ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.,
Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Twenty-two middle school teachers from across the
Greater Chicago area took
advantage of the unique opportunity to participate in hands-on
activities, listen to best-practice demonstrations and talk to
industry experts during Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC)
annual Teachers and Engineers for Academic Achievement (TEAACH)
program.
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"I am telling everyone that I come in contact with about this
awesome program," said Pandora
Bryant, a teacher in the Chicago Public School System. "I am
grateful that Northrop Grumman allowed me – and essentially my
students – to be a part of this program."
The TEAACH program was created to acquaint educators with
various engineering disciplines in a high-tech environment and
promote engineering as a challenging, multidimensional and exciting
career choice. By introducing participants to demonstrations,
experiments and classroom applications, it provides local teachers
with a variety of tools to stimulate students' interest in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) technologies and
careers.
"It is so important to incorporate STEM-related topics into the
lives of children early on," said Jeffery
Q. Palombo, vice president and general manager, Land and
Self Protection Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Electronic
Systems. "Educating the teachers and giving them the tools to teach
these concepts helps get students excited and keeps them interested
in exploring these topics."
During this year's program, teachers participated in hands-on
activities such as: teaching the order in which a code needs to be
entered into a computer by giving oral directions; making a
miniature car out of household materials and seeing how far it can
go using just a rubber band as its acceleration; building a
miniature boat out of household materials and seeing how many
pennies they can add before it sinks; and seeing how they can make
an inflated balloon go in a straight line when the air is let out
of it.
The group also heard from various Northrop Grumman engineering
experts on a variety of topics including a business overview
covering the current state of engineering, a typical day in the
life of an engineer and how to encourage girls to embrace STEM
fields. Participants also were given tours of some of the company's
production and test areas.
For more information on Northrop Grumman's TEAACH program,
please visit
www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/Community/Pages/Teaach.aspx.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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