Elizabeth Vierling Teams up with Local STEM Teachers

Supported by a grant from the NSF, Elizabeth Vierling and Amherst Regional High School science teachers are designing new curriculum involving hands-on experiments with plants.

The grant provided funds to purchase four sets of racks with lighting, light meters, and stocks of pots and growth medium to make the experiments possible. As well as pay for three teachers to spend eight days this summer to continue to develop curriculum. This project extends work with the Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS), where the teachers are using the system for the second year, and will continue to develop new inquiry-based classroom activities with this grant support.