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Click here for the WEST website.
Project WEST (Water, the Environment, Science, and Teaching)
is part of a National Science Foundation program to promote
discovery-based science in the public schools. WEST partners the
University of Utah, the Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Salt
Lake City school district to enhance inquiry-based science teaching in
grades 4-9.Graduate student “fellows” from the University of
Utah’s departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology
work with public school teachers to develop hands-on lesson plans,
conduct experiments, and lead field trips that immerse students in the
scientific process. Lessons centered on water and the environment meet
national and Utah state standards for science teaching in grades 4-9
and impart to students the significant role humans play in nature. The
ultimate goal of WEST
is to instill in students a sense of wonder and passion about nature
that will inspire them to choose career paths in the STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines.
