Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

124-3 Informal Education: Outreach at the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry.

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Education and Extension
See more from this Session: Symposium--Agronomy and Technology: Collaborations for Solving Our Workplace Pipeline Problem

Monday, October 23, 2017: 4:15 PM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Room 10

Urmila Wadnerkar, Tampa Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, FL
Abstract:
The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry works with more than 80,000 students each year for field trips and school group programs. They have 400 hands-on experiences in different subjects. Not only do they do field trips, but they also work with over 15 million guests in their facility. They also run several outreach programs, including science camps, free training for STEAM educators in the Tampa Bay Area, and run a mobile lab that goes around the state of Florida. Because they already have several fingers in K-12 education, they can help spread the word about Agronomy in their existing and new programs.

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Education and Extension
See more from this Session: Symposium--Agronomy and Technology: Collaborations for Solving Our Workplace Pipeline Problem