Our prototypes are now completed and are ready to be delivered at the Expo on May 9! It has been a long journey for us and we are finally excited to show off our work. STEM Kids hope that with these kits, a new passion for education and STEM will emerge from children in Kids-U. We cannot wait to see you at the Expo!
Author: Office of Research
We are now working on certain projects to see how compatible they will be for kids, as well as to acquire measurements and make a descent list of instructions for activities. Click the video below to see our marshmallow catapult in progress!!
Now having created a rough outline of activities, we are now in budget planning for each of our kits.
We are estimating they will cost around $100 each, assuming they can be used 6 times through the duration of the 6 weeks, and are analyzing the specifics so that we have a final price for each of the kits.
We hope to make this a reliable and affordable process, as we know that funding is important. Budget construction has begun! We will have this completed by the time we present.
After a few weeks of research, we have settled on two types of designs. The first design is bulkier and strives to be more of a “booth” than simply achieving the purposes of the booth. It allows for a more fun experience for the kids as they can walk into the booth and hear the lack of outside noise. The second design sacrifices this experience of isolation and maybe some soundproofing to create an overall safer and more mobile design. This design uses curtains instead of walls. Ultimately we will choose and create a more concrete version of one of these designs.
We are now getting ready
to present our project and show off our amazing team work! We have worked hard to create our STEM-themed weekly kits and have outlined a curriculum for Kids-U to use! We have also created a budget for every one of our weeks, and are getting ready to present. We hope to show the passion we have for this project and explain just how our solution will provide an excellent result for Kids-U.
Thanks for all the hard work STEM Kids, and many thanks for the EPICS Faculty and Staff for help and support so far!
We just recently had our site visit and were blown away by what an amazing program Kids-U has. We learned a lot about what the kids do, what they like, and even the room and supplies they use to give us a better understanding of the supplies they have on hand. We are excited to continue to work on this project and give back to Kids-U!
Last week the team headed to a Kids-U location in Dallas on February 11, Monday. We dimensioned possible locations for the booth and the routes we would have to transport the booth through (doorway and staircase). The two favorable locations for the booth would be on the second floor in the corner or below the second floor near the computers. Margertree told us that we could rearrange anything, within reason, to create a space for the booth. Now that we have a better idea of the space we are working with, we can be more specific with our design choices to create an entertaining recording booth.
Today marks another meeting as we continue to try and develop a great program for kids to be introduced to STEM. Our team continues to work hard. :)
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