On Friday, December 6th we held our semi-annual Building Bridges. This event provides high school students with the opportunity to explore and learn more about the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. Students were able to participate in a full day of programming which included: an informative, introductory talk on the College of Engineering; a variety […]
Today is National Giving Day! It’s the season of giving and you can give back to the Center for STEM Education. Funds raised have a direct impact on programs we run: each year, the Center for STEM Education is able offer STEM experiences to over 1,500 K-12 students, teachers, and families through initiatives such as […]
On Friday, fifty 4th grade students from the Phineas Bates school visited campus for a STEM field trip. Students were introduced to the engineering design process (EDP), and then had the opportunity to work as bioengineers designing an egg drop device that simulated head/brain protection. Using materials such as paper, straws, plates, and cotton balls, […]
Last Friday, twenty two students from the 5th grade class at the BTU School came to campus to participate in STEM activities and learn more about life in college. The students were taught about the engineering design process (EDP) and the roles of engineers, particularly bioengineers and mechanical engineers. They then had the opportunity to […]
On Friday, November 1st, fifty students in the 4th-6th grades from the Mary Lyon K-8 School came to campus to learn about natural disasters. The students started by developing disaster plans and emergency kits for a variety of natural disasters prevalent in Massachusetts, including fires, hurricanes, snowstorms, and heat waves. The students then learned more […]
First-year College of Engineering students have the opportunity to engage with research via Undergraduate Program for Leaders In Future Transformation (UPLIFT). In the fall semester, this engagement takes the form of biweekly seminars presented by faculty members across various engineering disciplines. Current UPLIFT participant and Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) first-year, Eric Chao, says of […]
On Friday, October 25th, staff and undergraduate volunteers from the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education had the opportunity to participate in this year’s SPARK: UP’s Day of STEM Exploration. This event, organized by the UP Education Network, seeks to “bring hands-on immersive STEM experiences to [their] students to spark […]
On Friday, October 18th, we had our third field trip for the semester! This time, the Haley Pilot School came with 44 x 6th graders for a day on Engineering and Natural Disasters. Students were given the goal to create a deployable flood barrier – modeled on Boston’s Coastal Resilience Planning for East Boston (and […]
Our second field trip of the semester was on Friday, October 11th. This time, Al-Hamra Academy from Shrewsbury came for their first field trip, with 48 middle school students. As usual, the day began with learning about the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and roleplaying the process (designing a more effective alarm clock: one that pulls […]
Our first field trip was on Friday, October 4th: 35 x 5th/6th graders from the Chittick Elementary School came for a visit. Students learned about the engineering design process, then split up and alternated activities. In our Civil Engineering-focused activity [first image], students visited Northeastern’s Earthquake lab (EQL) (thank you CEE Professor Nancy Varney for […]
