Competitions inspire STEM learning through innovative project
Description
On May 31, 14 teams of middle-school students in the San Diego area competed in the final round of a tournament that drew both family members and public audiences. Rather than a sporting event, this was an engineering challenge that called on participants to work through the process of designing, testing and redesigning wind turbines to see which team could harness the most electricity.
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NEWS DETAILS
Publication Year
2014
Source
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries
Topic(s)
Informal Learning and Afterschool
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
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