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Instructional Showcase

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Greg J Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Rachel E. Gehr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Azizi Penn, Purdue Engineering Education; Breejha Sene Quezada, Purdue Engineering Education; Deana Lucas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; JaKobi Burton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rena Ann Sterrett, Purdue Engineering Education

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justify their design SCALE K-12 Projectdecisions which they will SCALE K-12 is part of a workforce development project, SCALE,then communicate to the that has been funded in response to the need to develop an industry-client. State standards ready workforce as the U.S. brings microchip manufacturing backwere integrated into all within the country’s borders in order provide a supply of trusted andlessons which allows for the assured ME. SCALE K-12 works with targeted school districts insubstitution of these units Indiana and Illinois to implement ME integration across their entirefor existing K-12 content. school systems

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emanuel Joseph Louime; Eunice Yujin Kang; Emma Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kristin A Searle, Utah State University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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. In the broader context of education and overall student confidence andachievement, it is shown that, “the families of academically successful students view their family as asource of mutual emotional support and connectedness” [5].This connectedness is provided by quality time, emotional support, approval, reassurance in times ofdistress, clear communication, and collaborative problem-solving. Taking these factors into consideration,the benefits of incorporating an intergenerational aspect into an engineering engagement project becomeclear. Workshops and projects, directly and indirectly, generate many opportunities for collaborativeproblem-solving and teachable moments. The crucial aspects of a successful collaborative project arerespectful

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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the Science and Engineering Road Show mobile lab and creates programs for local youth to educate and entertain with hands-on projects to challenge students’ engineering and science skills.Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar Tala Katbeh is a STEM Instructor and Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) where she applies her enthusiasm for engineering to create curricula and engineering courses for school students. Katbeh is currently also pursuing her PhD at Texas A&M University, having graduated from TAMUQ with a BSc and MSc both in chemical engineering.Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Hassan S. Bazzi is the senior associate dean for research and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Science and Engineering Road Show mobile lab and creates programs for local youth to educate and entertain with hands-on projects to challenge students’ math and science skills.Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar Tala Katbeh is a STEM Instructor and Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) where she applies her enthusiasm for engineering to create curricula and engineering courses for school students. Katbeh is currently also pursuing her PhD at Texas A&M University, having graduated from TAMUQ with a BSc and MSc both in chemical engineering.Prof. Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Hassan S. Bazzi is the senior associate dean for research and advancement and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; David Zabner, Tufts University; Jennifer Light Cross, Tufts University; Dustin Ryan Nadler; Steven V. Coxon; Karen Engelkenjohn

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elementary students. With ML-powered controllers to animate students’ roboticinventions, we believe it is possible to provide students without any previous engineering orprogramming experiences with ML learning opportunities.In this paper, we introduce the integrating AI program, design, preliminary pilot findings, and thefuture plan for this three-year ongoing project.2. Overview of Integrating AI2.1 Robotics PlatformWe designed a hardware platform for these pilot tests with the following criteria:(1) Built-in multiple ML algorithms to support students in exploring the learning behavior ofdifferent algorithms.(2) A system that was compatible with upper elementary classrooms. Specifically focusing onhardware that is safe, accessible, and easy

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin Ho Jo; Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University

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will be pivotal inenhancing students' and teachers’ awareness. In addition, the data collected from the project canbe used as important information for subsequent research projects about the regional school’sindoor air quality. All the air quality unit activities were developed by undergraduate studentsunder the guidance of faculty advisors. High school teachers mentoring the student learners inthe after-school STEM program iteratively reviewed all activities while these activities weredeveloped.Activity Organization The air quality assessment activities are outlined as follows. Activity 1: Students areintroduced to the significance of indoor and outdoor air quality. They subsequently learn aboutair quality components, including

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Figard, Arizona State University

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multiple research projects that involve transdisciplinary collaborations in the field of engineering, medicine, and technology, as well as research on teacher preparation and the conducting of evidence-based practices in multiple contexts. Jennifer’s publications appear in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities. Before joining the CTE, Jennifer was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Towson University. Prior to joining higher education, she was a special education teacher at the Kennedy Krieger School

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanja L. Greene, E.S. Witchger School of Engineering, Marian University; Hansika I. Sirikumara, E.S. Witchger School of Engineering, Marian University Indianapolis, IN; Binh Q. Tran, Marian University

