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Exploring STEM at Summer Camp

Miami University's CEC K-12 Outreach Program invites local students to discover engineering and computing opportunities.

By Miami University

August 7^th, 2023

With Miami CEC summer camps, K-12 students explore STEM possibilities

Through its K-12 Outreach program, Miami University's College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) hosts week-long summer camps for local elementary, middle, and high school students. Through this programming, Miami CEC aims to educate and inspire diverse groups of future engineers and computer scientists through innovative thinking, problem-solving, and career awareness.

Student entrepreneurs cutting cardboard and paper to create prototypes.

Student uses Python to code on the imajiLabs app to complete a hands-on activity.

Exploring future careers

Miami CEC's summer camps expose K-12 students to real-world STEM concepts. Through hands-on activities, students begin to discover what it is like to be an engineer or computer scientist.

Miami student helps young engineer in learning to code her new imajiCharm.

Student traces a piece of paper in developing a prototype.

Miami student works with young entrepreneurial student while she learns to code her own imajiCharm.

Student entrepreneurs work hard to curate their prototypes.

Miami student assists a young coder working on imajiLabs and creating a imajiCharm pixel design.

Prototyping for tomorrow's tech

In an activity focused on prototyping, students used cardboard, paper, and other art supplies to create their own prototypes for a phone case.

Student holds his cardboard prototype for a new phone case.

Coding with Python

Summer camp participants used Python to code in imajiLabs to create personalized pixel charms to keep and use as accessories.

Students display personalized imajiCharms they learned to program.

Visiting a working mechanical engineering lab

Students work together to get a Sharpie to draw across a specific pattern, using only the machine to move the Sharpie.

Douglas Ralph teaches students about lab safety and preps them for a hands-on activity.

Three students work together to move a Sharpie and draw across the pattern below it using only the machine.

A group of students together alongside Miami students who helped with the camp.

A group of female students holding up their imajiCharms alongside Miami students who helped with the camp.

Footnotes

Photos by Jeff Sabo, Written by Gabby Benedict and Katie Rottner.

FootNotes

Photos by Jeff Sabo, Written by Gabby Benedict and Katie Rottner.

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