The Rutgers science storytelling team was awarded a USDA grant to support a FAME (Food, Agriculture and Marine Ecosystem) STEM learning through storytelling afterschool program for high school students grades 9-12 in our School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Using an experiential learning curriculum, high school students are supported to make science film stories in trusting partnership with university scientists.
2022 FAME High School STEM Learning through Storytelling Pilot Project:
https://ifnh.rutgers.edu/centers/agricultural-food-ecosystems/fame-science-storytelling-pilot.html
and 2024 USDA FAME high school student science film stories:
https://newuseag.rutgers.edu/fame-food-agriculture-and-marine-ecosystems-project/
Initial results of the FAME program’s STEM learning impact for participating students can be at:
Seidel, D., Staffen, M., Abdallah, L., & Morin, X. (2025). Outcomes of a 4-H STEM Learning Enrichment Program Using Video Storytelling. The Journal of Extension, 63(1), Article 18. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss1/18