Project GUTS
Growing Up Thinking Scientifically
A science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program for middle school students based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and serving districts nationally.
Project GUTS offers a middle school “Computer Science in Science” program consisting of four instructional modules and professional development for the introduction of computer science concepts into science classrooms within the context of modeling and simulation.
The goal of the program is to situate computer science practices and concepts within the context of life, physical, and earth sciences, and to prepare students to pursue formal, year-long courses in computer science during high school. The “Computer Science in Science” curriculum was built upon a crosswalk identifying areas of overlap between the NGSS and Computer Science Teachers Association K-12 Computer Science Standards.