IES Contract
Title: | Dear Smart Girl: Game-Based STEM Career Exploration for Elementary Aged Girls | ||
Center: | NCER | Year: | 2022 |
Principal Investigator: | Olukeye, Abi | Awardee: | Smart Girls HQ, LLC |
Program: | Small Business Innovation Research [Program Details] | ||
Award Period: | 8 months (05/15/2022 – 01/15/2023) | Award Amount: | $250,000 |
Type: | Phase I Development | Award Number: | 91990022C0025 |
Description: | In this project, the team will develop a prototype of a STEM career exploration product for girls in Grade 5, consisting of an online virtual world presented through a whimsical game-based narrative designed to be appealing to girls, and a corresponding real-world hands-on physical activity kit to apply learning of core concepts. The prototype module developed in Phase I will focus on principles of electrical engineering. At the end of Phase I, the project team will conduct a pilot study with 100 grade 5 female students to test if the prototype functions as planned, if students are engaged and can successfully transfer knowledge from the game to the hands-on replica project, and if educators can feasibly implement the hands-on activity. |
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