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InnoBox Science and Engineering Kit  Providing a Multidisciplinary Exposure to Science and Engineering for Resource-Limited Environments  Ambar Mehta, William L. Hwang, Jennifer Li, Nischay Kumar
New Educational Initiatives are Needed  in South Africa (SA) Problems at primary and secondary schools: 1) Failure in educational planning and curriculum development  2) Lack of basic resources or well-equipped science laboratories 3) Lack of proper teaching training programs and few learning evaluations ,[object Object]
40% of children in South Africa never completing primary school
 Nearly 50% of secondary school children never attend secondary schoolHow do we address this educational need?  We are developing the state-of-the-art “InnoBox”, a portable, ready-to-go science kit based on the core teaching principles and creative content of our community partner, United InnoWorks Academy.
United InnoWorks Academy (UIA) Community Partner UIA is an innovative science and engineering initiative “By Students, For Students,” designed and implemented by college volunteers for middle-school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. ,[object Object]
Their curricula are designed to maximize the development of problem-solving and analytical skills using methods developed from cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience and educational psychology research.,[object Object]

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  • 1. InnoBox Science and Engineering Kit Providing a Multidisciplinary Exposure to Science and Engineering for Resource-Limited Environments Ambar Mehta, William L. Hwang, Jennifer Li, Nischay Kumar
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  • 3. 40% of children in South Africa never completing primary school
  • 4. Nearly 50% of secondary school children never attend secondary schoolHow do we address this educational need? We are developing the state-of-the-art “InnoBox”, a portable, ready-to-go science kit based on the core teaching principles and creative content of our community partner, United InnoWorks Academy.
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  • 7. Many experiments result in useful devices, such as water purifiers or electric generators.
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  • 11. Remaining 21 experiments can be repeated at least 5 times and most of their materials can be found in our targeting community.