Robokids is a STEM outreach program run by WPI students who mentor children of ages 7-14 from Worcester Friendly House. They come every week for a two-hour session to work on hands-on STEM-related activities. Although Robokids has existed since 2006, its dependency on a single student leader and the attendance inconsistency of the children needed improvement. The goal of this IQP was the design of a curriculum that was enjoyable, engaging, sustainable, expandable, and shareable. Research was conducted to gather expert knowledge in order to design a set of STEM activities with their lesson plans. Activities were implemented and analyzed through feedback collected from students, mentors, and researchers. Finally, a how-to guide book was created to serve as the new curriculum for the program.

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Creator

• Buchanan, Carly Jeanne
• Ochoa, Julieth

Subject

• Inclusion
• Community
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-053013-135933

Keyword

• Curriculum planning
• Science--Study and teaching
• Mathematics--Study and teaching
• Engineering--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Stafford, Kenneth A.

Year

• 2013

Sponsor

• Worcester Friendly House and WPI STEM Center

Date created

• 2013-05-30

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright