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Aggie STEM, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, College of Education and Human Development
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| Project Leader: | Aamir Fidai aamirfidai@tamu.edu Teaching, Learning & Culture |
| Faculty Mentor: |
Dr. Robert M. Capraro, Ph.D.
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Meeting Times:
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Thursday 3 -5 pm & Mon OR Tuesday 3-5 pm (for 1 hour training)
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Team Size:
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8 (Team Full)
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Students researchers will be given opportunities to present the findings of the study at the student research week.
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Team Needs:
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Student researchers participating in this study should be available at following times: Thursday 3 – 5 pm to facilitate STEM club at a local elementary school and one more hour during the week to participate in training and research activities
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Description:
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Participants will learn about building robots using open-source arduino-based hardware and software. Participants will also serve as facilitators and team leaders at an after-school Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activity (STEM Club) at a local elementary school on Thursday evenings between 3 – 5 pm during the Fall semester. As facilitators student researchers will help students build the robots following predetermined lesson plans.
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