K-12 Engagement
School Collaborators
![LaPorte High School Logo](../_media/boilersteam/laporte.png)
LaPorte High School (LaPorte, IN)
![Riley High School logo](../_media/boilersteam/riley.jpg)
Riley High School (South Bend, IN)
![Seymoue High School Logo](../_media/boilersteam/seymour.png)
Seymour High School (Seymour, IN)
![Tri-County Jr/Sr High School Logo](../_media/boilersteam/tricounty.png)
Tri-County Junior-Senior High School (Wolcott, IN)
![Westville High School Logo](../_media/boilersteam/beechwood-hs.png)
Beechwood High School
![West Washington Logo](../_media/boilersteam/westwashington.png)
West Washington (Campbellsburg, IN)
![Purdue Polytechnic High School Englewood](../_media/boilersteam/pphs-logo.png)
Purdue Polytechnic High School Englewood
![Purdue Polytechnic High School North](../_media/boilersteam/pphs-logo.png)
Purdue Polytechnic High School North
STEM Showcase Event
The student showcase event is a culmination of an industry-driven youth challenge at the end of the one-year professional development program. Students work in teams in afterschool clubs on projects that emerge from the iSTEM design challenges. Students upload a project poster and a 5-minute video presentation to share their projects on the BoilerSTEAM website. A panel of judges consisting of scientists, educators, and industry leaders from the local communities judge the students' projects. Students are evaluated on the targeted student outcomes of the project. The first-place teams from each subject area are invited to attend a student award event at Purdue campus to share their projects. Students' presentations on Purdue's campus will be video recorded for public sharing and students will interact with scientists in laboratories on campus.
![A scientist explains high tunnels to a group of students.](../_media/boilersteam/se1.jpg)
![Students go for a ride on the](../_media/boilersteam/se2.jpg)
![A scientist explains high tunnel food production to a group of students.](../_media/boilersteam/se3.jpg)
![Students get an up-close view of agricultural machinery.](../_media/boilersteam/se4.jpg)
![Teacher and student teams demonstrate their products from the agricultural challenge. This group focused on building floating hydroponic systems.](../_media/boilersteam/se5.jpg)
![Students receive a presentation about the various types of chickens.](../_media/boilersteam/se6.jpg)
Campus Visit
Students from Purdue Polytechnic High School North traveled to the Purdue campus to tour the College of Agriculture facilities and interact with Purdue faculty and staff. Kicking off the tours, students visited the AgBOT and learned how it analyzes data and monitors crop health. With an exciting connection to what students were building and exploring in their class, students visited Purdue’s hydroponics systems and shared about their hydroponics projects with Purdue professionals. Challenged to choose their favorite wood, students perused Purdue’s gallery of wood from Midwest trees. Then, equipped with hairnets, students visited the Food Science Sensory Lab and browsed the Enology Library. From spiders to caterpillars to beetles, the Bug Zoo captivated the students’ attention before they departed. Students reported they enjoyed the hands-on experiences the faculty and staff provided. They also shared their fascination with the Bug Zoo, AgBOT, and the Richard P. Vine Enology Library.
![High school students examine the AgBOT and observe the various sensors](../_media/boilersteam/agbot.pphstour.jpg)
![High school students observe the hydroponics systems in the greenhouse](../_media/boilersteam/b170c8da-22be-4914-9d81-fd7cb980b28c.jpg)
High school students observe the hydroponics systems in the greenhouse
![High school students explore the Purdue Bug Zoo](../_media/boilersteam/img_5497.jpg)
![High school students tour Purdue’s Food Science Sensory Lab](../_media/boilersteam/img_5491.jpg)
Precollege experience for K-12
![Students listen to the admission information](../_media/boilersteam/students-listen.jpg)
![A scientist explains the Indiana woods to students](../_media/boilersteam/scientistexplains.jpg)
![Students explore the Purdue Wood Research Lab](../_media/boilersteam/students-explore.jpg)
![Students get hands-on experience at the Ag Robotics Lab](../_media/boilersteam/students-get-hands-on.jpg)
![Students examine the hydroponics lab](../_media/boilersteam/students-examine.jpg)
Tri-County
![A scientist explains tree identification on the Purdue campus to students](../_media/boilersteam/studentstreeidentification.jpg)
![Students explore the Phenotyping Lab](../_media/boilersteam/studentsphenotypinglab.jpg)
![A scientist explains suitable soils for hydroponics to students](../_media/boilersteam/studentssoilsforhydroponics.jpg)