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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Eric L. Mann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2012-3692: MEASURING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PERCEP-TIONS OF THE IMPACT OF PROJECT LEAD THE WAYMr. Noah Salzman, Purdue University Noah Salzman is a graduate student in engineering education and mechanical engineering at Purdue Uni- versity. He received his B.S. in engineering from Swarthmore College, and his M.Ed. in secondary science education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has work experience as both an engineer and taught science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level. His research focuses on the intersection of pre-college and undergraduate engineering programs.Dr. Eric L. Mann, Purdue University, West Lafayette Eric L. Mann is an Assistant Professor of educational

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Tom Schenk Jr., Northwestern University

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Software, 42(8).Holland, J. H. (1975). Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems: An Introductory Analysis with Applications to Biology, Control, and Artificial Intelligence. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.Maguire, K. (2006). Statewide system to foster the intregration of academics into Career and Technical Education through Project Lead The Way (Ph.D. Capstone). Iowa State University, Ames, IA.Misko, T. (2011). The “E” in STEM: Clarifying What Engineering Education Means for K-12 + The Opportunity Equation. Retrieved September 26, 2011, from http://opportunityequation.org/school- and-system-design/e-stem-clarifying-what-engineering#thor-miskoNathan, Mitchell J., Tran, Natalie, Phelps, A., & Prevost, A. (2008). The

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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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to be successful in STEM areas.24 TheInSPIRESS project at UAHuntsville in many ways emulates the cornerstone experience, but atthe high school level instead of the freshman year of college.The IPT project is the capstone senior design course for students in Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering. Students in this course, working withstudents from two other universities, design a spacecraft to accomplish a planetary sciencemission. The (InSPIRESS) project is a new outreach program that is linked to the IPT project atUAHuntsville with a focus on high-school students. This outreach project introduces high schoolstudents to engineering design in order to help them understand what engineers “do”, motivatethem

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Service as an Element of Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

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member in 2011. She was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has incorporated service-learning projects into the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering since 2001. Her engineering education research interests include sustainable engineering, ethics, and retention of female students.Dr. Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering Assessment Specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro

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Broadening Participation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, ON, 2004.[17] Butler, D. and Winne, P., “Feedback and self-regulated learning: A theoretical synthesis,” Review of Educational Research, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 245-281, 1995.[18] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting, Effective for Evaluations During the 2010-2011 Accreditation Cycle, ABET, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.[19] Jain, V. K. and Sobek, D. K. Process characteristics that lead to good design outcomes in engineering capstone projects, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2005, from http://vmw.coe.montana.edu/IE/faculty/sobek/CAREER/VDOEjpaper.DOC[20] Dym, C. L., Agogino, A. M., Eris

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Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; William L. DUPE Chan, Josiah Quincy High School; Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

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teacher at Josiah High School. He has been teaching technology courses. He attended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in summer 2010. He implemented a capstone project in his technology class by getting his students to design a low cost and portable USB power charger to charge cell phones.Ms. Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School Kristina Buenafe is teacher at Josiah High School. She has been teaching mathematics courses. She at- tended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in summer 2010. She implemented capstone projects in her geometry class by getting his students to design a three-legged chair.Ms. Jessica Chin, Northeastern University Jessica Chin is a Ph.D. candidate. She has

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Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Ramiro g Gonzalez, Boston Arts Academy High School; Cassandra Wallace, Boston Arts Academy High School

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teacher at Boston Arts Academy High School. He has been teaching chemistry courses for the past 35 years. He attended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in sum- mer 2010. He implemented capstone projects in his chemistry class by getting his students to design solar-powered filter and lava lamp wall.Ms. Cassandra Wallace, Boston Arts Academy High School Cassandra Wallace is teacher at Boston Arts Academy High School. She teaches mathematics courses. She attended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in summer 2011. She implemented capstone projects in her mathematics class by getting her students to design a rocket launcher

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Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

