Schoolyard LTER Program at the Bell Museum

Led by: Jenny Stampe and Holly Menniger (Bell Museum)

Middle-school learners from urban schools lack opportunities for experiential learning about Earth and life sciences. We provide middle school learners from MSP with field trip experiences at the Bell Museum, which features world-class exhibits, a planetarium, and a "Learning Landscape" with extensive pollinator habitat, a stormwater pond, and rain gardens. We work with teachers to develop resources for using urban nature in their own school yards and neighborhoods to engage with students about science in ways that meet state science standards.