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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union; Laura C. Broughton, City University of New York, Bronx Community; Elizabeth J. Biddinger, City College of the City University of New York

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engineering, incorporating laboratory experiences into traditional coursework, and bringing awareness of electrochemical engineering to chemical engineers. Biddinger’s research involves applications of green chemistry and energy utilizing electrocatalysis, batteries, and novel solvents. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Program evaluation of a high school summer bridge program in chemistry and engineeringAbstractIn this paper we evaluate a summer college preparatory program for New York City high schoolstudents housed at Bronx Community College. The program was titled “Introduction to EnergyTechnology” and it focused on teaching chemistry and engineering

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019An Engineering Grand Challenge Focused Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program: Purpose, Outcomes and Evaluation (Evaluation)AbstractThis paper provides details on administering a NSF-funded Research Experiences for Teachers(RET) Site grant. The experience was organized with stratified laboratory research teams solvingEngineering Grand Challenge-focused problems. Described here are the research questions andoutcomes related to the development and impetus behind stratified teams, and how literature froma variety of disciplines suggests diversity of thought and viewpoint are strongly correlated to highfunction teams. Detailed also are the

Conference Session

Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Meng Wang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne L. Skutnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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operate between the worlds of formal and informal science in that they takeplace in formal learning settings (university classrooms and laboratories) with activities doneoutside of school time [7]. By allowing students to engage in real-world activities aligned withgrade-appropriate standards, camp participant is often able to not only pursue their interests inSTEM but also to gain confidence and efficacy in the process.Self-efficacy is an important concept within education due to the influence that a student’sperceptions of their abilities have on other related concepts like motivation, goal orientation, andpersistence. When students are successful at and interested in a task, they are more likely toengage in the task in the future due to their

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George J. Delagrammatikas, Cooper Union; Estuardo Rodas, Cooper Union

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selection will be addressed along with project identification,scheduling, and the presentation of outcomes.During the admissions process, students are divided into sections that range from 16-24 studentseach. Every section has a different theme in the STEM fields, centered in the area of expertise ofthe faculty lead instructor, which can range widely in subject. Students rank their top twosection topics in the application and nearly 80% of students are offered their first-choice section.Since 2014, a section entitled, ‘Racecar Design through Engineering Experimentation,’ orRacecar,​ has been offered with section enrollment around 25 students, which representsclassroom and laboratory capacity. Unlike most other sections, ​Racecar i​ s taught

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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and Tapping) in High School Science ClassroomsAbstractShop classes where students use tools to fashion useful and functional objects from metal, wood,plastic, and other materials are disappearing from most American high schools in favor of moretheoretical subjects. Multiple factors contribute to this transition including 1) cost to maintainshops, 2) liability concerns, 3) focus on exam-driven standards-based testing, 4) and curriculumrealignment for improved college admissions. There is interest in re-introducing elements ofshop class back into high schools enabling students to learn by doing and to become more awareof how things are made.Borrowing upon foundational Energy Engineering Laboratory Module (EELM™) pedagogy

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary

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suspected that the global learners who were not asinterested in science (particularly females) responded well to the GBL module. It is suspectedthat most of the students who commented on the fact that subject material should be taughtbefore the GBL module was executed, were sequential learners. This may be verified when morepost survey results are obtained. It should be noted that if used in conjunction with the PLMS, alllearners would have the opportunity to access content related material at any point during thegame development.The major challenge noted with the GBL module is the fact that the project was not a suitablereplacement for the laboratory component of the class and students suffered as a result. It shouldbe noted that in general, the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Vasquez III, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Alireza Karbalaei, University of Central Florida

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University of Central Florida and is anticipated to graduate in Spring 2019. He has two masters degrees one in mechanical engineering from UCF and another in aerospace engineering form Sharif University of Technology. He currently works in the Nanofabrication and BioMEMS Laboratory at UCF and his research areas include Nanofabrication, Microfluidics, Sensors and Actuators, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Optimization, and Mathematical Modeling. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Running Head: Project CoMET RETCollaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences for Teachers (CoMET) Train the Trainer Model of Supports Type 5 Work in ProgressThe K-12 learning environment is

