K14 STEM Workforce Pipeline via Mechatronics and Gaming

NVC 2006 & 2007 – 60 hours, lunch, partner schools, 100% funded 2008 & 2009 – Moved to tuition model / scholarships – TWC funded TIER (HS camp & Teacehr PD) 2010 NLC expansion loan / lease equipment Proposals to expand to all 5 Alamo Colleges Saturday enrichment classes SpaceTEAMS Beginnings

Connections to FIRST TX Workforce Commission $1,000,000 TWCable National Sponsor FIRST plus CAMM JCPenny National Sponsor FIRST Girl Scouts MOU FIRST 4H

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Nuts n Bolts What it takes Staffing – SME likely to find in schools, numbers, may need to attend training yourself if no local SME Classroom space, performance space Kits options by age/grade level Laptops/software Fields Length 30 – 40 – 60 contact hours 5 days – 10 days Recruiting Parent orientation Early drop-off/late pick-up Schedule / 1 st day, daily, Lunch, final day

Elementary Camp (Youth who have completed grades 3 rd through 5 th) Middle School Camp (Youth who have completed grades 6 th through 8 th ) High School Camp (Youth who have completed grades 9 th through 12 th ) $250 Per Child 1-week camp, full day 8:30 – 4:30 PM * Students must bring their own lunch including snack Camp Overview

Agenda Monday – Student Orientation Tuesday – Lecture & Hands-On Wednesday -- Lecture & Hands-On Thursday – Mini Challenges Friday – Final Exhibition and Awards Ceremony

Camp Details Within 30 minutes of arrival on the first day, students are already designing and programming their own robots. Children are provided with opportunities to apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. Participants learn by first building simple robots and then progress to building more complex models.

Camp Details (cont.) Students work in small groups to design, build, and program Lego NXT system and VEX robots using laptop computers. (Tetrix and plus new option) Classes are kept small to facilitate the hands-on learning experience and project work. Parents, grandparents, and friends are encouraged to attend the final exhibition and closing ceremonies on the last day of camp.

Screen shot of RobotC Development environment

Code sampe from RobotC Development Environment

Budget Items Staffing – Instructor hrs – TA hrs Robot kits – LEGO WeDo $150 plus software & curriculum (1 kit per 3-4 students) – LEGO NXT $300 plus software (1 kit per 3-4 students) – LEGO/Pitsco Tetrix $600 plus software from CMU Robotics Academy RobotC or VEX kits plus some software Game fields – Plywood and 2x4 for LEGO camp – 12 x 12 foot field plus soft tiles for larger robots $1,000

Elementary Camp 2011

Middle School Camp 2012

Did you know there are currently 4,000 robots serving in the US Military, including reconnaissance Talon bots that scout for roadside bombs in Iraq and PackBots that unsuccessfully poked around for Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Afghanistan. Interesting Trivia

Fun Trivia Question What country is planning to open the first major theme park based on robots? A.Japan B.South Korea C.United States

Answer: South Korea Robot Land (Incheon, South Korea) Costs more than $680 million USD to build on 100 acres Expected to go live in May 2012 Will feature robot cashiers, robot performances, a massive aquarium full of robot fish that you control, robot battle stadium, a roller coaster that plunges into the water…. Expect 2.8 million visitors per year

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