Our Legacy of Impactful Projects
At 51²è¹Ý, we take pride in our ongoing commitment to shaping the STEM education landscape through innovative projects and groundbreaking research. Delve into our archives to discover the stories, methodologies, and outcomes of these impactful projects. Even though they may no longer be actively running, the knowledge and insights gained from these initiatives continue to shape the future of STEM education.
Designing Biomimetic Robots created and studied an interdisciplinary learning environment for middle school students, by having students study the natural world and use what they learned to design their own robots.
Engaging Latinx parents as research partners, to leverage informal family engineering activities that boost preschoolers’ executive function skills.
A national model for rigorous, engaging Earth and environmental lab science courses.
The eMapper was a web-based application that served K-12 students with HFA/AS participating in general-education settings.
Embodied Physics built resources for science learning environments where Black and Latino students could develop identities as people who practice and are engaged in scientific inquiry.
The project studied learning gains and attitudinal changes among students. 51²è¹Ý’s evaluation worked with faculty to explore implementation, usability, and the potential for sustainability and spread.
Innovate to Mitigate challenged 8th–12th grade students to submit ideas that mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.
Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs helped students understand the principles of complex systems by developing a new type of education technology to support their learning and participation in the multi-person immersive simulation.
This project explores how students engage with messy, authentic data in interdisciplinary ways and what influences their choices to participate at DataFest.
Focus on Energy is an innovative approach for teaching and learning about energy in grades 4-5.