Astronaut Challenge- The Use of Virtual Immersion to Develop Student Interest in STEM.
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Location
Room 2908
Abstract for the conference program
This session will serve to introduce middle school educators to a new STEM competition for Georgia Middle School students. Richmond Hill Middle School faculty, STEM alumni, and experts in the aeronautics industry have developed the Georgia Astronautic and Engineering Challenge. The session will include information about the competition and its 3 components, as well as the basic operation of a classroom representation of the Richmond Hill Middle School space shuttle simulator Eagle. The goal of this session will be to spark interest in the Challenge, which will take place in May 2016.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-4-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
3-4-2016 11:15 AM
Recommended Citation
Melcher, John, "Astronaut Challenge- The Use of Virtual Immersion to Develop Student Interest in STEM." (2016). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 54.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2016/2016/54
Astronaut Challenge- The Use of Virtual Immersion to Develop Student Interest in STEM.
Room 2908
This session will serve to introduce middle school educators to a new STEM competition for Georgia Middle School students. Richmond Hill Middle School faculty, STEM alumni, and experts in the aeronautics industry have developed the Georgia Astronautic and Engineering Challenge. The session will include information about the competition and its 3 components, as well as the basic operation of a classroom representation of the Richmond Hill Middle School space shuttle simulator Eagle. The goal of this session will be to spark interest in the Challenge, which will take place in May 2016.
