K-12 Education & Outreach

Students working together to study the contamination in ground water Students working together to ‘solve’ the puzzle part of the Paleo-Puzzle Kit Teachers collecting data during a professional development workshop Teachers studying hydrology during a GLOBE workshop

Steven Smith, Outreach Coordinator
Office: CIVL 2270
Email: mrsmith@purdue.edu


Videos of Experiments

We have begun to make videos of all of the lessons and demos that we do.

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Interview with a Scientist

Did you ever wonder what a Cloud MicroPhysicist or a Paleontologist studies? We have been in the process of creating 3-5 minute interviews with some of the scientists in our department. We will have our first videos posted soon!

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Equipment Loan Program

We offer a variety of kits and small equipment for loan to teachers and informal educators in Central Indiana.

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Visit the Department

Take advantage of our self-guided, walk-through tour and learn about a variety of EAPS topics including Tornados, Earthquakes, Minerals, Fossil identification, and much more. The displays are located throughout the second, third, and fourth floors of the Civil Engineering building.

  

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Teacher Resources

View the comprehensive list of teacher resources.

If you would like to suggest a site that would help other teachers, please e-mail it to Steven Smith, mrsmith@purdue.edu

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Instructional Technology using iPad Apps

We have reviewed some apps for iPad that can be useful in the classroom. Be sure to check back often as we are still updating our list!

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