STEM at USNA entails a different approach to recruiting and retaining technologists. We engage elementary, middle, and high school students and teachers in a wide variety of science and engineering activities, such as:
1. STEM Camps and Mini-Camps
- Summer STEM Program
- Girls Experiencing Technology through Innovative Topics
- Girls-Only STEM Day- Saturday, Oct 19, 2013: Information andRegistration and Consent Form
2. Science and engineering internships
3. Tours of USNA technical laboratories
4. Field trips by local schools to USNA to observe science and engineering projects
5. Teacher Training Workshops
- Fall SET Sail Teacher Training- Saturday, Sept 14, 2013:Information and Application
6. Visits to local schools by USNA personnel to provide demos and displays
7. Science-fair judging
8. Career day visits
9. USNA STEM Family Day- Saturday, Sept 14, 2013 (for family of Faculty and Staff): Information and Registration
10. Competition, contests, and showcases
- Army-Navy Annual Bridge Design Contest
11. Midshipmen Outreach Activities
- Midshipmen Teaching Science: Follow the link to learn about a group of midshipmen, who dedicated their spring break to do hands on science activities with students at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
12. Faculty and Midshipmen Educational Initiatives
- Using the Amazing Atmosphere to Foster Student Learning and Interest in Meteorology - Professor Bradford Barrett and LCDR John Woods
- Aquaculture Engineering Hands-On Educational Model - Professor Cecilia Steppe, Carla Neal, Louise Wallendorf, Professor Angela Moran, and Professor Gwen Gray.
- A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Lesson Plan for Teaching Water Quality Concepts in China - Midshipman 1/C Claire Fletcher
- Abstract: The future of environmental problem-solving is education. The U.S. is investing in advancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education to better prepare students to face these coming environmental challenges and the drawbacks of a nation falling behind developmentally. China similarly faces impending devastation from environmental degradation including water scarcity, declining water quality, and regional climate change. Like the U.S., China needs to expand STEM education to better prepare for future challenges related to environmental sustainability as well as political, societal, and economical sustainability. The natural progression of society places this responsibility in the hands of future generations. Some key concepts in environmental and oceanographic science are already taught in schools in the U.S. and China, but incorporation of these concepts into current and existing hands-on STEM lesson plans will generate early interest in youth STEM learning through creative methodology and practical application.
- Abstract continued and Research Poster
These activities are meant to initiate interest and enthusiasm for STEM participation in academic and career choices, using the outstanding USNA resources as a foundation.
Our unique approach is defined by a project based curriculum derived from our ABET and Middle States accredited engineering and science programs, focusing on current topics of faculty research, and using a pyramid structure with practicing technologists, educators, and mentors at the top.
For more information please contact Professor Angela Moran at amoran@usna.edu.
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