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REVIEW:
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
This proposal seeks to enhance interest in STEM areas through
partnership between local elementary schools and their local community
college. College students majoring in STEM disciplines will serve as a
Science team leader who will regularly schedule activities such as
in-class hands-on activities, robot competition, and Lego league
competition.
This proposal has many merits. College STEM students will bring new
energy to the school, elementary school students will feel more close
to the college students and comfortable in asking questions. The Lego
and robot competitions they propose will certainly excite students in
learning. College STEM students will become the role model for the
young students.
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
The proposed activities could be and should be implemented in all
communities throughout this entire country. If NSF has to support only
one project to improve the STEM education, this project should be the
one. And the similar project involving collaborative team work among
local elementary schools, colleges, and industry should be adopted by
every community throughout the country.
Summary Statement
Although the proposal is written in very succinct mode and does not
seem to have academic depth, it has the best merit with minimum cost.
My only wish is to expand the project into the summer time when more
college students and elementary students can do more STEM activities.
Of course, it will require bigger budget including the PI and college
students stipend, which I think the NSF will be happy to support.
The budget is minimum, and the project should be funded.
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