Solar cell and photonics outreach for middle school students and teachers

Pamela O. Gilchrist; Alonzo B. Alexander

doi:10.1117/12.2265782

16 August 2017 Solar cell and photonics outreach for middle school students and teachers

Pamela O. Gilchrist, Alonzo B. Alexander

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Proceedings Volume 10452, 14th Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2017; 1045205 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265782
Event: 14th Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics, ETOP 2017, 2017, Hangzhou, China

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This paper will describe the curriculum development process employed to develop a solar cell and photonics curriculum unit for students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Information will explain how the curriculum unit was piloted with middle and high school teachers from public schools in North Carolina, high school students from underrepresented groups in an informal science program, and workshop settings. Measures used to develop the curriculum materials for middle school students will be presented along with program findings documenting students’ urban versus rural interest in STEM, career aspirations, and 21st century learning skills in informal learning settings.

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Pamela O. Gilchrist and Alonzo B. Alexander "Solar cell and photonics outreach for middle school students and teachers", Proc. SPIE 10452, 14th Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2017, 1045205 (16 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265782

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Photonics

Solar cells

Engineering education

Mathematics

Outreach programs

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