The objective of this project was to organize and execute an essay-based contest within the public school system of Worcester, MA. A team of four students expanded on the contest held the previous year by increasing the number of schools and students participating. The contest was held in the fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms at participating schools. The fifth-graders had a prompt based on the discovery of water on the Moon. The sixth- graders had a prompt based on the Mars rovers. The goal was to encourage interest in STEM topics within the Worcester Public Schools starting at a younger age.

• 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

• Sperry, Joseph Prothero
• McSweeney, Jacob Isaac
• Firenze, Andrew Joseph
• Rosano, Ashley Lynn

Subject

• Learning
• Community
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042914-144317

关键词

• Science--Study and teaching
• Education, Secondary
• Community engagement

Advisor

• Dempsey, James

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics New England Chapter (AIAA NEC)

Date created

• 2014-04-29

地点

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright