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‘Go Baby Go’ is part of the Engineering byDesign curriculum from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA), which is used by many Pennsylvania schools. The curriculum provides standards-aligned, project-based integrative STEM learning experiences that help students develop authentic problem-solving skills.

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Faculty from the college’s teacher education – including CAIMS – and kinesiology programs assisted students as they developed their car designs and had questions.

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The group built cars for five children to keep this year, and an additional car will be kept at the College of Medicine to help recruit children for future builds and get an idea of what modifications the cars would need.

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During Penn State Harrisburg’s “We Are Weekend” festivities in October, children and their families came to campus to receive their vehicles and test drive them before taking them home.

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The national initiative ‘Go Baby Go’ provides modified ride-on cars to young children with disabilities so they can move around more independently.

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Final modifications and customizations were made for each child before they took them home.

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Students designed the structure [of the cars] to keep the children safe within the vehicle on their own using PVC pipe, kickboard, and other materials.