Euan Hunter

Hunter’s innovative teaching idea, “Silver Springs Science Center,” focuses on contextualizing science in the local community and raising awareness of the environment by utilizing his county's existing park facility to establish a science lab that teachers across the county can access. The Voya grant will be used to purchase data logging probes, glassware and other science-related equipment such as digital balances in order to allow as many students in the county access to modern science equipment. In the lab students will be able to be able to perform various science projects, including measuring the quality of water and soil and comparing those results to previous groups' data to see what changes have occurred. Hunter hopes to increase STEM uptake among students with this project.