Teaching youth science skills using wild birds nets UT extension agent a national award
E-Mail IMAGE: Through lessons about birds and birding, University of Tennessee Extension 4-H agent Andrew Lantz of Davison County, Tennessee, helps youth develop their abilities in STEM subjects and citizen science. Late... view more Credit: Image by A. Lantz, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, TN -- Lessons for youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics don't have to use robotics, rockets or geographic information system mapping, although all are often employed. STEM learning can be as simple as observing the natural world around us. And learning to do so turns youth into c...