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) coupled with several engineering design projects/competitions (bottlerockets, solar cars, bridge building, catapults, hovercrafts, and robotics) help students see therelevance of their summer STEM courses. The percentage of students who participate in theprogram, attend college, and graduate in STEM fields has been tracked throughout the programshistory. The success of the program in attracting above average numbers of young men andwomen to pursue engineering and other STEM fields is presented and related to the programmethods. Several key factors influencing the success of the program, which has grown to serveover 350 students per year locally, are identified presented as a model that can be duplicated inan effort to increase the number of

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Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

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. Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering Cheryl Farmer is the founding Program Manager and Project Director of UTeachEngineering. Funded through a five-year, $12.5 million Math and Science Partnership grant from the National Science Foun- dation, UTeachEngineering offers a well-designed, well-rounded, design-based high school engineering course that can be implemented at low cost in virtually any setting, as well as a variety of professional de- velopment programs for pre-service and in-service teachers who want to add engineering to their teaching portfolio. Prior to co-founding UTeachEngineering, Farmer spent several years managing programs for both K-12 and higher education. Before entering higher education, Farmer

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Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamsnaz Virani, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts

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Design of medicine delivery device, per kit student guide booklet. Research and reports5th Six Weeks Sports materials unit using kit —NSF funded Material Worlds Module Design project of improving a game6th Six weeks Capstone project, possibly Lego Robotics Table 2: 10th grade Syllabus for the Da Vinci Engineering CourseWeek Course work1st Six Weeks • Intro to Engineering • Informal survey of Engineering and show videos, pictures, stories, etc, that will motivate students to learn about Engineering • Review of to

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

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; Page 25.533.8 7. A senior-level undergraduate Space Systems Engineering11 course; 8. Discipline-based capstone design courses offered at The University of Texas; 9. ABET criteria1; and 10. The professional practice of team members. N.B., bolded sources were consulted during the development of the learning objectives; the others were consulted for comparison after the objectives had been developed. Figure 3 – Sources supporting student learning objectives related to Engineering Skills and Habits of Mind.Establishing Research- and Practice-Based Course Design PrinciplesAs is common in the design of high school engineering materials, the Engineer Your World teamagreed on a project-based approach in which students are

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Lizette D. Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Albert Padilla Jr., Jersey City Public Schools; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Patty Ann Quinones, Skyline High School

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addressed.Course 5: Engineering Solutions to the Challenges of Energy and Global Change:This capstone course examines both the issues of energy production/consumption and globalclimate change from an engineering and innovation point of view. Using a case study approach,discussions focus on methods being investigated to move to a more sustainable world includingthe development of solar power, wind power and sustainable agriculture, as well as engineeringsolutions to reduce the effects of global climate change. Page 25.260.20Appendix C Energy Production and Consumption: Course 3 Project Presentation Page 25.260.21Appendix D

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Engineering Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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. Page 25.1018.8References[1] Saliklis, E., Arch Building for Kid. What did they learn? What did we learn?, 2008 ASEE Conference,Pittsburgh, PA.[2] Beuth, J., L., Kumar, R., Rose, C., P., Use of Software Agent-Monitored Tutorials to Guide Student Learning inComputer-Aided Design, Analysis, and Mathematics Projects, 2011 ASEE Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.[3] Sirinterlikci, A., Open Ended Robotic Design for Enhanced Capstone Experience, 2004 ASEE Conference, SaltLake City, UT.[4] Sirinterlikci, A., Mativo, J., A Cross-Disciplinary Study via Animatronics, 2005 ASEE Conference, Portland,OR.[5] Sirinterlikci, A., Mativo, J., Summer Honors Institute for the Gifted, 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, IL.[6] Sirinterlikci, A., Employing Animatronics in

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The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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AC 2012-4304: INSPIRING INTEREST IN STEM THROUGH SUMMERROBOTICS CAMPProf. Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an Associate Professor computer engineering and computer science in the Depart- ment of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer- sity, Daytona Beach, Fla. He teaches courses in artificial intelligence, data structures and algorithms, and the capstone senior design course. His research interests include unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Prof. Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

