Introduce Computer Engineering to Middle School Students through a Science Project

Computer Engineering is a relative new program among all the engineering programs. With the fast developing pace of computer industry, people with Computer Engineering skills are of high demand. But because it is new and mainly hidden behind Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering programs in major choices, not very much students realize the beauty of it. In this paper, the authors, who are university professors, share the experiences of supporting a local middle school’s science project, and at the meanwhile introduce Computer Engineering program through the project. Positive students’ surveys support the success of this implementation.