Lincoln High School students use computer programs to explore engines during the annual Auto STEAM Days at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren.
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Metro Detroit — Middle and high school students interested in careers in manufacturing and technology recently had the opportunity to meet local manufacturers at the annual Auto STEAM Days.
The event was held November 30th and December 1st at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center and featured a variety of pods for students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). rice field.
Nearly 2,000 students in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties completed hands-on activities in automotive design, robotics, and technology, including product design, clay modeling, self-driving car programming, and augmented reality. Representatives from Magna International, General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Siemens, Kuka, Leco Corp. and the Advanced Automotive Technology Center led the effort.
The participating Macomb County schools included Lakeview High School, Davis Middle School, Regina High School, Henry Ford II High School, Chippewa Valley High School, Lincoln High School, Austin Catholic High School, and Anchor Bay Middle School.
The list of schools attended also included Wyandot Middle School, Algonquin Middle School, Utica Alternative Learning Center, Iroquois Middle School, Seneca Middle School, Janet Middle School, Eppler Middle School, Marlow Middle School, and Anchor Bay Middle School South.
Lincoln High School instructors Fred Cook and Mike Zainea brought about 15 students from their computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) classes to the event.
“Auto STEAM Days is a product of Macomb Community College in collaboration with all local manufacturers who choose to participate,” Cook said. “At each booth, different companies looking for talent are trying to attract children to their businesses.
“I hope my students think a lot about their future and career possibilities,” Cook said. “We try to do everything we can to create an environment within the classroom that simulates a work space.
Lincoln High School sophomore Shaun Gianino was most impressed with the Siemens automation company presentation.
“They are showing people an easier way to use technology more effectively than before,” said Gianino. “It’s impressive how it works and how it’s implemented in society.”
One day, Regina freshmen Natalie Moore and Adrianna Spindler experimented with coding. We both enjoyed the Auto STEAM Days activities, especially the Craker.
“Here, we can interact,” said Spindler, who is looking to enter the engineering field.
“It’s fun. It’s interesting,” said Moore. “It’s all manual work. It gives us different opportunities to do things in these careers.”
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