Student Enrichment

The following organizations and institutions offer resources to support students as they learn about science in Nebraska schools.

Nebraska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)

Camps
Aim for the Stars Summer Science and Math Camp
College of Saint Mary Summer Camps
OPS/Bellevue PS Summer Camps
 Resident Science Camps
Chase County SCORE (Science Camps Offer Rewarding Experiences)
Strategic Air and Space Museum Summer Camps
Young Nebraska Scientists

Career Days
Chadron Career Day

College Prep
 Creighton Health Careers Opportunity Program
Nebraska College Prep Academy

Pre-Professional Programs
 Rural and Kearney Health Opportunities programs (RHOP and KHOP)
UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

Materials
 County Extension Office
Nebraska State Museum Kits for school check-out
NSTA SciLinks - web-based resources and teaching tools
UNMC Students ROCK mini-grant program

Museums/Exhibits
 Crane Trust/Crane Meadows
Edgerton Museum (Aurora, NE)
 Henry Doorly Zoo
Homestead Prairie Center (Beatrice, NE)
 Lincoln Children’s Museum
Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Omaha Children’s Museum
Wayne State College Fred G. Dale Planetarium

Shows
CAPOW (Chemistry and Physics on Wheels)
Mad Science Traveling Demo Show

Workshops
 Girls, Incorporated of Omaha Science workshops for students
Traveling Biotech Workshop