OUTREACH
We are dedicated to inspiring today's youth to pursue STEM. Out outreach efforts aim to both nurture existing STEM passions and spread interest to create new ones. Additionally, our outreach ties into the sustainability of our program. By getting those in our community interested in STEM we hope to guarantee a continued demand for the robotics clubs at Fairfax High School. Our future plans involve not only continuing to host workshops and teach at the Lanier Innovation Camp, but also to host a hackathon. We hope to see you at one of our events!
MENTORSHIP
At the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year, we helped create the FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team at Lanier Middle School. Since then we have mentored them 2-3 times a week by guiding them through the process of designing, building, and programming a robot. We also mentor the Science Olympiad team at Lanier Middle School. Twice a month, we help students participating in engineering events with design and construction.
We have helped with recruitment for the FIRST Lego League robotics teams at Daniels Run and Providence Elementary School by setting up booths and promoting the teams at events such as back to school nights. We have also helped with recruitment for STEM classes at Fairfax High School at events such as Course Selection Fairs and Interest Nights.
INNOVATION CAMP
Our robotics teams taught a three-hour segment in a week-long STEM camp this past summer. Our team members wrote the curriculum and taught a total of 100 students! The students were rotated in groups of 20 through different topics over the course of the week. The classes that students attended were Robotics, Arduino, 3D Modeling, Python Basics, and Python Advanced.
3D MODELING WITH FUSION 360 WORKSHOP
Members of our robotics teams learn valuable life skills like using computer-aided design. In this workshop, our members taught what they have learned to middle and high school students.
JOURNEY TO MARS PRESENTATION
High school students learned about past NASA missions and their scientific relevance. They also learned about NASA's plan to get to Mars and had the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A.
INTRODUCTIONÂ TO JAVA WORKSHOP
Our members taught a Java workshop at a local library. Since the micro-controller for FIRST robotics is programmed using Java, our members were able to offer an interesting perspective on the applications of the Java programming language outside of normal usage.
