welcome to STARBASE New Hampshire!
"Where Learning Meets Fun for Young Innovators"
STARBASE In Action
The Sky's The Limit:
DoD STARBASE is a premier educational program, sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. At DoD STARBASE, students participate in challenging “hands-on, minds-on” activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Here at STARBASE New Hampshire, students will work together and engage in STEM activities that relate to the real world to help the students think, problem solve, and learn to help them grow. This experience will open their minds to STEM careers and to opportunities for their future.
The program provides students with a 25-hour engaging learning experience.
STARBASE N.H. Impact
Pittsfield Elementary School 5th grade teacher, Ms. Bickford, shared the benefits of the STARBASE New Hampshire program and how it positively affected her students.
Starbase affords our students opportunities and materials they don’t have access to in their school or community.
Starbase is learning focused. Each activity starts with a lesson that lends itself to an experiment that students need to work though.
Starbase brings their classroom learning to a new location. I witness them recalling newly learned information on this trip. Prior to attending, I teach students physical science. When we attend, and students are receiving their lesson, they are able to answer the presenter’s questions. They beam with pride when they remember the word, “density” or “atoms.” Observed outcomes: Students see their learning actually mean something when they can apply it to a new situation or environment.
Starbase has collaboration at the forefront. For each new activity, they use “sorting sticks” to group students differently each time. Students learn to work with others, take turns, and problem solve solutions. Observed outcomes: They are more tolerant and see different sides of classmates. This helps make new connections at school.
Starbase is a great launching pad for the NHSAS Science test that 5th graders are required to take. Observed outcomes: Students feel more empowered and view themselves as scientists, ready to tackle the challenges of NHSAS.
Starbase allows students to begin to think of other career opportunities. Taking place at the National Guard Base, students see service members in the hallway. Some years, they speak to the students about math/science/stem and the link to their current roles. Observed outcomes: Students make connections between their learning and their futures.
Data from Schools that Attended STARBASE N.H.
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