STEM at Hathaway Brown School

Shaker Heights, Ohio

• HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP) for Grades 9-12

• Engineering at HB, K-12

• STEM Across the Curriculum

Science Research & Engineering Program for

grades 9-12

• About the SREP• “How to do this at your school”• Longitudinal Study Post 10 Years

Science Research

& Engineering Program

“Even the sky’s not the limit anymore!”

Maura Lillis – HB Class of 2004

About the SREP

• Varsity Science• Started 1998• Multiyear Projects• Over 300 Students; over 400 projects

since 1998• 25% Engineering, 75% STMM• With Mentors at Case Western Reserve

University, Cleveland Clinic, NASA Glenn, & others

About the SREP

• Topics include cross section of cutting edge research at Case Western Reserve University, NASA and Cleveland Clinic, such as:

Stem cells, fuel cells, nanotechnology,

space flight experiments, oncology, cardiology, environmental, medical, microelectrochemical biosensor

Polymer Erosion and Contamination Experiment

(PEACE)

Laser Research at Case Department of Physics

Combustion Research at Case School of Engineering

Polymer Research at Case School of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering at Case School of Medicine

Lake Erie Research at Case Department of Geology

Setting up shop on EPA’s Great Lakes Research Vessel,

“Lake Guardian”

Participating in D.O.D. DARPA Autonomous Robotic Car Competition

Independently Building & Programming Autonomous Human-Seeking Robot at Case

Neuroscience Research on MS at Cleveland Clinic

Cardiology Research at Cleveland Clinic

Ophthalmology Research at Cleveland Clinic using zebra fish

Neuroscience Research on Alzheimer’s Disease at Case School of Medicine

Elective Program with over 90

current students; over 300 since

1998

Siemens winners from 2007-2008

7 members of the HB SREP have been

named to the USA Today

All-Star Academic

Team! HB is the only

school in Ohio whose

students accomplished

this!

HB Students Invent!

• 3 Students have full U.S. Patents, and others have U.S. Patents pending

• 2 students have been inducted into the National Gallery of Young Inventors Hall of Fame

HB Students Publish – Even in High School (140

Publications)!

SREP Summary

• Elective “beyond the curriculum” program founded in early 1998 in which 1/3 of students grades 9-12 enroll

• Students conduct multi-year projects in real life, state of the art science and technology

• Topics include engineering, biomedical, biochemistry, nanotechnology, theoretical astrophysics,

anthropology, space flight experiments on the International Space Station and more

• Research locations include NASA Glenn, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and more

SREP Summary

• Record number of top awards for a high school in Ohio and beyond since 1999

• Siemens Westinghouse (52 finalists or semifinalists)• Intel Science Talent Search (14 finalists or semifinalists)• Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (33

finalists)• National Young Inventor’s Hall of Fame (2 inductees)• USA Today Academic All-Star Team (7 members)

SREP Summary

• 3 students with full U.S. Patents, additional students with patents pending (all are 1st inventors on the patent)

• Over 140 professional publications with student authors or co-authors

• Feature articles in national publications including Inventor’s Digest, Seventeen, Teen People, & subject of one-third of book “Young Women of Achievement...” (Karnes & Stephens)

• Featured on PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer• Featured in PBS Special, “Phenomenal Voyage: Women

Engineering the Future”

Logistics of SREP in 10 Easy Steps...

1. Students register for Research Seminar class that meets with HB Research Director

2. Students & Research Director brainstorm on possible research topics and type of commitment each student is able to make

3. Director seeks out & cultivates mentors in research community

4. As brainstorming progresses, Director makes individualized placements between students & local research labs that are good fit

5. Director arranges initial logistics & accompanies students on initial visits to outside research institutions

Logistics of SREP in 10 Easy Steps...

6. Once placed, students go to placement once per week after school plus many weeks in summer for duration of high school

7. Students become asset in laboratory placement over time; grow in knowledge and empowerment

8. HB Research Director remains involved throughout entire process, making sure students remain reliable, responsible &

professional9. Research Director locates empowering local, state, national, and

even international conferences and competitions for students to enter (optional), and fosters them through process

10. Students graduate from HB & the SREP with empowerment & skills that enable them to become future leaders in their chosen

field

Where do students go from HB’s SREP?

MIT, Harvard, Princeton, West Point, Stanford,

Columbia, Berkeley, Yale, Duke, Oxford, St. Andrews, Duke Medical School, Northwestern Medical School, Brown, Brown Medical School, Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and more

HB’s SREP...

You don’t have to take our word

for it – read what our alumnae have to say...

