Field trip to RPI
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Twenty-four eighth grade students from North Albany Academy, a K-8 school in the Albany school district, visited Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They participated in four major themes, “What is college?”, “Smart Lighting”, “Turning Ideas into Reality,” and “Tour of campus.” 3Helix fellow, Chris Shing with help from teacher pair Kerry Welcome organized the outing. The goal of the day was to enhance student’s awareness about higher education opportunities through demonstrating examples of cutting-edge research impact and by identifying associated career paths . A student life panel consisting of four current RPI students spoke about their college experience and answered questions.
Presentations:
Welcome to RPI, North Albany Academy!
Jobs Counts
Translating Ideas into Reality
Handouts:
How to make Bucky Balls (aka Hexastrip Weaving)
Additional Activities and Online Resources
Preparing for College
Feedback:
Feedback and comments on activities
Read more in fellow Chris Shing’s blog
At the end of the visit students were asked to fill out an exit survey (included in Appendix A). Of the 24 students who came, 15 students responded to the survey. Survey Responses from NAA visit.