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computer, mobile, and information technologies to advance healthy and successful aging in elderly and underserved populations. He has successfully led research projects in the areas of telehealth/mobile health (m-health), home health care technologies, personal health records, and design and development of biomedical instrumentation, including wearable medical devices. He is a recognized biomedical researcher with prior funding from NIH, NSF, FDA, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Defense, and other organizations. He also serves on grant panels for NIH, NSF, FDA, and the editorial board of several engineering journals. Dean Tran has over 20 years of experience in academic administration, curricular innovation

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Krusty's Creations: Robotics and Electronics in Springfield STEAM, Hey Hey!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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school students participated in a week-long summer camp thatfocused on electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts and practices. The five-daysummer camp consisted of hands-on activities, tours of different laboratories in ECE disciplines,and a group project that spanned the whole week where students built circuits using theSparkFun Inventor’s kit. During the group activity, the students were organized into eightgroups, and each group was mentored by an undergraduate mentor who facilitated thecollaborative hands-on activities. The middle school students completed validated and reliablepre and post-surveys adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey andthe Group Work Skills Questionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey is

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Alexandra A. Towner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julia Varnedoe; Marc Weissburg

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Paper ID #38531Biologically Inspired Design For High School Engineering Students (Workin Progress)Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is Associate Director and Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently PI and co-PI on various NSF funded projects. Her expertise includes program

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 8: Assessment, Framworks, Standards, Oh My!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Amy Evans Sabarre; Tanner J. Huffman, The College of New Jersey

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concepts related to the engineering habits, practices, and knowledge are explicitly taught and assessed. 2. Determining additional areas of opportunity to address the missing engineering concepts. 3. Creating more intentional areas for integrating engineering concepts within biology and chemistry courses. 4. Creating vertical maps for engineering units and projects to ensure the engineering concepts are addressed over time. 5. Developing instructional materials during common teacher planning times using the EPMs to address all of the core concepts for engineering learning.In order to analyze their current curriculum and to identify where concepts related to the threedimensions of the framework were

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jingyi Xie, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

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Paper ID #38946Board 168A: Initial Development of a Pre-college Engineering Framework:An Analysis of the Engineering Accreditation Board in Southeast AsiaDr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). Additionally, he is the Director of the World MOON Project, the Associate Editor of the IEEE

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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communication, cross-disciplinary communication, and material science. Each ofthese dimensions are presented through discourse among team members working on a humanaugmentation project with the aim of allowing students to consider how each of these dimensionsplays a role in a design project and a design team. To create that discourse for the problem-scoping dimension, as an example, the case studies found in open-access engineering casestudies libraries were appropriate for elementary students but not for the topic of problemscoping. As a result, the discourse was based on both accounts of professional engineers engagedin problem scoping found in design research and a collaboration with a professional engineer torefine aspects of how problem scoping

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Bart's Big Plan: Engaging High Schoolers in Engineering Adventures ... Ay Caramba!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University; Nicolas Leger, Florida International University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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University. She is the co-PI and co-Director of the NSF-funded Engineering for US All (e4usa) project and Executive Director of e4usa, the non-profit. Dr. Klein-Gardner is a Fellow of ASEE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 High School Students’ Perspectives on Mathematical Modeling in the Engineering Design Process (RTP)AbstractMathematical modeling skills are essential for engineers to solve real-world problems. Whilethere is a growing emphasis on pre-college engineering education, it remains unclear howpre-college students utilize and perceive mathematical modeling within the engineering designprocess. Engineering for US All (e4usa) is dedicated to crafting engineering

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota; Emine Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Erin Lacina

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of UND’s Center for Engineering Education Research. Her research explores strategies for broadening access and participation in STEM, focusing on culturally relevant pedagogy in science and engineering. She also investigates strategies for increasing access and participation in STEM through teacher professional learning opportunities and by exploring the impact of group gender composition on girls’ motivation and engagement. Dr. Robinson is a PI and Co-PI on several NSF sponsored grant projects which focus on teacher professional learning and self-efficacy with implementing culturally relevant engineering education, connecting to place and community, and centering culture and Indigeneity within STEM education

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Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin Yong Kim, University of Michigan; Szu-Tung Chen, University of Michigan; Jacqueline Hannan, University of Michigan; Hannah Larson, University of Michigan; Hyesun Chung, University of Michigan; Tisha Jain, University of Michigan; Maria Fields; Sheryl S Ulin, University of Michigan; Leia Stirling, University of Michigan; X. Jessie Yang, University of Michigan

