Education Under Pressure Extracurricular Engineering Excellence

Carl Hayden H.S. Falcon Robotics, Team 842

Education Under PressureExtracurricular Engineering Excellence

Allan CameronFredi Lajvardi

15 March 2006 FermiLab


Faridodin “Fredi” LajvardiProgram manager for Marine Science Magnet Program

Science & Technology club SponsorElectric Vehicle program - Catapult Competition

- ROV - Ham Radio – Robotics – Lego League

Teachers

Allan Cameron Teacher Computer Science and Innovative Technology

Science & Technology club SponsorElectric Vehicle program - Catapult Competition

- ROV - Ham Radio – Robotics – Lego League



Inner city public high school (35th Ave & Roosevelt)

93% Hispanic population100% of feeder school students on federal lunch programMagnet Programs

Carl Hayden Community High School



Interest in Engineering in the U.S. has declined for 20 Years

Source: National Science Board: Science and Engineering Indicators 2002

And, over the last ten years there has been:

50% decline in student interest in engineering 14% decline in engineering degrees awarded to US students



“…to create a world where science and technology are celebrated….where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes….”.Dean Kamen

Engage Students in Science, Engineering, and InventionTry something NewStudents Create TechnologyFacilitate and Share KnowledgeBe CreativeHave Fun

Our Mission Is To…



Carl Hayden



Carl Hayden

Athletic Facilities



Carl Hayden

Athletic Facilities

Academic Facilities



Message of FIRST

FIRST CompetitionChange our Culture“Gracious Professionalism”



For Inspiration & Recognition in Science and TechnologyFounder Dean Kamen’s VisionCompetition, Cooperation and RecognitionBasic Electronics, Physics, Business skillsProgrammingDesktop publishingComputer animationEvaluationsStrategy

FIRST Robotics Competition



FIRST Dean Kamen



FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

1000+ teams worldwide

United States, Canada, Brazil, Great Britain, Ecuador, Israel

22 Regional Competitions

AZ Mar 9-11 2006, 45 teams, Veterans’ Coliseum

1 Championship Apr 27-29, 2006, 300 teams, Atlanta GA

For Inspiration of Science and Technology



“FIRST isn’t just about building robots, its about developing life skills. The kids learn skills in relationships, teamwork, finance, budgeting, and project management. The partnership between academia, the community and industry…will build our future employees and our future citizens.”

Steve Sanghi President and CEO Microchip Technology



Game: Aim High, 2006



Karen the Robot, 2006



Midwest Regional Mar 17-18, 2006 Univ of IL – Chicago

15 High School teams in Illinois 31 teams competingFree



MATE

Would FIRST model work in other venues?



2004 ROV Competition

Remotely Operated underwater VehicleMarine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE)June 24 – 27, 2004University of California Santa Barbara



Wired April 2005La Vida Robot



ABC News Nightline



Awards

Judge’s AwardDesign EleganceTechnical ReportOverall 1st Place



MATE 2005

June 17-19 2005, Houston TX NASA NBL



Other Activities

TrebuchetLegoVexElectric CarAmateur Radio



VIPs



Mentors Marcos Garcia-AcostaIntel Latino NetworkPublicity, Advocate

Carol Lindsey, John BorgePhelps-DodgeStudents’ Presentations

Karen Suhm, Jerry LittleInventivityElectrical, Programming



Vertical articulation

Grade schoolsCommunity collegesASU



Engineering MajorsASU Engineering Majors from Carl Hayden

Asain Black Hispanic WhiteGrand Total

Year Entered ASU F M F M F M F M

1994 2 1 31995 1 2 31996 1 1 3 51997 1 5 61998 3 1 1 51999 2 22000 1 3 1 52001 1 1 2 42002 3 32003 1 2 3 1 7Total 1 1 6 18 2 15 43



This Year’s Projects

CommitmentsVEX roboticsFIRST Lego RoboticsFIRST RoboticsMATE ROV

“On the Drawing Board”

DROVERJr. High ArticulationLego WorkshopLego ScrimmageUniversity ArticulationEngineering Curriculum & certificateChange the Culture



AEAA Arizona Educational Academic AssociationModeled after AIAA, Arizona Interscholastic Athletic AssociationEndorses or sanctions academic events such as FIRST, MATE, National History Day, Lego Robotics, Moot Court…It uses events that are in existence, AEAA does not host eventsProvides budget to any school that participatesEncourages payment to teachers equal to what athletic coach's earn Renewable on a yearly basis, subject to reviewIncrease public awareness of academic extracurricular activities

The vision is to positively transform culture by inspiring young people, their schools, and communities to appreciate science and technology.



Thank YouFredi LajvardiAllan Cameron

www.FalconRobotics.org

Email

[email protected]@hotmail.com


Education Under PressureExtracurricular Engineering Excellence

Allan CameronFredi Lajvardi



Videos

FIRST Promo 2005 (1:05)


Team Promo (4:57)


Education Under Pressure Extracurricular Engineering Excellence

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