Carlotta Berry

Gebundenes Buch

The Stem Kids Make a Robot

Beschreibung

This children's picture book provides a unique and creative introduction to AI, robotics, and engineering design for students in K through 5th grade. It follows a multicultural cast of characters in a 4th grade classroom as they design a robot to solve the cafeteria recycling problem. This book fosters curiosity, creativity, and innovation in children. It not only introduces them to the work of STEM professionals but also helps them see themselves as scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians. In addition, the story highlights the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and using a systematic approach to problem-solving.

Autor

Carlotta Berry is a professor and Dr. Lawrence J. Giacoletto Endowed Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT). She is one of a team of faculty who created the first multidisciplinary minor in robotics. She has two bachelor's degrees in mathematics from Spelman College and electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She has a master's from Wayne State University and PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her research interests include robotics education, human-robot interaction, and increasing marginalized and minoritized populations in STEM fields. Berry is a prolific speaker and author of the text, "Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study". Berry is also the founder and co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) Program and advisor for the National Society of Black Engineers. She was previously the President of the Technical Editor Board for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Computers in Education Journal, ASEE fellow and IEEE senior fellow.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nsta - National Science Teaching Association
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798899770098
• Artikelnr.: 75931235