March 1, 2018 - Old World Wisconsin Partners with Milwaukee School of Engineering on STEM Project
For Immediate Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe
kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org
608-261-9596
March 1, 2018
Old World Wisconsin Partners with Milwaukee School of Engineering on STEM Project
Eagle, Wis. – Old World Wisconsin and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) have partnered on a project to develop interactive programming that will integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning and history.
“This is a great opportunity for our students to take the lead and develop an interactive exhibit about the use of wind power and water pump technology through the lens of history,” said Dr. Mohammad Mahinfalah, professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering. “Old World Wisconsin will then be able to put those exhibits to real use as part of their New Arrivals campaign.”
During the 2017-18 academic school year, two student groups will be working on developing interactive exhibits for Old World Wisconsin. The first group will focus on designing an interactive exhibit that demonstrates how the combination of wind engine design and water pump technology enabled early Wisconsin farmers to extract water from a well. The second group will focus on the design of an outdoor “maker space” where guests can build and test their own wind engines.
“I am very impressed with the ingenuity and creativity of the MSOE student teams and look forward to sharing their work with the 18,000 school students who visit Old World Wisconsin each year,” said Dan Freas, site director at Old World Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, from 5:30-7:00 pm there will be a reception at MSOE’s Alumni Partnership Center where MSOE partners and supporters will be introduced to the Old World Wisconsin. Students will also present their project concepts and initial designs.
Both of the student design groups will showcase their prototypes during Mechanical Engineering Department Senior Design Show on May 25 from 12:00-3:00 pm at CC Building on the campus of MSOE.
For more information on Old World Wisconsin visit oldworldwisconsin.org.
About Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin is a 600-acre regional history attraction that features interactive environments and immersive stories of 19th-and early 20th-century Midwestern immigrant farm and rural life. It is one of twelve Wisconsin Historical Society sites and museums around the state. The museum offers guests hands-on activities, led by period-clad staff members, as they visit 10 working farmsteads, explore 12 heirloom gardens, meet heritage animal breeds and try historic crafts and skills. Old World Wisconsin is located on Highway 67 just south of Eagle, Wisconsin in the Milwaukee/Chicago/Madison triangle. Check our website for seasonal hours. For more information visit www.oldworldwisconsin.org or call 262-594-6301.
About the Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.
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