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Women Engineers Project concluded that to convince female highschool students to consider engineering as a potential major/career, current engineers need tospark students’ interest and help them understand the exciting and rewarding endeavors ofengineering [2]. Studies also suggest that introducing students to engineering at a younger agecan be beneficial because it exposes them to the relevance of engineering as a future professionin a wide variety of fields and applications, fosters problem-solving techniques that take time andpractice to develop, and builds confidence in STEM activities [1, 5, 11, 16]. The ENCHANT(ErgoNomiCs and Human-Automation iNteracTion) summer camp for middle school studentsincluded engaging learning activities modified

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Perkins Coppola, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Beomjin Kim; Guoping Wang, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Michelle Rene Parker; Thomas John Bolinger, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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. Specific skills developed include computerprogramming in Python, basics of electrical circuits, integrating computer hardware andsoftware, computer networking, and cyber security. Campers were introduced to computingcareers and majors through presentations and guest speakers during the Lunch and Learn time.At the end of the week, teams of campers applied these skills to an Internet of Things-themedCapstone project, which they presented to their peers and parents.Pre- and post-surveys, daily reflections, and structured interviews were collected to establishcontinuous improvements for the program and to further our understanding of how to betterprepare high school students to choose disciplines of study. Triangulation of the multiple sourcessupports

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Meet at Springfield Middle: Where Engineering Meets Education, Woozle Wuzzle!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeynep Gonca Akdemir, Purdue University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University; Erica W. Carlson, Purdue University; Nicholas Dang, Purdue University; Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University; Dongyang Li, Purdue University

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Dang, Purdue UniversityMahdi Hosseini, Northwestern UniversityDongyang Li, Purdue University Dongyang Li is a second-year Ph.D. student in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His research focuses on the pedagogical innovations in teaching quantum to students in college. The project Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy, Application, and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC) is funded by the National Defense Education Program to promote a STEM-literate workforce by providing learning opportunities for youth to understand basic principles and applications of quantum concepts through a variety of both face-to-face and online activities. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evelyn Hanna, Kent Place School; Suzanne Tracy, Kent Place School

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is also the Robotics Team Coach for the Primary School and Co-Facilitator of the PS Girls’ Leadership Institute at the school. Sue enjoys working with students to solve problems using the engineering design process. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The College of New Jersey and her Master of Arts degree from Kean University. Recently, Sue became a Certified Engineering is Elementary Teacher Instructor. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Identity of 2nd Grade Girls (Work-in-Progress) I. IntroductionAs part of a larger project to transform the K-12 STEM curriculum scope and sequence, aComputer Science and Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 14:Robotics and Careers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; G. Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Bazzi

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of training students in robotics, especially inmulticultural teams. These activities help students to develop communication and collaborationskills, which are critical for success in international competitions when working or competing withother teams. A variety of team-building activities, such as group projects, group discussions, andteam-building games, had been incorporated into the curriculum to help improve the teamdynamics and keep the students engaged and encouraged.Step 5: Providing Hands-On ExperienceHands-on experience is crucial for preparing students for international competitions in robotics.Educators provided students with opportunities to work on real-world projects by training them touse tools and technologies commonly used

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Janet M. Ankrum; Melany Coates; Cheryl Carswell; Andrew Centanni; Mia Delarosa; Rebekah Jongewaard, Arizona State University; Maryan Robledo; Steven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University

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scientific knowledge through agrivoltaics engineering research while demonstrating thesocial value of improving PV performance for their local neighborhoods and region. Over time,this work affords historically minoritized groups the opportunity to leverage their richexperiences and cultural assets in a way that benefits all stakeholders. The 4th-2th grade Arizona educators who comprise the teacher members of the SPV Labparticipate in a six-week summer Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. Workingwith university faculty and graduate students from engineering, education, and related fields,teachers learn about PV manufacturing, engage in engineering research projects (e.g., building,programming, and testing a monitoring device that

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Flanders' Fellowship: Building STEM Community Impact, Hi-Diddly-Ho!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; TABE AKO ABANE, Purdue University

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cultural ingenuity trees blocking solar panels. • Share your first impression and feelingsDay 1 about the case/project. • Does the neighborhood look familiar? • Who seems to have a better case? Students take roles (forensic engineer, Eliciting FIRST-PRINCIPLES reasoning to inform judge, jury, lawyer, etc.) and gather conscientious negotiation of risks and benefits evidence by learning daily scientific • What evidence do you recommend that theDay 2-4

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristian Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew James Gray, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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by using colored transparencies with the marker, according to their help ease this process, define preference of color and the sensations they want to provoke (https://www.avanmuijen.com/watercolor-emotion-wheel). Each who leads each part of the background will be placed in front of the flash light and supported on project. the binder clips.3. Keep in mind that some

