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Fall 2019 – Robotics and Micro-controllers in STEM Education

Affiliations:
Aggie STEM, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, College of Education and Human Development
Project Leader: Aamir Fidai
aamirfidai@tamu.edu
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert M. Capraro, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
Thursday 3 -5 pm & Mon OR Tuesday 3-5 pm (for 1 hour training)
Team Size:
8 (Team Full)
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Students researchers will be given opportunities to present the findings of the study at the student research week.
Team Needs:
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
Description:
Undergraduate researchers will learn about building robots using open-source arduino-based hardware and software. The undergraduate researchers 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 the undergraduate student researchers will teach 4th grade students how to build the robots following the provided lesson plans.

Written by:
Jennie Lamb
Published on:
February 12, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Fall 2019

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