California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center will plan, develop, pilot-test and conduct outreach for a new hands-on educational program for local K-12 students that will promote native and western STEM perspectives. In group oriented activities, participants will engage in collaborative design experiences that aim to cultivate basic STEM skills such as questioning, experimenting, analyzing, communicating, reflecting, and other critical 21st-century skills. The museum intends to develop a program that: 1) ignites K-12 youth interest in STEM, 2) cultivates basic STEM skills and processes, 3) enhances students' awareness and knowledge of native and western STEM perspectives, and 4) improves the capacity of the staff to attract and serve new audiences.