Our project aimed to assist the Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum in creating hands-on workshops for elementary-aged children to promote greater interest in STEM. We focused on expanding the offerings of the museum’s community maker space, the Tool House, to target local youth ages 7-12. To better understand the needs and wants of both the museum and the local community, we deployed two surveys, interviewed active museum volunteers, and conducted observations of the museum's current offerings. Our data showed children benefit greatly from hands-on learning opportunities that are both entertaining and educational. We created two comprehensive outlines for hands-on workshops accompanied by related post-activity worksheets.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johnston, Margaret
• Cole, Skyler
• Carmody, Evan
• Maund, Grace

Subject

• Inclusion
• Learning
• Community
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 118111
• E-project-030124-115238

Advisor

• Stanlick, Sarah Eliza
• Boucher-Yip, Esther
• Golding, Dominic

Year

• 2024

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 5 - Gender Equality
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2024-03-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030124-115238

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2024-04-22