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Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N. K. Singh, University of Calgary; Krista Francis, University of Calgary; Julia Anna Patricia Sather, University of Calgary; Philip Egberts, University of Calgary

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for the parents’ and students’ decisions to enroll in the campsand further act as an outline for the camp itself. Summer 2014 – Physical Sciences This camp is for students with a passion for physical sciences and engineering. By the end of the week you will be able to impress your family and friends with cool experiments and scientific facts! This camp will explore many fascinating topics including experimentation with LEGO Mindstorm Robotics. Participants will get a chance to work in University of Calgary classrooms and laboratories and they will be taught by University of Calgary students in the faculties of Science, Engineering and Education. A portion of the activities are based on the

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University; Elton L. Stone, Elizabeth City State University

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, inquiry-based K-12 STEM curricula (ii)Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL) (iii) Family Connection (FC) – parental/guardianinvolvement and outreach.The program team developed curriculum enhancement activities (CEAs) by adopting a well-established NASA STEM curriculum with problem-based learning at its core and integrated3D printing technology, sensor-based measurement systems, and mini Unmanned AerialVehicle (UAV) design activities to enhance authentic and experiential learning experiences.Integration of these technologies added an additional dimension to the value of scientificinquiry and shows how to apply scientific knowledge, procedures and mathematics to solvereal problems and improve the world we live in. The curriculum supported the

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Standards and Technology.Dr. Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineer- ing in July of 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Depart- ment of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam countermeasures. Professor Nelson has published over 80 scientific peer reviewed papers and has been the principal investigator on over $30 million in research grants and con- tracts on issues of

Conference Session

Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Jennifer Lee Kouo, Towson University; Vaishnavi Murthy, University of Maryland, College Park

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. PowerPoint lectures were interspersed withactive learning assignments. There was also one three-hour laboratory every week that beganwith a brief presentation of the engineering topics that were relevant for that week. All labs wereperformed in groups and followed the project-driven learning (PDL) approach. The details of thisnovel course are described, and the results from the first offering of the course are presented.Survey results from forty-two students from the College of Education regarding the possiblevalue and likelihood of taking a PDL programming course will also be summarized.Infusing computational thinking skills in K-12 education is essential for advancing the teachingand learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, Queensborough Community College; Michael Lawrence, Queensborough Community College; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel, Queensborough Community College; Paul Sideris; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College; Paris Svoronos, Queensborough Community College-CUNY; Rex Taibu, Queensborough Community College; Mangala D. Tawde

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course, which consisted of lectures and hands-on activities, met twice a weekfor fifteen weeks. Each session included both a lecture and lab (hands-on) component, and wasthree hours long. The research course introduced students to current research techniques, methods, andapproaches through the lens of an astronomy-related project. Students learned about thescientific method, making observations, and drawing unbiased conclusions. Workshops includedbuilding different types of telescopes and detecting invisible electromagnetic radiation. Othertopics included laboratory safety, research integrity, literature review, analysis and interpretationof data. Students learned to use software to analyze and present data. Initially, the students

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Mary-Kate Sableski, University of Dayton; Todd Bennett Smith, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #26274Board 122: Using Engineering Design to Increase Literacy and STEM Inter-est Among Third Graders (Work in Progress, Diversity)Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Paper ID #26657Designing NGSS-Aligned Lesson Plans During a Teacher Professional Devel-opment Program (Fundamental)Mr. Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy received his BSEE from Amrita University and M.S in Mechatronics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical En- gineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, serving as a research assistant under NSF-funded RET Site project. He conducts research in Mechatronics, Robotics and Controls Laboratory at NYU and his research interests include swarm robotics, computer

