Empower American Indian or Alaskan Native Students with STEM Education
As educators, you strive to provide your students with enriching and relevant learning experiences. We understand the importance of connecting scientific concepts to the world around them. Our museum is excited to offer a FREE education kit focused on radiation and nuclear energy, specifically intended for middle and high school students attending schools that serve primarily Indigenous students and communities.
Bring Nuclear Science to Life in Your Classroom:
This comprehensive kit is filled with ready-to-use lesson plans and engaging activities that will help your students:
- Explore the fundamentals of radiation: Understand its sources, properties, and interactions.
- Demystify nuclear energy: Learn about the process of nuclear fission and its applications.
- Connect science to real-world issues: Discuss the benefits and challenges of nuclear technology.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through hands-on experiments and investigations.
Designed for Your Students:
While this kit focuses on core scientific principles, we encourage you to integrate cultural perspectives and local examples to make the learning more meaningful and relevant.
Who Can Request a Kit?
This valuable education kit is available at no cost to teachers of middle and high school students who are:
- Enrolled in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools.
- Attending schools located on federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native reservations.
- Attending schools situated on tribal land.
- Or have a majority percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native students
What is Included in Your Kit?
- A flash drive with digital lesson plans
- A Geiger Counter (batteries not included) and common household items to test (Radiation 101)
- Cloud Chamber (Visualizing Background Radiation)
- Common or consumable supplies for activities that explore:
>The origins of nuclear science (Rutherford Board)
>Atomic structure and isotopes (Isotope Discovery)
>Radioactive Decay (Half-Life)
>Nuclear Chain Reactions (Ping Pong Fission)
>Energy Production (Fission vs. Fusion)
The kit contains all of the materials needed to demonstrate each activity. We have included the most specialized and difficult-to-source materials in the kit. For activities that use common or consumable supplies, quantities may not be sufficient for an entire class. Any additional items needed to create full class sets are generally inexpensive and readily available through common educational or retail suppliers.
Extend Your Museum Experience:
This education kit extends the STEM learning opportunities we offer at our museum, bringing the excitement of scientific discovery directly to your classroom.
Ready to Empower Your Students?
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your STEM curriculum and inspire the next generation of scientists and innovators. Available while supplies last.
