High School Students Engineer Covid-19 Gear
It seemed like a simple request. Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo., needed 150 face shields for those caring for coronavirus patients. Students at nearby Camdenton High School rushed to help – and soon began fielding requests from first responders and even U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Their supply source: 3-D printers the nearby middle school had received as part of a University of Missouri program to improve STEM education.
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Tags: 3-D printing, Biomedical Engineering, coronavirus, Covid-19 protective gear, Curriculum, middle school technology integration, STEM education, University of Missouri College of Education eMINTS program
