Full Throttle STEM Hosted by AFRL's Gaming Research Integration for Learning Lab (GRILL)

 

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory® (GRILL®) annually hosts the Full Throttle STEM® event. The goal of this event is to spark student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM®) and increase interest in related career fields. Local area teachers and students participating in the program utilize a series of project-based STEM® learning materials developed at the GRILL. Throughout their academic semester, students apply skills such as physics (in racing), graphic design, and marketing to design, develop, and race their own RC car. This event allows students to showcase their STEM®-related projects, including modeling and simulation-based work, and participate in learning opportunities that culminate in a live RC race car competition.