NEED POWERFUL SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH LONG-TERM IMPACT Current programs lack: High-quality content Parental involvement Highly educated instructors Rigorous, regular assessment

Current programs lack:

High-quality content

Parental involvement

Highly educated instructors

Rigorous, regular assessment

GOALS Goal 1 : Make science exciting! Approach: Learn by DOING . Goal 2 : Long Term Impact Approach: EDUCATE PARENTS by involving them in the activities. Goal 3 : Inspire children to go to college. Approach: ENGINEERS as teachers and role models.

FAMILY SCIENCE COURSES Impact : Conducted 115 courses in 3 cities for 4000 participants in 3 years. Basic Facts: At schools in the evenings. Eight hours over 4 weeks. Participants recruited from 3 rd -8 th grades. Real-world topics aligned with standards: Cardiovascular mechanics, Physics of Bird Flight, Biomechanics of Diving, Renewable Energy, etc.

FAMILY SCIENCE COURSES

Impact : Conducted 115 courses in 3 cities for 4000 participants in 3 years.

Basic Facts:

At schools in the evenings.

Eight hours over 4 weeks.

Participants recruited from 3 rd -8 th grades.

Real-world topics aligned with standards: Cardiovascular mechanics, Physics of Bird Flight, Biomechanics of Diving, Renewable Energy, etc.

STRENGTHS Strong Core Team : Engineers & Teachers. Focus on Long Term Impact : Extend learning beyond the course by involving parents. Constant Evaluation : “What are you most proud of understanding today?”, “What was difficult?”

SUSTAINABILITY & SCALABILITY Cost- Effective Partnerships : Universities  Instructors, Teach For America  Teachers, Community orgs  resources and audience. Community Co-Investing : Parent coordinators, translators, dinners. Rigorous Evaluation : Engineers, interest and content knowledge of participants, long-term impact. Earned Income : Developing mission-aligned products that will generate funding.

Change in attitudes

NEXT STEPS One Year Participants achieve at least 80% mastery on post-tests Obtain 30% of budget as earned income. Five Years Participants achieve at least 90% mastery on post-tests 80% Audience retention Budget ability to support five full-time staff members

NEXT STEPS

One Year

Participants achieve at least 80% mastery on post-tests

Obtain 30% of budget as earned income.

Five Years

Participants achieve at least 90% mastery on post-tests

80% Audience retention

Budget ability to support five full-time staff members

GET INVOLVED! 1. Give the Gift of Science Purchase a T-shirt to help fund Family Science. 2. Visibility Tell a friend about Iridescent and our mission. Sign up for our newsletter and youtube channel. 3. Summer Progams Connect Iridescent to teachers and schools. www.iridescentlearning.org

GET INVOLVED!

1. Give the Gift of Science

Purchase a T-shirt to help fund Family Science.

2. Visibility

Tell a friend about Iridescent and our mission.

Sign up for our newsletter and youtube channel.

3. Summer Progams

Connect Iridescent to teachers and schools. www.iridescentlearning.org