A case study for integrated STEM outreach in an urban setting using a do-it-yourself vertical jump measurement platform

JF Drazan, H Danielsen, M Vercelletto… - 2016 38th Annual …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
JF Drazan, H Danielsen, M Vercelletto, A Loya, J Davis, R Eglash
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering …, 2016ieeexplore.ieee.org
The purpose of this study was to develop and deploy a low cost vertical jump platform using
readily available materials for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
education and outreach in the inner city. The platform was used to measure the jumping
ability of participants to introduce students to the collection and analysis of scientific data in
an engaging, accessible manner. This system was designed and fabricated by a student
team of engineers as part of a socially informed engineering and design class. The vertical …
The purpose of this study was to develop and deploy a low cost vertical jump platform using readily available materials for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and outreach in the inner city. The platform was used to measure the jumping ability of participants to introduce students to the collection and analysis of scientific data in an engaging, accessible manner. This system was designed and fabricated by a student team of engineers as part of a socially informed engineering and design class. The vertical jump platform has been utilized in 10 classroom lectures in physics and biology. The system was also used in an after school program in which high school volunteers prepared a basketball based STEM outreach program, and at a community outreach events with over 100 participants. At present, the same group of high school students are now building their own set of vertical jump platform under the mentorship of engineering undergraduates. The construction and usage of the vertical jump platform provides an accessible introduction to the STEM fields within the urban community.
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