Science Outreach to All

2.0 credits

The primary goal of this course is to provide graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to reach out to underrepresented minority groups at community venues and events with the message that there is a place in science for everyone from all backgrounds! Learning outcomes for students and skills that should be demonstrated entail the following: (1) Ability to create, design, and implement a hands-on activity that simply and effectively teaches basic information about our brains to K-junior-high age students and their families within a community setting. (2) Gain critical communication/teaching skills suitable for children of different age groups and from diverse/marginalized backgrounds, as well as the general public. (3) Gain professional skills including managing project resources, developing outreach programming, fostering community connections, public speaking, budgeting, and feasibility