The story-line welcomes volunteers with a wide range of experiences. Volunteers share their professional experiences with the students. This specially adapted engineering design challenge has been created for middle school seventh grades. Appropriate level of application may vary depending upon student needs, school policy, and educational setting. Both AWIM II design challenges are created by specialists in education program development.
All materials experience rigorous classroom testing and formative evaluation.
The content meets criteria set forth in the new national standards. Problem-solving skills and career orientation emphasized in the school to work initiative receive special emphasis. Challenge 2 has been endorsed by the National Middle School Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. This storyline is communicated through a series of closely integrated learning activities in science, math, technology education, social studies, and language arts. MTI wants to publish a book of designs for gliding toys that children of ages 8 to 12 can build with assistance from an adult.