AMES, Iowa – Iowa’s future leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics embarked on a transformative journey through Iceland, June 7-13, as part of STEM in Motion , an innovative 4-H Youth Development program from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

Seventeen enthusiastic youth from several counties across Iowa exchanged their familiar Midwest landscapes for glaciers, geysers, lava fields and geothermal rivers. The program, designed to immerse students in real-world STEM applications, took participants to the land of fire and ice to witness firsthand how science and sustainability shape everyday life.

Letting the land teach

“We were doing science with every step,” said Charlie Anderson of Union County, “but it never felt like a classroom.”

Indeed, Iceland’s

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