The Joy of Engineering - Summer 2000
Engineering Problem Solving

Project Goals: This Summer Program has the primary goal of generating new knowledge and excitement about the fields of math, science, and engineering for middle school students, and the project is based around three main objectives:

	For the student participants, we plan to meet these goals by introducing them to math, science, and engineering principles in a context-based environment where they'll have the opportunity to develop their cognitive awareness through a hands-on learning environment.
	For the teacher participants, we plan to model innovative methods of teaching math. science, and engineering principles with high-tech manipulative linked to concrete research-based theories of education. Additionally, we plan to model instruction of problem solving and critical thinking methodologies which these teachers can extend and modify to their own classrooms.
	For the project leaders, we plan to begin the groundwork for increasing community interest and awareness in university-level opportunities to learn about the fields of math, science, and engineering through our work with these participants. We want to show them that math. science, and engineering careers can be much more than just work.