Being able to get their hands dirty, both physically and metaphorically, not only made the activities engaging but also more fun. Between the STEM and non-STEM programmers, it was evident that hands-on activities were not only fun to participate in, but also allowed the participants to apply their knowledge learned to an activity or challenge which allowed them to further challenge themselves and their ability. Even the non-STEM programs noted that they enjoyed more than just cooking food, but appreciated that they were able to apply different concepts and knowledge learned to the creation process of making the food. Table 4-2. Hands-on Activity Responses Name Program Grade Response Khiri Robotics Camp 6 that we were able to be creative and build “I liked cool things.” Riley Cooking Creations Camp 2 favorite part was learning to use all the “My different appliances in the kitchen such as the oven, blender, and you know…everything else. My mom is going to hurt always afraid I’m myself so I get to do much so hopefully don’t now that to work with them this week I’ve gotten help at she’ll let me home.” Mike P.A.S.S. 9 to use our hands to physically build and “We got create something new which is something we get to do. We were given materials don’t always and we had to create something out of them.” Aniyah Rocketry Competition 3 the rocket and the parachute was tough, “Building
Being able to get their hands dirty, both physically and metaphorically, not only made the activities engaging but also more fun. Between the STEM and non-STEM programmers, it was evident that hands-on activities were not only fun to participate in, but also allowed the participants to apply their knowledge learned to an activity or challenge which allowed them to further challenge themselves and their ability. Even the non-STEM programs noted that they enjoyed more than just cooking food, but appreciated that they were able to apply different concepts and knowledge learned to the creation process of making the food. Table 4-2. Hands-on Activity Responses Name Program Grade Response Khiri Robotics Camp 6 “I liked that we were able to be creative and build cool things.” Riley Cooking Creations Camp 2 “My favorite part was learning to use all the different appliances in the kitchen such as the oven, blender, and you know…everything else. My mom is always afraid I’m going to hurt myself so I don’t get to do much so hopefully now that I’ve gotten to work with them this week she’ll let me help at home.” Mike P.A.S.S. 9 “We got to use our hands to physically build and create something new which is something we don’t always get to do. We were given materials and we had to create something out of them.” Aniyah Rocketry Competition 3 “Building the rocket and the parachute was tough,
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