Increasing science capital: engineering students inspiring and engaging new and future generations towards engineering

Patricia Muñoz-Escalona; David Rigmand; Meg Dunn

Increasing science capital: engineering students inspiring and engaging new and future generations towards engineering

Patricia Muñoz-Escalona, David Rigmand, Meg Dunn

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

A STEM partnership was built between Glasgow Caledonian University and Brediland Primary School with the aim to inspire and engage this new generation to pursue an engineering degree. Students form the MEng Mechanical System Engineering programme worked along P6 Primary School pupils in the design and manufacturing of a wind turbine prototype.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the UK and Ireland 7th Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 8 Nov 2019

Keywords

STEM
partnership
engineering
collaborative
primary school

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Muñoz-Escalona, P. et al (2019) Increasing science capital: engineering students inspiring and engaging new and future generations towards engineering
© 2019 Royal Academy of Engineering. This is the accepted author manuscript version of the paper: Muñoz-Escalona, P. et al (2019) 'Increasing science capital: engineering students inspiring and engaging new and future generations towards engineering' in Proceedings of the UK and Ireland 7th Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium The publication website is available at: https://hefocus.raeng.org.uk/events/uk-ireland-7th-engineering-education-research-network-annual-symposium/
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