Title :
Inspiring inventive genius in middle and high school students with chain-reaction STEAM Machines™
Author :
Jordan, Stewart ; Dalrymple, Odesma ; Pereira, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Technol. & Innovation, Arizona State Univ., Mesa, AZ, USA
Abstract :
In this hands-on pre-conference workshop, participants will learn about the STEAM Machines™ program, which teaches middle and high school students the engineering design process in the context of designing and building Rube Goldberg®-style chain reaction machines.
Keywords :
educational institutions; engineering education; teaching; Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction machines; chain-reaction STEAM machines; engineering design process; high school students; inventive genius; middle school students; Art; Buildings; Conferences; Context; Educational institutions; Manufacturing; Technological innovation; K-12; creativity; design; outreach; project;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Oklahoma City, OK
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2013.6684775
