2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

In an effort to engage underserved communities with engineering education, a STEM company and a university have partnered to offer STEM Family Nights to Title I campuses. A STEM Family Night is an evening of hands-on science, math, and engineering activities for students and families to complete together. These events generate excitement for STEM learning and pathways and build a school culture of STEM learning. In this session, we will share 3 low-prep and low-cost engineering lessons that target grades K - 8 and promote learning of engineering habits of mind and practices in an informal setting with families. The activities have been vetted by science teachers and implemented in over 100 STEM family events.