This week, I presented at the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) research showcase on May 19, 2022. I also spent some time working on a supplemental packet for the Invent-A-Drone lesson.
Presenting at CUE
This week, I spent a lot of time preparing for and presenting at the CUE research showcase. This was my first time presenting at a showcase, and I was excited to present about what I have been working on for the past few weeks. I also got the chance to walk around to see some of the neat research projects of other students from different colleges and departments at Oregon State University.
working on Supplemental packet for invent-a-drone lesson
This week, after hearing about how using the lesson plans to teach some lessons at a local elementary school went, my mentor suggested creating a separate supplemental packet with information about drone technologies and capabilities. This was because, due to time constraints, it was difficult to run the lesson with enough time to go over drone technologies and capabilities as a part of the lessons.
As a result, I worked on creating a supplemental packet so that students can look through it and learn about drone technologies if there is enough time when the lessons are being taught, as well as so that they can reference it for ideas during the Invent-A-Drone activity.
GOALS FOR NEXT WEEK
I hope to review the work I did for the supplemental packet for the Invent-A-Drone lesson with my mentor next week and to see what improvements or additions I can make to it. I also hope to spend some time going back to all of the lesson plans and making any final adjustments. Since the 15 weeks of the URSA Engage program is coming to an end soon, I would also like to talk about next steps after the program with my mentor and how I can continue staying involved with K-12 STEAM research.
