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 […]
To All Interested High School Students, On Friday, December 6th, 2024, Northeastern University will once again sponsor Building Bridges, a day dedicated to students considering a career in engineering. This event will be in-person and at Northeastern! Building Bridges provides an opportunity for you to learn what engineering in college is all about. Choose from […]
This semester began with a volunteer training session on September 20th – with 14 volunteers participating; a mix of past and new volunteers. The slides for the day introduced what the Center for STEM Education is and what we do, talking about broader impacts and the learning goals for STEM field trips. Volunteer expectations, engagement […]
The Young Scholars Program is officially more than halfway through! Last week, the scholars continued working in their labs and went on their first field trip! The scholars visited Amgen, a renowned biotech company in Cambridge, MA, on Thursday for their first field trip. Marybeth Rockett, a YSP alumna, graciously hosted the group at Amgen. […]
Interested in learning more about what we do at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education? Our mission statement is to seek to build and support a community of educators, researchers, and students, with the collective goal of strengthening the K-20 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]