Maya Wolpert – (HB ’06, Stanford, Class of 2010):

“My SREP experience affected me more than most other experiences in my life. The maturity and professionalism I developed through my research at Cleveland Clinic have proven very useful to me as I have applied for, and been successfully receiving, various internships, jobs, and scholarships. My participation in various competitions through my SREP research taught me the values of public speaking, interacting with professionals, and being a good advocate for myself and my work. I have no doubt that my confidence, poise, and motivation to succeed were in no small part due to my experiences in HB’s SREP.” (At HB, Maya conducted research on autism at the Cleveland Clinic)

STEM at Hathaway Brown School

Shaker Heights, Ohio

• HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP) for Grades 9-12

• Engineering at HB, K-12

• STEM Across the Curriculum

Engineering Goal:

• Make Engineering part of the required curriculum for all students

• Offer special programs as electives to interested students in Prime, Middle and Upper School

• Allow students to see the possibilities for women in Engineering

Engineering in the EC-12 Curriculum

• Engineering is embedded throughout the science curriculum

• Applies science concepts to design ethical solutions to problems

• Emphasis on relevant problem solving, hands- on opportunities, collaboration, mentorship, communication, and global responsibility.

Early Childhood Science

•Environment that stimulates exploration•Guided discovery•Classroom centers•Dedicated science time and teachers•Problem-solving through play and story

Learning to use tools and measure and work together

Primary School Science

•Dedicated prime science teachers, time, lab and greenhouse•Emphasizes scientific method, critical thinking and inventive problem solving•Encourages curiosity about how things work•Exposes girls to global issues and science careers

Designing Solar HeatersExamples of interdisciplinary problems to solve: first graders design simple circuits, second graders clean up mock oil spills, third graders create water filtration systems, fourth graders design Mars Rovers

Middle School Science

•Focuses on the importance of science in everyday life•Emphasizes experimental design and testing•All students complete an Independent Science project, Data Analysis project and Engineering project in grades 6-8•Encourages independent thinking, communication•Begins to explore ethics of technology, green solutions •Begins to use mentors to encourage a true understanding of science possibilities

Designing solutions to problemsFor example, middle school girls design and test earthquake-proof buildings, egg drop containers, rotary motor inventions, Rube Goldberg contraptions, and locker organizers. Some pursue engineering questions for their Independent Science Projects.

Middle School Academies

Girls select Academies based on interests. These semester long, ungraded electives offer a chance to experiment in a new area of curiosity.

STEM related Academies include:•Ecocademy•Engineering•Future Cities•Science Research•Science Seminar•MATHCOUNTS•Ennovations BROADCASTING•Ennovations WEB•Ennovations PHOTO•Ennovations VIDEO•Ennovations FLASH

Cleveland: A Future City

Middle School Science Research Academy

Students work with a mentor teacher to research a question of interest to them, designing their own experiments which are then presented to scientist judges at our Science and Engineering Fair. Students move on to further competitions at the local and state level.

EngineeringStudents in this Academy design a solution to a real problem with constraints; in this case they built a boat to support their entire team out of recycled materials to race in the final competition.

Kettering Invention LabEC-8th grade

•Transferrable skills •Process oriented•2-dimensional plan into 3-dimensional problem solving,•Encourages development of spatial skills•Interdisciplinary curriculum•Designs solutions to real world problems•Focuses on the design cycle•Allows girls to tinker, design, manufacture, test materials

Special Engineering Programs

Invention

Lab... a resource for all grade levels

WEST Fellowship Program

•Allows students to study area of independent interests•Provides grant funding for projects•Requires two-tiered proposal, timeline, budget•Many projects are outgrowth of science research elective or Academy•One on one mentorship with internal and external mentor

Introduction to Physics and Engineering

Required Course-8th grade

• Study design cycle• Role of failure in

Engineering• Systems • Basic electrical

circuitry• Mechanics• Forces and Motion• Light, color and sound

Engineering Competition

A World in Motion Project sponsored by the Society for Automotive

EngineersEighth graders design, build, test, and market a toy car with an objective using the AWIM kits. Patent is pending on this toy car, The Perfect Shot!

Defending projects to judgesA thorough understanding of the project is necessary to explain and defend designs to engineer judges. Strong communication skills are developed through both visual and oral presentations.

Upper School Science

•Required Biology, Chemistry and Physics for all•AP courses offered each year in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Studies•Students work to identify global problems and innovate solutions•Rigorous math and technology curriculum that supports advanced coursework in science, early placement in external labs

Robotics and Mechanics

• Primary School-FIRST Lego League Competition

• Middle School- A World in Motion Engineering Fair

• Upper School-FIRST Robotics Team

Special Engineering Programs

Special Engineering ProjectsRobot Jinks raced for the Cure in Cleveland Susan G. Komen Run

Polymer Erosion and Contamination Experiment (PEACE) materials engineering

Special Engineering ProjectsBiomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Microelectrochemical Sensors at Case Western Reserve University

SREP Engineering Projects alone have garnered:

• 42 Siemens or Intel winning spots• 60 publications• 3 US Patents• 7 USA Today Academic All-Stars