Alabama STEM Council &
Mike Ousley Production
Engaging and Interactive 30-minute TV Series focusing
on how Science and Technology is applied
WHAT IS STEM EXPLORERS
30-min TV Show focusing on science & Technology.
STEM EXPLORERS is an engaging and interactive 30-minute television episodes focusing on how science and technology is applied across Alabama. It highlights core concepts of STEM, based on curriculum content from the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiatives (AMSTI), through experiments and demonstrations conducted by science educators from across the state.
Produced by Alabama STEM Council & Mike Ousley Production
Career Spotlight
Each Episode includes a Career Spotlight, featuring an Alabama STEM professional, who will share their career path, from first interest to obtaining the job they love.
Show Host
Hosts and co-host represent a cross-section of Alabama. Youth co-hosts each receive $5k student 529 scholarships.
Who's it for
Core Audience: Youth Ages 8-14 in Alabama
EXPLANATION
Why Was STEM EXPLORERS created?
Goals
To support the inclusion of diverse and compelling STEM images, stories, and positive messages in mainstream entertainment media in order to help promote greater diversity in the STEM workforce.
Objective
For Alabama youth to see professionals in Alabama in roles of scientists, engineers, technologists, and mathematicians, to help develop self-identity in those roles and overcome ethnic/gender stereotyping.
Content Partners
Alabama STEM Council
Project Sponsor
Alabama Department of Education/AMSTI
Curriculum Consultant
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotecnology
Project Coordinator
Southern Research
Project Coordinator
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Location and Content Partner
McWane Science Center
Location and Content Partner
Flight Works Alabama
Location Partner
Alabama State University Center for NanoBiotechnology
Location Partner
Show Episodes
STEM EXPLORERS can be viewed on Television APT (Alabama Public Television) or on our youtube page.
