October 11, 2017
Collegian: Teen Science Café provides interactive education for FoCo students
A group of starry-eyed students leans forward, focusing their gaze on footage of a severe storm taken by a drone.
“Almost all of the atmosphere we study is only about 16 kilometers high,” said Dr. Sue van den Heever, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU. “Where would we be if we traveled 16 kilometers south of Fort Collins?”
“China,” one of the students says, to a tumult of giggles from the audience.
The excitement in the room was palpable as approximately 15 middle and high schoolers learned the basics of severe weather. They were there as a part of Northern Colorado’s chapter of Teen Science Café, an extracurricular program that allows teens to explore scientific career options that may otherwise remain unknown.