K14 STEM Workforce Pipeline via Mechatronics and Gaming

1. K14 STEM Workforce Pipeline via Mechatronics and Gaming

2. SpaceTEAMS Beginnings • 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

3. Connections to FIRST • TX Workforce Commission $1,000,000 • TWCableNational Sponsor FIRST plus CAMM • JCPennyNational Sponsor FIRST • Girl Scouts MOU FIRST • 4H www.usfirst.org

4. Video clips • SpaceTEAMS – Youtube Channel TIERVISTA • http://youtu.be/c307FHYWDVo • FTC • http://youtu.be/RBHtQPWjQsM • FLL • http://www.youtube.com/fllglobal

5. 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 / 1st day, daily, Lunch, final day

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Screen shot of RobotC Development environment

11. Code sampe from RobotC Development Environment

12. Budget Items • Staffing • Instructor $25/hr @ 40-50-60 hrs • TA $15/hr@ 40-50-60 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/PitscoTetrix $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

13. Elementary Camp 2011

14. Middle School Camp 2012

15. Interesting Trivia 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. www.dailygalaxy.com

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

17. 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

18. Thank You! FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: Andrew Schuetze (210) 486-4430 aschuetze1@alamo.edu Tivy Whitlock (210) 486-5386 twhitlock@alamo.edu