Project Overview
In partnership with the Merced County Office of Education and local educators, Team Get S.E.T. (Science, Engineering, Technology) Engineering Service Learning team works to support local educators in their goal improving learning for K-12 students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Get S.E.T. focuses on creating innovative and interactive lesson plans for instructors to utilize in their classrooms. By partnering with teachers to develop and assess these lesson plans, Get S.E.T. is able to ensure that activities meet learning outcomes, and improve student understanding of complex topics.
Get S.E.T. is broken up into 4 separate sub-team to focus on specific age groups. Get S.E.T. has a sub-team which focuses on elementary, middle, and high school activities, each with unique challenges that are associated with each demographic. Additionally, there is a demonstration sub-team which focuses on larger exhibition scale activities to attract attention to the STEM fields. To learn more about Get S.E.T.'s mission please go here.
Current Status
Get S.E.T. is in the process of adding multiple lesson plans to their library of hands-on K-12 activities. Links to completed projects can be found in the Get S.E.T. library by clicking here. The Elementary sub-team has completed their Earth Layers, Earth Layers and Rock Cycles, and Fossil Simulation projects. The Middle School sub-team is in the process of assessing the Cell City, Mouse Trap Car, and Cell Dissection projects. The High School sub-team is in the process of the assessment of the Projectile Motion: Need for Speed, and Velocity Track projects. The Demonstration team is currently evaluating the Sterling Engine, Time Fountain, and Bottle Rocket projects.
Lesson Plans
Team Get S.E.T. is split into three sub-teams that cover specific levels of education. Each team develops a hands-on project for teachers to use in their classroom. To see past project go here.
To find out more information, click on each sub-team below.
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
The Demonstration sub-team is responsible for two things: (1) attract students across the campus to join our team and (2) develop videos of current and ongoing projects to showcase the work of Team GET S.E.T.
If you are interested in showcasing any of these projects at your school, please e-mail esl@ucmerced.edu