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Sun You, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and M.Tech degree in Mechatronics Engineering from NITK, Surathkal, India. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. She is serving as a research assistant under an NSF-funded DR K-12 project.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Feng Wang P.E., Texas State University

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atCCSU program. A prototype helicopter simulator was developed and built by a faculty memberand his students at the host university through a National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) research grant. Program participants, who are interested in operating a helicopter, aresupervised to "fly a helicopter" in a laboratory environment. Material testing instrument includesa series of demonstrations on steel and concrete mechanical property testing: a concretecompassion test, a steel impact test of, a steel fatigue test, and a steel tension test. Students aresplit into small groups and can operate testing apparatus to their comfort levels. Buildingexercise and competition is applied multiple times in the curriculum: a balsa wood bridge

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhidipta Mallik, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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influence policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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her doctoral research, she conducts mechatronics and robotics research in the Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory at NYU.Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru is the Assistant Director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education, NYU Tan- don School of Engineering. As the Center’s STEAM educator and researcher she works with engineers and faculty to provide professional development to K-12 STEM teachers with a focus on social justice. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF-grants that provide robotics/mechatronics PD to science, math, and technology teachers. In addition, she is the projects director of the ARISE program. This full-time, seven

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Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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, teamwork, and technicalcommunication]; and 5) be easy to implement [as measured by transferability, sustainability, andscalability]. DBT parallels the underlying pedagogy narrative of New Learning developed byKalantzis and Cope [9], and it overlaps with Energy Engineering Laboratory Module (EELM™)pedagogy [10], which posits that learning experiences must be hands-on, accessible, student-centered, economical, and “turn-key”. DBT and EELM™ project hardware must be affordablefor an institution with limited resources and be buildable and operable by a handy high schoolcourse instructor or technician without situated knowledge or access to specialized tools orequipment.Anecdotally, educators have been using model rocketry for decades in middle/high

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shramana Ghosh, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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the Northeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Rachel Farah, University of St. Thomas; Tami Brass, St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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alongside key concepts and practicesin the informal teaching and learning space.Implementation StrategiesThis case study is based on an informal education program which provides students with anopportunity to dive into hands-on engineering. This program also serves as a laboratory settingfor teacher-researchers to pilot new programming that they would not have the opportunity to trywithin the formal classroom. The program serves approximately 100 diverse 6th and 8th gradegirls in an engineering summer program. The diversity of the educators may add to theinnovation with formal educators including a secondary math teacher, K-5 STEAM specialists,an inclusion coordinator, a tech integration specialist, secondary science educationundergraduates

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Richard J. Puerzer, Hofstra University

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State University course “provides an overview of the salient math topics mostheavily used in the core sophomore-level engineering courses.”4 “The course will also provide anintroduction to the engineering analysis software Matlab, which is used throughout theengineering curriculum. While time constraints will preclude a formal treatment of Matlabduring lecture, application of the software will be integrated with each laboratory assignment.”4Having taught the WSU course, the author wasconcerned the new model might resemble the WSUcourse too closely. Since both courses have a goal ofincreasing student

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Robinson, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno

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disciplinespecific engineering laboratories. Data were collected in three streams. First, through identical pre-test and posttest surveysmeasuring attitudes and interest in STEM fields. This survey, which took approximately tenminutes to complete, was a slightly modified version of the Friday Institute’s S-STEM survey[16] which has been shown to be a valid instrument for understanding student attitudes fordifferent STEM disciplines. Second, focus group interviews related to attitudes and interests inengineering were conducted. The focus group protocol and questions were created by the team ofresearchers to address specific topics around the research questions including student interest andidentity around engineering tasks. The third data collection

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Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Javon Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University

