Connecting Urban Students with Engineering Design: Community-Focused, Student-Driven Projects

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Title: Connecting Urban Students with Engineering Design: Community-Focused, Student-Driven Projects
Language: English
Authors: Parker, Carolyn, Kruchten, Catherine, Moshfeghian, Audrey
Source: Afterschool Matters. Spr 2017 (25):38-44.
Availability: National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 3
Primary Education
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 5
Middle Schools
Descriptors: Student Projects, Urban Schools, STEM Education, Science Course Improvement Projects, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, After School Programs, Community Education, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Low Income Students, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Science Activities, Science Achievement
Geographic Terms: Maryland
Abstract: The STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) program is a community partnership initiative that includes both in-school and afterschool STEM education for grades 3-5. It was designed to broaden participation and achievement in STEM education by bringing science and engineering to the lives of low-income urban elementary school children. The authors' study of the out-of-school time (OST) program suggests that community-focused student-driven projects can help low-income urban elementary students develop an understanding of the engineering design process (EDP).
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 17
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1138071
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) program is a community partnership initiative that includes both in-school and afterschool STEM education for grades 3-5. It was designed to broaden participation and achievement in STEM education by bringing science and engineering to the lives of low-income urban elementary school children. The authors' study of the out-of-school time (OST) program suggests that community-focused student-driven projects can help low-income urban elementary students develop an understanding of the engineering design process (EDP).