Summer job available
Princeton students: looking for a summer job? Like Legos? PEEK is looking for a full-time summer intern to work with local teachers to develop curricula for teaching engineering concepts in elementary schools. The position would involve experimenting with Lego contraptions that illustrate particular concepts, meeting with local teachers, writing lesson plans for classrooms, and possibly helping with a summer program to teach engineering concepts to elementary school teachers.If you are interested or would like more information, contact Prof. Rowley.
Upcoming Events
- Student Organizations Fair: September 12th, 12:00-3:00
Princeton students
Want to participate in any of these? Email The PEEK Officers.Parents/teachers
Want us to do an event at your school? Email Clancy Rowley.Overview of PEEK
PEEK is a program through which undergraduate students have the opportunity
to visit elementary school classrooms and teach children basic principles of
engineering using LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits. In addition to visiting classrooms,
PEEK hosts educational events for various campus groups and runs a workshop for
children of alumni during alumni weekend. PEEK also holds Engineering Nights for
elementary school children, where children are given the opportunity to design a LEGO
robot to meet a particular challenge. PEEK's general goals as an organization are:
- To get kids interested in engineering from a young age, and to promote engineering as a viable and exciting career path for girls.
- To increase kids' ability to understand and manipulate the physical world around them.
- To supplement pre-existing curriculum units for K-12 student classrooms (e.g. Simple machines).
- To promote group-driven and cooperative problem solving through the design process.
- To show kids that engineering is fun!
Curricula
The following links are for curricula we have used at Riverside Elementary School (2004-5), developed by Roz Echols and Jen Lewellen, based largely on material from the CEEO at Tufts.
Recent Events
- Study break, Rocky/Mathey, Princeton University, 3 Apr 2007
- Alumni day, Princeton University, 24 Feb 2007
- Engineering night, Highland Park, 22 Feb 2007
- Lego competition with SWE, 18 Nov 2006
- Engineering night, Riverside Elementary School, 18 Oct 2006
- Engineering night, Riverside Elementary School, 11 Oct 2006
- Lego Club, Riverside Elementary School (FIRST), May-June 2006
- Family science night, Lawrence Intermediate School, 4 May 2006 (flyer)
- Take your child to work day, with Princeton's OIT, 27 Apr 2006
- Engineering night, Riverside Elementary School, 5 Apr 2006
- Lego robotics with HomeFront at Quad, with PACA, 31 Mar 2006
- Alumni Day, Princeton University, 25 Feb 2006
- Engineering Night, Hopewell Elementary School, 29 Nov 2005
- Engineering Night, Riverside Elementary School, 21 Nov 2005
- Engineering Night, Riverside Elementary School, 14 Nov 2005
- Lego Competition w/ High School Colloquium and SWE, 12 Nov 2005
- Lego Engineering Workshop, Plainsboro Public Library, 15 Oct 2005 (directions)
- Engineering Night, Riverside Elementary School, 3 May 2005
- Engineering Night, Riverside Elementary School, 25 April 2005 (photos)
- Lego competition, with High School Colloquium & SWE, 19 Feb 2005
- Lego competition, with NSBE, 5 Feb 2005
Contact Information
If you are interested in being a member of PEEK and volunteering to visit classrooms or help out with engineering nights, please send email to Josh Israel and Jane Yang.If you are a parent or a teacher, and are interested in having PEEK come to your school for an event, please send email to Clancy Rowley.
Current officers:
- Co-President: Jane Yang '11
- Co-President: Josh Israel '11
- Advisor: Clancy Rowley (research page)
PEEK is made possible by the generous support of Princeton's Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE), the Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) at Tufts University, and the National Science Foundation.