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provide a working knowledge of nanotechnology in generaland the physics and chemistry employed in nanofiber production specifically.Additionally several modes of assessment were used through out the activity. Inparticular, an attitudes inventory was administered pre and post activity to evaluatechange in perceptions about pursuing STEM careers. Summative assessments were usedto gage student’s learning and performance based assessments were used to enhancestudent’s internalization of the subject matter. The students demonstrated an improvedunderstanding of nanotechnology across the board and girls performed better than theboys on the summative assessment. As a capstone on the project the students producedposters to communicate their findings to

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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, Northeastern University; and 1981-1989 Associate Director for Finance and Administration, Center for Electromagnetics Research (CER), Northeastern University. Pub- lications/Papers: Reenergizing and Reengaging Students Interest through CAPSULE; A Novel and Evolu- tionary Method on Educating Teachers to Promote STEM Careers Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (IEEE ISEC 2011); and ”Implementing the Capstone Experience Concept for Teacher Professional Development” Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (ASEE 2011). Rel- evant Presentations: ”K-12 Partnerships” (Department of Homeland Security/Centers of Excellence An- nual Meeting 2009); ”Building and Sustaining K-12 Educational Partnerships

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Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Boynton P.E., Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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AC 2012-3769: ENGINEERING AS A CAREER CHOICE AMONG RU-RAL APPALACHIAN STUDENTSMr. Matthew Boynton P.E., Virginia Tech Matthew Boynton is a doctoral student in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech. Before entering Virginia Tech, he earned a B.S. and M.S. in civil and environmental engineering, and an Ed.S in instructional leadership from Tennessee Technological University. His engineering work experience includes work within a rural telecommunications service provider and an environmental consulting firm. While working toward his M.S. and Ed.S, Boynton worked with the Extended Education Department at Tennessee Technological University teaching Project Lead the Way engineering courses in rural high

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High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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AC 2012-4849: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENGINEERING DESIGN THINK-ING AND PERFORMANCEProf. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker, Ph.D., is a professor and the Department Head of Engineering and Technology Education. He is the Co-principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE). His areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development, and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Bangladesh

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K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Muktha Jost, North Carolina A&T State University; Tyrette Sherlone Carter, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Raquel Watlington, North Carolina A&T State University; Terrie Ruth McManus, Ragsdale High School, Guilford County Schools; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T State University; Terry White Worrell, Guilford County Schools; Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University

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that is aligned withresearch-based educational practices was used to evaluate the instructional quality of the module.Project DesignThe project provided targeted professional development and a research experience for twocohorts of secondary math and science teachers from the GCS Central Region. Project activities Page 25.936.3included innovative strategies to strengthen educator skills in teaching hands-on NASA-relatedSTEM content. Teachers engaged in Earth System Science research under the mentorship ofexperienced STEM and education graduate students and designed innovative inquiry-based EarthScience teaching modules that are aligned with

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Andy Luse, Iowa State University

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resources, and determining how to solve thechallenges of setting up a secure and viable network. The capstone event for students whoparticipated in the IT club is a two-day cyber defense competition (CDC) on the Iowa StateUniversity campus. During the remote setup, the high school students were able to log into achat room and ask for guidance or clarification from college students supporting the equipmenton campus. These chat conversations were logged and this paper utilizes content analysis toquantitatively analyze the chat conversations in terms of the students progressing throughBloom’s taxonomy. The results demonstrated that students were in the Applying, Analyzing andEvaluating stages of learning, showing that the students did perform active

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The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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., performing mechanical testing and evaluation of scanners and other mobile devices in Holtsville, N.Y. His largely experimental research is focused on parametric studies of novel lightweight composites and simulations of functionally graded materials under load.Dr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Vikram Kapila is a professor of mechanical engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experi- ence for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF-funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, Ohio. His research interests are in cooper

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akim Faisal, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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AC 2012-5480: USING ROBOTICS TO PROMOTE LEARNING IN ELE-MENTARY GRADESMr. Akim Faisal, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Akim Faisal is currently pursuing a master’s of science in mechanical engineering.Dr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Vikram Kapila is a professor of mechanical engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF-funded Web-enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF-funded Research Experi- ence for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, Ohio. His research interests are in cooper- ative control, distributed spacecraft