2026-09-19T13:16:22Zhttps://dspace.mit.edu/server/oai/requestoai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/1057192022-01-13T07:54:05Zcom_1721.1_7582com_1721.1_7581col_1721.1_131024
Barbara Hughey.
Suresh, Martin R. (Martin Ravindra)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2016-12-05T19:59:20Z
2016-12-05T19:59:20Z
2015
2015
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105719
964672143
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-50).
A one-week course in kinetic sculpture was designed to introduce middle school students to the marriage of art and engineering. Because art can appeal to different sensibilities than engineering alone, it can serve as a means to broaden perspectives of students with different motivations. In light of increasing emphasis on the development of programs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in U.S. education, this project fills a need for more opportunities in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). Even though the availability and popularity of STEAM programs for children is growing, these opportunities for young children are still limited. Therefore, there is a market for a course that incorporates art and the engineering design process like this one. Daily activities in an introductory week-long kinetic sculpture course are defined. Each day's lessons are provided along with resources for further study. The structure of the course is based on sound pedagogical practice. The strength of the course is its ability to incorporate science and art in a fun way that will be appealing to students. Future work would consist of the expansion of the lessons with more detail for teachers and the addition of more alternate activities.
by Martin R. Suresh.
S.B.
50 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Mechanical Engineering.
Introduction to kinetic sculpture : a one-week course for middle school students
Thesis
application/pdf
false
Publication
unknown
unknown
<Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="c3330a3b-ead6-473c-8977-5f409f1af0a6">
<Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type>
<Language>eng</Language>
<Title>Introduction to kinetic sculpture : a one-week course for middle school students</Title>
<PublishedIn>
<Publication>
</Publication>
</PublishedIn>
<PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate>
<Authors>
<Author>
<DisplayName>Suresh, Martin R. (Martin Ravindra)</DisplayName>
<Affiliation>
<OrgUnit>
</OrgUnit>
</Affiliation>
</Author>
</Authors>
<Editors>
</Editors>
<Publishers>
<Publisher>
<DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName>
<OrgUnit />
</Publisher>
</Publishers>
<License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License>
<Keyword>Mechanical Engineering.</Keyword>
<Abstract>A one-week course in kinetic sculpture was designed to introduce middle school students to the marriage of art and engineering. Because art can appeal to different sensibilities than engineering alone, it can serve as a means to broaden perspectives of students with different motivations. In light of increasing emphasis on the development of programs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in U.S. education, this project fills a need for more opportunities in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). Even though the availability and popularity of STEAM programs for children is growing, these opportunities for young children are still limited. Therefore, there is a market for a course that incorporates art and the engineering design process like this one. Daily activities in an introductory week-long kinetic sculpture course are defined. Each day's lessons are provided along with resources for further study. The structure of the course is based on sound pedagogical practice. The strength of the course is its ability to incorporate science and art in a fun way that will be appealing to students. Future work would consist of the expansion of the lessons with more detail for teachers and the addition of more alternate activities.</Abstract>
<Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right"
>
</Access>
</Publication>