Designing Youth: Teens Engaging Children in Design Engineering

该项目建议以大量非裔美国低收入青年为目标，为科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)领域的学术和职业发展提供机会。该项目分为三个阶段：阶段1)每周在科学中心开会，同时参与涉及简单技术设备设计和制造的5个学习和教学项目周期；阶段2)使用经验丰富的科学教育人员帮助青少年进行额外的探究性科学调查；阶段3)青少年将访问预先选定的课后项目地点的设计俱乐部。EDC将定期编制三个级别的课程手册：入门、教练和经验丰富的教师级别(摘要)。SLSC将开发工作场所能力材料，以帮助其他科学中心向青少年教授职业信心和素质等。共有240名参与者将参加该计划。

The project proposes to target substantial numbers of African-American, low-income youth to provide opportunities for academic and career advancement in science, math, engineering and technology (SMET). The project has three phases: Phase 1) meet at the science center each week while engaging in 5 learn and teach project cycles involving the design and building of simple technological devices; Phase 2) uses experienced science educators to help teens with additional inquiry science investigations; Phase 3) teens will visit design clubs at preselected after-school program sites. EDC will regularly develop curriculum booklets for three levels: entry, coach and experienced teachers level (abstract). SLSC will develop workplace competency materials to assist other science centers in teaching career confidence and qualities to teens, etc. A total of 240 participants will participant in the program.