The underrepresentation of females in STEM fields limits innovation. The purpose of this project was to develop resources for the Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to aid them in their expansion of summer STEM programs, increasing opportunities for middle school girls to get involved as well as increasing female engagement in STEM. We analyzed the effectiveness of previous activities and developed 25 modules as frameworks for designing effective STEM outreach programs for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls.

• 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

• Liao, Lisa
• El Khalkhali, Malak
• Lucca, William Beaumont
• Brown, YaYa Mao

Subject

• Inclusion
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022819-154500

Keyword

• Education, Secondary
• Women in engineering
• Women in science
• Community engagement

Advisor

• Demetry, Chrysanthe

Year

• 2019

Sponsor

• The Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs

Date created

• 2019-02-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright