This Interdisciplinary Qualifying Project designed a curriculum to expose students to an engineering process, in 7th grade classrooms of Worcester Public Schools. It is set up to mimic the basic curriculum structure at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, culminating in a hands-on project to apply what the students have learned. The engineering challenge is framed in the context of a proposed lunar colony. The curriculum focuses on teaching students about lunar exploration and basic concepts of modern robotics.

• 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

• Beasley, Nicholas John
• Farhat, Asad T.
• Monserrate, Mitchell
• Kaplan, Benjamin Aaron

Subject

• Industry
• Project-Based Learning
• Learning
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-060312-192600

Keyword

• Interdisciplinary approach in education
• Education, Elementary
• Science--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Ciaraldi, Michael J.
• Wilkes, John M.

Year

• 2012

Sponsor

• Worcester Public Schools

Date created

• 2012-06-03

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright