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Vermont Afterschool is proud to be part of Million Girls Moonshot (a STEM Next Opportunity Fund initiative), working to inspire and prepare the next generation of innovators by engaging one million more girls in STEM learning opportunities through out-of-school-time programs over the next five years.

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It will inspire and prepare the next generation of innovators by engaging one million more girls in STEM learning opportunities through afterschool and summer programs over the next 5 years.

Monthly STEM Resources

We encourage you to check back each month for new and exciting Million Girls Moonshot STEM resources. If you are using these resources please fill out this quick survey so Vermont Afterschool can see how these resources are being distributed. Thank you! 

December MGM STEM Resources

STEM Learning Journeys

In partnership with Verizon, STEM Next has curated bundles of lessons and activities from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ and created STEM Learning Journeys packed with activities, lessons, and facilitation guides aimed at making STEM education accessible, engaging, and impactful. For each journey (Climate Action, Earth Learning, Game Design, and Design & Code), you’ll find a description of the journey, a list of lessons, how to prepare for each lesson, a step-by-step facilitation guide, and a day in the life of the Top 10 Careers related to the journey. Click for more info and to start your journey.

Transformative Practices

STEM Next aims to raise awareness of the four research-based practices—Access to STEM, Engineering Mindsets, Role Model, Mentors and Families, and STEM Pathways and Transition—proven to remove barriers to access and quality STEM learning experiences for youth.

STEM Learning Pathways & Career Awareness

STEM Next is committed to strengthening career awareness and exploration in out of school time so youth are prepared for whatever comes NEXT.

  • Test-Drive a STEM Career with Fun Science Experiments – Many kids are interested in popular science and engineering careers they hear about, but do they know what it’s really like to go to work in that career? What kinds of tasks, projects, and experiments does someone in that job really do? Trying out projects, experiments, and activities related to specific career paths is a great way to help students more clearly understand different science and engineering fields. This kind of exploration also helps students see that within the umbrella terms “scientist” and “engineer,” there are lots of interesting and exciting career paths and opportunities! There are 10 popular STEM careers paired with exciting hands-on activities that make it fun for kids to test-drive careers of interest.
  • How to Integrate Technology – Successful technology integration is more than just getting the tools into the classroom; here are some ideas on how to engage students and enliven lessons with those tools.
  • ‘Physical Computing’ Connects Computer Science With Hands-On Learning – This article highlights the hands-on approach to teaching computational thinking and positions it as is a good way to “check off” the competencies that students should learn as part of the Computer Science Teachers Association K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
  • Brilliant – Designed for older youth (13+) these visual, interactive lessons make concepts feel intuitive — so even complex ideas just click. Real-time feedback and simple explanations engage and encourage youth.