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Project Title:
Project Type:
Special Program
Start Date:
06/15/2015
End Date:
06/19/2015
Project Budget:
$2,500
Request Amount:$2,250
Description of Project or Program:
We plan to conduct a one-week summer camp for rising freshmen.
In order to take advantage of the students interests in the middle
school robotics team, we plan to focus on robotics. This necessitates
the purchase of three robotics kits at a discounted price to
accommodate approximately 16 students. Each kit costs $750 and will
allow four students on a team to complete a robot. These three kits,
along with another that had been previously purchased, will allow
these students to work in four teams to learn STEM skills needed to
build and program a robot. Building and programing robots not only
teaches the STEM skills students need but also provides tangible
evidence of those skills. The summer camp should help increase the
participation in STEM-related classes and extracurricular activities by
students entering high school. The aim to increase participation will
affect multiple science-related extracurricular activities, such as
Engineering Club, Robotics Club, the Envirothon Team, and the Science
Olympiad Team. The faculty needs an increase in student participation
in order for these organizations to benefit a broader group of students.
Active participation in any activity fuels the growth of the teenage
mind. Yet, especially in scientific endeavors, active participation is
limited by equipment. And equipment can be costly. When students
are not given opportunities to have an active role in scientific
endeavors, they have less interest in the activities that would instill the
STEM skills so important to being globally competitive. Hence, in a
school that has 58 percent of the student body identified as
economically disadvantaged, funds are not available to purchase
surplus supplies nor do the parents of these students have the funds to
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Finally, the project will gain attention for the sciences in the
community through the media plan, grab the interest of students
before they even begin high school, and allow the high school students
chosen to act as assistants to develop leadership and problem solving
skills. In addition, the project is in highly qualified hands. Adam
Benoit, the projects director, is a National Board Certified teacher and
holds a masters degree in science education. He was chosen as LHSs
2011-12 Teacher of the Year. His ideas about teaching science have
been published in The Journal of Science Teacher Education. He has
presented teaching and grading methods to the school and the school
district. He also has implemented multiple projects utilizing grant
money in the past. These include money from donorschoose.org and
from local grants for the purchase of Probeware ($2,000) and for
plasma physics supplies ($1,800).
Piedmont Service Area:
Lincolnton, NC