Title :
Building Young Engineers: TASEM for Third Graders in Woodcreek Magnet Elementary School
Author :
Varney, Michael W. ; Janoudi, Abed ; Aslam, Dean M. ; Graham, Diane
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
Following the success of summer-camp-based programs, a new program has been developed for in-school sessions focused around LEGO robotics to foster interest in STEM topics at a young age. The program has been implemented in a very diverse school, and preliminary results on the efficacy of the program are presented.
Keywords :
control engineering education; educational institutions; robots; LEGO robotics; STEM topics; TASEM program; Woodcreek magnet elementary school; summer-camp-based programs; Educational institutions; Educational robots; Gears; Presses; Programming; Elementary education; LEGO robotics; outreach; science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM);
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2011.2131143
