enrollment Physical Science (LEPS)

Research Experiences

For High School Students

• Apprentice Researchers
• Summer Institute in Mathematics and Science (SIMS)

For Community College Students

• Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET)

For Undergraduates

• SIMS Academic Year Research
• LTER Schoolyard
• NNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
• CCBER Internships
• Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)
• Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships (CISEI)
• California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)

For K-12 Teachers

• LTER Schoolyard
• MRL Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
• NNIN Research Experience for Teachers (RET)

Academic Preparation

For High School Students

• Summer Institute in Mathematics and Science (SIMS)
• Santa Barbara Pathways
• Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
• American Indian Scholars Program
• Summer Advancement Academies (SAA)



For Community College Students

• Scholarships for Transfers to Engage and Excel in Mathematics (STEEM)

 

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THE PROGRAMS, LISTED BY PRESENTERS

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Center for Computing Education and Diversity
Animal Tlatoque Summer Day    Camp


Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER)
Kids in Nature (KIN)
CCBER Internships


Center for Mathematical Inquiry
Inquiry Based Mathematics    Training for Teachers


National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
Kids Do Ecology


Physics
Physics Circus


Marine Science Institute (MSI)
REEF
LTER Schoolyard
Science of MPAs
Floating Lab
Marine Science ScOutreach
Family Science Night


Chemistry Outreach Program
Physical Science Summer    Workshop for Elementary School    Teachers
Field Trips: Chemistry Outreach    Program for 5th grade students,    parents, and teachers


Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE)
Pre-Professional Education
Science Mathematic Initiative    (SMI)/CalTeach
Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute
One Laptop per Child – Santa    Barbara
Large Enrollment Physical    Sciences (LEPS)


UCSB Nanofabrication Facility/NNIN
Research Experience for Teachers    (RET)
Research Experience for    Undergraduates (REU)
Chip Camp
NanoDay – Day in Science and    Technology


Office of Education Partnerships
Santa Barbara Pathways
Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
- MESA Schools Program
- MESA Day Academies
- MESA Competitions
American Indian Scholars Program
Summer Advancement Academy/    Algebra Academy


Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)
ScienceLine
Build a Buckyball Workshop
It's a Material World
Models and Materials
Research Experience for Teachers
Research Interns in Science and    Engineering (RISE)
Cooperative International Science    and Engineering Internships    (CISEI)
California Alliance for Minority    Participation (CAMP)





Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP)
After School Science Clubs
Family Science in the Community    (FUSE)
CSEP Science Center (CSC)
School for Scientific Thought (SST)
Apprentice Researchers (AR)
Summer Institute in Mathematics    and Science (SIMS)
SIMS Academic Year Research
Internships in Nanosystems    Science, Engineering and    Technology (INSET)
Scholarships for Transfers to    Engage and Excel in    Mathematics (STEEM)


UC Natural Reserve System
Coal Oil Point
Carpinteria Salt Marsh
- Ocean Guards
- Field Trips/Classroom Curriculum
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino    Reserve
Sedgwick Reserve
- The Outdoor Classroom Program
- Field Trips for K-12 Students
- Junior Docent Program
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research    Laboratory
Santa Cruz Island
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
- Field Trips
- Native Plant Project
- Summer Science Camps
-SNARL Lecture Series