Science. On wheels!
On the road in Alabama in 2025.
Our Mission
Our mission is to broaden participation in science and technology through mobile learning labs so that children, families, educators, and community partners can use scientific thinking and technologies to understand the grand challenges of Earth, environment, and society to engage with our rapidly changing world.
Introducing Geo Explorer Auburn
Geo Explorer Auburn is the first mobile lab in the Geo Explorer Lab network. Geo Explorer Auburn is a 35 foot solar-powered mobile science lab that visits Alabama K-12 schools and communities to solidify a foundation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We are a partnership between Auburn University Department of Geosciences, Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics, and 15lightyears.
Why we're committed to science and technology education
Remove the cost of access to learning opportunities for all through a public-private partnership model.
Ignite curiosity and wonder through STEM and foster a sense of shared responsibility for our planet's future.
Connect children and families with local universities to create connections for future educational pathways.
Cultivate interests in high-demand careers and employment opportunities that explore the grand challenges facing Earth, environment, and society.
Broaden participation by creating more learning opportunities for all, including in under-resourced schools, communities, and STEM deserts.
How we do it
- We develop mobile learning labs for children, families, educators, and community partners.
- We share a educational framework with lessons, content, activities, and program evaluations connected to state standards.
- We facilitate a public and private partnership model for STEM learning.
- We cultivate an explorer mindset connected to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Geo Explorer Locations
Our main HQ is in the Auburn University Department of Geosciences and College of Sciences and Mathematics in Auburn, Alabama (USA). We are proud to be housed at a land, sea, and space grant university committed to connecting science and society. Auburn is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States and is proud to serve the residents of Alabama and beyond through our land-grant mission.
Our first mobile lab site will be in Alabama, at Auburn University. We expect to launch in spring 2025.
Our second site, coming to Central America in late 2025 to early 2026, will be housed in the country of Belize.
Interested in partnering with us? Contact us or fill out the form below to discuss a partnership model.
