The University of Montana's spectrUM Discovery Area's Mobile Science Program, MosSE, travels exhibits and educators across the state.
The Montana spectrUM Science Experience (MosSE) is the mobile science arm of the University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area. MosSE travels hands-on science exhibits around the state of Montana, serving over 52,000 students in 30 counties and all seven Montana reservations since 2007.
05/08/2017
Maneuvering our erosion table is always a fun challenge, and our last visit proved no exception. MosSE wrapped up the school year in Victor, where over 200 K-12 students explored their local Bitterroot River and its relationship to the Clark Fork watershed. Our virtual watershed sandbox was as always a hit!
04/28/2017
We recently traveled to the Blackfeet Reservation with our Institute on Ecosystems "Water" exhibition. We saw over 200 Browning Public Schools students and enjoyed talking with them about watersheds and rivers on the east side of the Great Divide. 75 students, parents, and community members returned for our evening Family Science Night to continue learning, playing, and asking great questions.
04/19/2017
We recently brought our Brain exhibit north into the Flathead Valley for spectrUM's first ever visit to Olney Bissell School. Nearly 200 students and teachers from Olney Bissell as well as home-school students from the Kalispell area diagnosed the Big Sky Big Brain, explored their senses, and experienced a cow eye dissection. Read more about our visit in the Daily Interlake: http://www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20170408/ARTICLE/170409876
04/18/2017
Our Bitterroot tour recently stopped at Darby School District, where we engaged 295 K-12 students. We had great conversations with high-school students about how their generation can tackle water pollution, and younger students enjoyed building river channels and watersheds. Our Family Science Night was a hit, with 135 community members coming out to experience our Montana Institute on Ecosystems "Water" exhibition. Our Bitterroot tour is powered by the Jane S. Heman Foundation.
04/05/2017
Last week, spectrUM's MosSE program visited Daly School in Hamilton with our Montana Institute on Ecosystems "Water" exhibition. 447 students in grades 2-5 explored erosion, pollution, and watersheds during the school day, and 120 students and their family members returned Thursday evening for our community Family science Night.
04/04/2017
In March, spectrUM's MosSE tour stopped in Corvallis, where we shared our new Montana Institute on Ecosystems "Water" exhibition with 564 students in grades 3-8. The Ravalli Republic visited our Corvallis Family Science Night and shared this story about our spring tour of the Bitterroot: http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_5561af3d-213b-530a-b617-7e360b168241.html
03/21/2017
spectrUM and the Montana Institute on Ecosystems' "Water" exhibition, including our popular erosion table and brand new virtual watershed sandbox, recently visited Stevensville, where we shared hands-on science experiences with 752 K-8 students. Many students returned with their parents and siblings for our community Family Science Night on Thursday. Thank you to the teachers, administrators, and students of Stevensville Public Schools for hosting us!
03/15/2017
We're all set up with MosSE's Water exhibit in the Stevensville band room and looking forward to welcoming students for in-school field trips for the next two days. Students, parents, siblings, and community members are invited to explore the hands-on exhibit on March 16 from 4-7 pm.
03/01/2017
Last week spectrUM's MosSE program visited Lakeside Elementary School with our Motion exhibition. Our educators shared hands-on physics exhibits and activities with 353 students throughout the school day, and nearly 400 people returned Thursday evening for our Family Science Night, one of our busiest ever!
02/06/2017
Last week, spectrUM's MosSE program visited Lolo, where we shared our new Institute on Ecosystems "Water" exhibition with 531 K-12 students. Many of the students who explored the exhibition at school returned with their parents and siblings for our community Family Science Night on Thursday. Thank you to the teachers, administrators, and students of Lolo School District for hosting us!
01/31/2017
MosSE’s Water exhibit is set up in the Lolo School lower gymnasium, and we’re looking forward to greeting students for in-school field trips through Thursday. Parents, siblings, and community members are invited to explore the hands-on exhibit at our Family Science Night on February 2 from 6-8 pm at the lower gymnasium at Lolo School.