stem class and science clubs for middle school students mariela resendez arizona state university...
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STEM Class and Science Clubs
for Middle School Students
Mariela Resendez
Arizona State University
Roxanna Montoya—Mentor
Outline
Introduction Background
Methods Results
Discussion Conclusion
Future Work Closing Questions Lowell Future City
Model: #5
Introduction
Middle school students’ involvement with Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)
Students participate in Future City and MESA Program
Outreach– volunteer, teach or mentor
Background
Student involvement aside math & science classes
Introduced to engineering Team building Problem-Solving on a bigger scale Engineering Design Process
Lowell Elementary (6-8 grade) Future City Math, Engineering and Science
Achievement (MESA)
Project Pictures
Lowell Team #2 Brainstorm
Lowell Team #3 City Planning
Pictures Cont.
Lowell Team #5 Lowell Teams #2 
Pictures Cont.
Lowell Future City Mentors
Methods
Data Collection Surveys
DemographicsGenderGrade Level
Example of Survey
Future City Project Approach National Competition Student’s Approach
Learn about cities Brainstorm & design Build City on SimCity® Design and Build Model
6 Teams of 7&8th Grade Students Kept design notebooks
MESA Project (Math, Engineering and Science Achievement)
After-School Based 5 teams
Roller Coaster Team
Cooling Hat Team
Hydropower Challenge
Engineering Design Challenge
Air Rocket Team
All teams track changes on notebooks
Diversity in STEM Class and Science Class Female to Male Ratio
Grade Level:
6th 7th 8th
# of Participants
8 9 12
Total Number of Participants
Female
Male
Results
Project Results
Lowell Team #1 City Model
Results Cont.
Lowell Team #2 City Model Lowell Team #3 City
Model
Results Cont.
Lowell Team #4 City Model
Results Cont.
Lowell Team #5 City Model
Lowell Team #6 City Model
Discussion
Students able to engineer projects Designed, built and maintained cities Not able to attend competition STEM Class moved to after school
science club MESA teams are formulated with
different students Competition is April 12th
Conclusion
Students enjoy hands-on projects Students are happy to compete
academically More exposure, more involvement
More exposure leads to talent discovery
Mentors are impactful Higher education
Future Work
Create a solid curriculum for after school program Similar to that of the STEM Class
Enhance the Engineering Design Process
Develop more projects for Fall aside from Future City
Is exposure at a young age a deciding factor? Further research needed
Target other schools in different part of the valley with same project See whether interest rises in same grade in
another part of valley
Thank you,Questions?