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Chesnutt, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering; Laura Knight, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Jessica Danielle Jeffers, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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. During the height of COVID, we wrote and received internal grants andseed funding to start several STEM in a box projects that allowed our outreach to expand acrossthe state. The first boxes we produced, during the summer of 2021, were for students in gradesK-12. These boxes were part of an asynchronous summer program where participating studentscould follow along with videos made by our students and posted to a website. This also includedan option for high school students to learn about robotics or energy through an online Googlesites course, partially funded by an Engineering Research Center at our university. The secondbox was built starting Fall 2021 and was targeted towards teachers and 4-H agents in ruralcounties. That box also shared STEM

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 14:Robotics and Careers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ricardo Medina, Golecki Group; Jaylynn Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Katelynn Ohk; Dominique Kisantear; Jorge Jimenez; Gavin Tian; Conor Walsh P.E., Harvard University; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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creatingprogramming for these events is the ability to adapt research for young students with a widerange of engineering backgrounds. Adding to the complexity, engineers are not trained teachers,therefore outreach events can often contain overly complex activities that do not take a student’sdexterity or comprehension skills into consideration. Understanding students’ abilities andinterests are critical to developing pre-college curricula that are engaging for a variety ofstudents. In this project, we present findings from an observational study conducted at acommunity-focused outreach event with over 200 participants. This paper is focused on a softrobot gripper activity consisting of two tendon-actuated fingers and its utility as an outreach tool.In the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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providing teacher professional development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing An Assessment Toolkit for Precollege Summer Engineering Workshops (Works-in-Progress)Abstract Many universities have engineering outreach programming that expose students toengineering that include day camps, overnight camps, and multi-week programs. As the projectsoccur over hours, days, or weeks, rich content is delivered in a very abbreviated timeframe.Often only anecdotal evidence or evaluative surveys reflect what students’ experience. Thisworks-in-progress project describes the strategic plan and first stage towards development oftools for assessing engineering learning in weekly summer

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Courtney A. Lemasney, Rowan University; Amanda Yannarella, Rowan University

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FEW Nexus. Her research work has been funded by the Armand Corporation, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), the Engineering Informa- tion Foundation (EiF), and the National Science Foundation. She has also worked on projects to develop sustainability-related hands-on engineering activities for K-12 students through the Society of Women En- gineers: Engineers in Training (SWEET) summer program she developed in 2021. She currently serves as the co-Faculty Advisor for Mercer University’s student chapter of SWE.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Rowan University. His research primar- ily concerns multi-scale geomaterial behavior under coupled

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Cathy P. Lachapelle, STEM Education Insights; Sabina Anne Schill, Colorado School of Mines

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US All (e4usa) project and Executive Director of e4usa, the non-profit. Dr. Klein-Gardner is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Cathy P. Lachapelle, STEM Education Insights Cathy is particularly interested in how collaborative interaction and scaffolded experiences with disciplinary practices help children learn science, math, and engineering. Her work on STEM education research projects includes design, evaluation, and effiSabina Anne Schill, Colorado School of Mines Sabina is a Research Associate at Colorado School of Mines working with Get the Facts Out and Teach@Mines. She got her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and her BS in Physics from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Sabina

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dylan E. Higgins, Tufts University; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

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unfavorable alternative to the college preparatory track [3]. However,public attitudes are shifting to view CTE as a necessary form of education given recent changesin perception surrounding skilled labor and higher education and more federal and publicinvestment in CTE programs. Simultaneously, CTE programs have been moving towards a jointpreparedness of college and work readiness, with increasing integration of academic material[12, 13, 16-18]. Consequently, the practices in CTE have become focused on STEM [10, 19, 20],and align with practices which are found in the engineering workplace [8, 11]. The Career ReadyPractices and the Common Core State Standards were recently generated through severalresearch projects to describe what successful CTE

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, University of Texas at Austin; Kiersten Elyse Fernandez; Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin; Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin

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work on things not relevant to them, may be less likely to be interested inengineering. By extension, students may also be less likely to sign up on their own forextracurricular engineering activities such as clubs or summer camps. Early exposure to scienceand math is linked with students’ interest in engineering careers [11]. Though the survey used inthis evaluation has been used in research studies and evaluations of other K-12 outreach projects[12], those researchers have not focused on the survey’s questions about the personal factorsstudents consider when choosing a career field. In addition to early exposure, other studies havefound that students’ STEM career interests are influenced by their parents, teachers, classes, andSTEM