On January 29th, close to 50 fifth grade students from the Mather Elementary School in Boston joined staff and students from The Center for STEM for a day of engineering exploration and discovery. The STEM Field Trip series provides Boston Public school students the opportunity to visit our campus and learn first-hand about potential careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The day began with an introduction to the engineering design process (EDP). Students then designed, built and tested catapults assessed for accuracy and device design. Participants also had the opportunity to talk directly with students from the College of Engineering, securing answers to their questions about college.
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- Emily helping the students during their egg drop design phase.
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- Students check to see if their egg broke!
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- Students having fun designing their catapult!
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- Using their plan, students begin building their egg drop devices.
Students continued to explore engineering and the design process through the Egg Drop challenge, one of many available activities for this program offering. The Mather School is one of many schools Northeastern University Engineering faculty support directly. Professor Marilyn Minus provides direct support to enrichment programs offered at the school site.
