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Spring 2019 – Robotics, Programmable Toys and Microcontrollers in STEM Education

Affiliations: Aggie STEM
Project Leader: Aamir Fidai
aamirfidai@tamu.edu
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert M. Capraro, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
Thursday 5-7 pm
Team Size:
8 (Team Full)
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Each participant will become part of
  • presentations submitted for student research week
  • co-author pool (after making substantial intellectual contribution to the final product)
  • robot building team
Team Needs:
Participants are expected to
  • be prompt in replying to email communication
  • willing to conduct research (reading/analyzing articles and other literature)
  • available for meetings once a week for a duration of at least 2 hours within a group setting
  • able to devote at least 4 hours total (meeting and non-meeting) to this research project per week
Description:
This project will engage participants in detailed literature review of the research concerning the use of programmable toys, Robotics and micro-controller devices in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. The participants will have an opportunity to engage in working directly with these products to gain a hands-on experience. Participants will also take part in building robotic products to be tested in STEM instructional environments.

Written by:
Jennie Lamb
Published on:
February 10, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2019

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