The UVM STEM Ambassadors hosted their annual Fall STEM Showcase for budding scientists and engineers this past weekend. This year's event featured five different workshops taught by UVM students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math and trained to deliver experiential activities to middle-school aged students. 

  • Exploring Eruptions: Elephant Toothpaste Volcanoes
  • What’s the Buzz about Bees: Exploring Pollination
  • Egg Drop: Cracking Newton’s Laws
  • Making Waves with Ultrasound
  • The Rubber Band Grand Prix

STEM Showcase Slideshow

About STEM Ambassadors

STEM Ambassadors are UVM students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math, and trained to deliver experiential STEM activities to Vermont youth. Their mission is to share the possibilities of these fields through hands-on learning experiences and to connect Vermont youth to UVM resources through on-campus events, such as the STEM Showcase.

Using proven models of hands-on learning, STEM Ambassadors aim to inspire and motivate Vermont youth to pursue further education in the STEM fields, while also bringing awareness of STEM opportunities available in Vermont.

STEM Ambassadors facilitate learning modules based on STEM subjects, such as engineering, computer science, environmental science, and robotics. These modules are presented at schools, afterschool programs, youth-serving organizations, on campus, and through online platforms. The Ambassadors create unique programming each semester based on their majors and interests. 

The STEM Ambassadors program is a collaboration between the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Extension, and 4-H. It is a member of the National Engineering Ambassadors Network.

UVM Extension 4-H
UVM STEM Ambassadors