The BAY area discovery museum will continue its mobile engineering lab program, which serves schools and libraries throughout the SAN francisco BAY area

The Bay Area Discovery Museum will continue its Mobile Engineering Lab program through a $203,306 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The Mobile Engineering Lab program delivers hands-on STEM learning experiences aligned with Next Generation Science Standards to approximately 5,300 pre-K through 5th grade students at 74 school programs and 12 library/community programs. The school programs consist of three to four sessions each, prioritizing Title I schools and those with identified achievement gaps. The program supports mobile and socially distanced classrooms while addressing critical community needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as access to STEM enrichment. Funding will support program delivery from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022.

The mobile engineering lab program delivers research-backed, hands-on stem (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning experiences for pre-k through 5TH-grade students that align with the next generation science standards. This work will directly respond to critical community needs created or exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic, including mobile and socially distanced classrooms and access to stem enrichment programs. During the 2021/2022 school year and summer, the museum will deliver 74 school programs of approximately three to four sessions each for 5,300 pre-k through 5TH-grade students, along with 12 library and community programs for 1,200 children. The program will prioritize serving title i schools and schools with the widest identified achievement gaps.