TY - GEN
T1 - Promoting engineering careers using modern sensors in high school science labs
AU - Yu, Edwin
AU - Iskander, Magued
AU - Kapila, Vikram
AU - Kriftcher, Noel
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A student's first introduction to engineering and technology is typically through high school science. Unfortunately, science labs often make use of antiquated tools that fail to deliver exciting lab content. As a result, many students are turned off by science, fail to excel on standardized science exams, and do not consider engineering as a career. This paper reports on the preliminary results of Project RAISE, Revitalizing Achievement by using Instrumentation in Science Education. RAISE is a partnership between Polytechnic University and several New York City (NYC) high schools that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). By using sensors and computerized data acquisition in science labs, RAISE seeks to enhance students' academic achievement; excite them about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and inspire them to pursue STEM careers. A description of the project, along with some of the sensor-based experiments that are in use, are presented along with lessons learned.
AB - A student's first introduction to engineering and technology is typically through high school science. Unfortunately, science labs often make use of antiquated tools that fail to deliver exciting lab content. As a result, many students are turned off by science, fail to excel on standardized science exams, and do not consider engineering as a career. This paper reports on the preliminary results of Project RAISE, Revitalizing Achievement by using Instrumentation in Science Education. RAISE is a partnership between Polytechnic University and several New York City (NYC) high schools that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). By using sensors and computerized data acquisition in science labs, RAISE seeks to enhance students' academic achievement; excite them about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and inspire them to pursue STEM careers. A description of the project, along with some of the sensor-based experiments that are in use, are presented along with lessons learned.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4020-6262-9_40
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4020-6262-9_40
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77949731019
SN - 9781402062612
T3 - Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education
SP - 229
EP - 235
BT - Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education
T2 - 2006 International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning, EIAE 2006, Part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering, CISSE 2006
Y2 - 4 December 2006 through 14 December 2006
ER -