GK-12 is a nationwide fellowship program funded by the National Science Foundation. Its purpose is to foster strong links between scientists and educators by bringing graduate students and K-12 teachers together in the classroom. Graduate fellows contribute their science expertise to help design a hands-on curriculum. By working with students in the classroom, they also refine their teaching and communication skills.

Here I describe my experience as a GK-12 Fellow at Angevine Middle School in Lafayette, Colorado. I designed an outdoor laboratory activity based around my research on the ecology of the western harvester ant.