The ALC partners with City of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation.
July 27, 2021
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Programming looked different at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) Atomic Legacy Cabin (ALC) in Colorado this summer. The ALC formed a partnership with the City of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation, offering a variety of virtual programs to nearly 300 children ages 5 to 14.
Staff at the ALC adapted programs to immerse summer campers into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and history. Programs such as “Aquifer in a Cup” and “Energize the Yo-Yo” provided children with hands-on engagement as a virtual interpreter guided them through activities involving groundwater and energy.
“The ALC has offered our campers a STEM component that we would not normally have access to,” said Tina Ross, recreation coordinator for City of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation. “Not only were the programs educational, but the children learned about science in a fun and exciting way that has lasted well beyond the virtual presentations.”
Special appearances by LM’s Weldon Spring Site in Missouri and Fernald Preserve Interpretive Center in Ohio gave children in Grand Junction the opportunity to learn about other LM sites and their natural environments, which include insects such as monarch butterflies and Brood X cicadas.