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. Define the term research. 2. Describe examples of research being conducted in STEM fields and the potential impact of that research on society. 3. List examples of career opportunities available in various STEM fields. 4. Collect scientific data in a laboratory setting. 5. Analyze and interpret simple scientific data generated in the laboratory. 6. List and describe the steps of the scientific method. 7. List and describe the steps of the engineering design process. 8. Compare and contrast the scientific method and the engineering design process. 9. Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative data and provide examples of situations where each is used. 10. Demonstrate knowledge of the

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Stephanie B. Adams

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someone uses it.” treatment processes) “…chemicals are used to make [water] drinkable.” “The water has to be cleaned before drinking; it has to be cleaned 4 times.”Note: Some student answers were coded to include multiple themes.Nanotechnology (NCI-SW Project). Common areas of knowledge reported by students (n = 94)directly following this activity included the size (20.2%) and cost (14.9%) of microchips, effectsof lighting on microchips (25.5%), and the importance of cleanliness in the laboratory (13.8%)(Table 4).Table 4Emergent student reflection themes from the nanotechnology (NCI-SW Project) activity Theme

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Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R. Strong, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University

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and science in biology: Teaching and learning impacts ofreading apprenticeship professional development. American Educational Research Journal,48, 647-717.Hand, B., Wallace, C. W., & Yang, E-M. (2004). Using a science writing heuristic toenhance learning outcomes from laboratory activities in seventh-grade science:Quantitative and qualitative aspects. International Journal of Science Education, 26, 131-149.Maltese, A. V., Melki, C. S., & Wiebke, H. L. (2014). The nature of experiences responsiblefor the generation and maintenance of interest in STEM. Science Education, 98, 937-962.Osborne, J. A., Simon, S. B., & Collins, S. (2003). Attitudes towards science: A review ofthe literature and its implications. International Journal of

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Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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, likecamps, as a factor in identity development (e.g. [36], [38]). Hughes, Nzekwe and Molyneaux [9]investigated two camps offered by a national laboratory for middle school students, one co-educational and one all-girl camp, focusing on the effect of these camps on girls’ identitydevelopment. This work was further extended by Hughes to investigate the longitudinal impactof the all-girls camp [37]. These studies concluded that both of the camps had a positive impacton girls’ STEM identity immediately after the camp but that the impact of the all-girls camp doesnot necessarily translate to girls choosing STEM disciplines in college. The longitudinal studyfollowed eleven girls who participated in the all-girls camp during middle school until

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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competencieswith data from science center and classroom testing. At the outset of this project, there were few resources that specifically consideredteaching CT with 5-8-year-old children and fewer clear examples of what it looked like forchildren to engage in CT. However, there were many, sometimes competing, definitions andapproaches to CT more generally. After further review of the literature and some laboratory andclassroom testing with children, the team refined definitions for the following CT competencies:abstraction; algorithms and procedures; automation; data collection; data analysis; datarepresentation; debugging/troubleshooting; problem decomposition; parallelization; simulation;and pattern recognition. Analysis of hundreds of students

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Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Annette Rogers, Delaware State University; J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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provide nice mealsand accommodations so the teachers look forward to attending each summer. The college doesnot pay high school teachers to deliver ENGR 102 HS since it is a dual credit offering in theirhigh school, however, a modest stipend is paid for workshop attendance and travel expenses arecovered. Faculty who teach the ENGR 102 course on campus spend time training the high schoolteachers. The high school and university ENGR 102 teaching teams bond in the retreat-likeatmosphere of the workshop and natural mentoring relationships form.The first two days of the workshop are for teachers new to the program and day one begins oncampus with tours of the UA College of Engineering laboratories and competition of paperwork.Teachers review the

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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promote integration of robotics in middle school science and math education. For her doctoral research, she conducts mechatronics and robotics research in the Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory at NYU.Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru is the Assistant Director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education, NYU Tan- don School of Engineering. As the Center’s STEAM educator and researcher she works with engineers and faculty to provide professional development to K-12 STEM teachers with a focus on social justice. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF-grants that provide robotics/mechatronics PD to science, math, and technology teachers. In addition