I Am a Scientist STEM Outreach Program Modules

Module Grades SUBJECT
Vital Signs: 

  • Learn the significance of your vital signs (body temperature, blood pressure & pulse.
  • Conduct experiments to discover what affects your vital signs
K-8
  • Public health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Germs On Me:

  • Learn how your immune system works to keep you healthy, and the importance of healthy habits.
  • Conduct experiments to see how quickly a pretend disease could spread, be a ”germ hunter” to discover where germs are lurking in the classroom, determine the effectiveness of different hand cleaning methods
K-8
  • Public health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Spread of Disease:

  • Learn how a pretend disease can spread in a population and what you can do to stay healthy.
  • Conduct experiments to see how quickly a pretend disease could spread.
K-8
  • Public health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Vaccines:

  • Learn about vaccines and how it works with your immune system to keep you healthy.
  • Conduct experiments to see how a pretend vaccine can protect a population from a pretend disease
K-8
  • Public Health,
  • Math,
  • Science,
  • Career and Technology
How Sweet It Is:

  • Learn how to read and understand the Nutrition Facts Label.
  • Conduct experiments to understand the relationship between the information on the Nutrition Label and sugar consumption.
K-18
  • Public Health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Food Chemistry: Fat

  • Learn about nutrition and how to make healthy diet choices.
  • Conduct experiments to see how fat is introduced into your diet.
K-8
  • Public Health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology

 

Food Chemistry: The Hawaiian Diet

  • Learn about the health benefits of the traditional Hawaiian Diet.
  • Conduct experiments to compare the nutritional content of traditional Hawaiian food to modern foods.
K-8
  • Public Health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Gene Genius

  • Learn about the DNA genetic code and how mutation can be both helpful and harmful.
  • Extract your own DNA.
5-8
  • Public Health
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Do you see what I see?

  • Learn about how tools help us see the world around us in more detail.
  • Use hand lenses and microscopes to see the microscopic world just out of normal eyesight.
K-8
  • Math,
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Microscopy

  • Learn histology techniques: prepare samples to be viewed with a microscope.
  • Compare animal and plant cells, make connections between form and function.

K-8
  • Math</li
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Opae’ula & Hawaii’s Anchialine Pools

  • Learn about conservation, ecology, and sustainable practices by studying Hawaii’s endemic Opae’ula.
  • Make observations, and develop and implement a sustainable harvesting plan.

K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Motors

  • Learn the principles of electromagnetic force to build a simple motor.
  • Using the engineering design process, conduct experiments to optimize the performance of your simple motor.

5-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Density: Sink or Float

  • Learn the principles of density
  • Conduct experiments to better understand the relationship between mass, volume, and density.
K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Forensic Science: Fingerprints

  • Learn to develop and examine fingerprints.
  • Determine what makes a fingerprint unique.

K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Forensic Science: Chromatography

  • Learn Techniques used in forensic evidence recovery.
  • Conduct an experiment to determine the identity of a suspect based on evidence collected.

K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Micromanipulation

  • Scientists and other professionals use lenses and microscopes to allow us to see and do our work.
  • Learn to use a microscope and develop eye-hand coordination to perform microscopic tasks.

K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology
Liquid Handling

  • Scientists use specialized equipment to move very exact amounts of liquids.
  • Learn to use a variety of pipets to work on accuracy and precision.

K-8
  • Math
  • Science
  • Career and Technology

"I Am A Scientist STEM" is a mobile outreach program that shares our labs beyond the Chaminade University campus. Our services are FREE to Hawaii DOE schools. IAS STEM is part of a broader initiative by the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics at Chaminade University to encourage science awareness and education in Hawaii's public schools.