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GT Mobile STEM Lab

GT Mobile STEM Lab

Course
VVV
Sponsor
Seeking funding via Georgia Tech Foundation; presently supported by STEM@GTRI; occasionally partnering with CEISMC
Goals
At Georgia Tech, we live in an incubator for problem solving, scientific inquiry, and technological innovation, but the public at large is surprisingly ignorant about the STEM disciplines. We will build the Georgia Tech Mobile STEM Laboratory – a sustainable and continually growing infrastructure we’ll use to measurably impact this ignorance regionally and nationally. Ultimately, we’ll have a fleet of vehicles filled with innovative and exciting experiments, demonstrations, and exhibits backed by robust logistics. This resource will enable us to nudge public understanding and support of STEM from the bottom up by facilitating the direct engagement of a diverse group of scientists and engineers (students and professional, all genders, races, and backgrounds) with K-12 students to produce meaningful impact.
Issues
We have an impressive track record of leveraging helpers to reach >45,000 people since 2008. To drastically hone our educational message and increase our impact, we will: continually design, build, and test new hardware and activities; invent tools to manage logistics and maximize our impact; and create an innovative communications system with exceptional, continually evolving training materials managed with modern tools such as Wiki and social media.
Tools and Methods
Design, build, and test hardware for exhibits and novel demonstrations
Design compelling educational materials to facilitate STEM learning
Research, brainstorm, develop and test new STEM experiments and activities
Develop efficient logistical infrastructure to support wide impact
Desired Majors
Business Administration
Architecture
Industrial Design
Aerospace Engineering
Biology
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Computer Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mathematics
Sponsor
Seeking funding via Georgia Tech Foundation; presently supported by STEM@GTRI; occasionally partnering with CEISMC