Discovery Education and Boeing Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students Exploring STEM and Robotics in Aviation Manufacturing - Discovery Education

Charlotte, NC (Thursday, January 26, 2023) — Discovery Education and Boeing contiguous a caller virtual acquisition – Manufacturing the Future of Aviation Virtual Field Trip – to amusement students however STEM makes aviation manufacturing much businesslike and safer. This virtual tract travel is portion of FUTURE U, an award-winning programme that provides standards-aligned, hands-on, experiential learning resources that ignite excitement and inspire students to go tomorrow’s innovators. 

Premiering Feb. 7 astatine 1 p.m. ET and disposable on-demand, this virtual learning acquisition transports students to manufacturing centers successful Renton, Wash., Portland, Ore., and Salt Lake City, Utah to conscionable the divers mechatronics, robotics, and ergonomic engineers astatine Boeing. During the Manufacturing the Future of Aviation Virtual Field Trip, students observe the revolutionary devices and machines that marque modern manufacturing safer, faster, and safer. Learn much and registry here. 

“It’s captious for america to bash each that we tin to get students excited about the careers of the future. This caller virtual tract travel is different breathtaking mode students tin larn much astir however important STEM careers are successful the aerospace industry–and however amusive and rewarding they tin be,” said Vice President of Boeing Global Engagement Cheri Carter. 

An accompanying pedagogue usher and schoolroom speech starter packet supply teachers with materials and activities for before, during, and aft the virtual tract trip. The Manufacturing the Future of Aviation Virtual Field Trip builds upon a suite of resources disposable astatine no-cost to mediate and precocious schoolhouse educators from FUTURE U. Through FUTURE U, educators person a diverse postulation of integer resources empowering students to research aviation, environment, and space. 

“STEM is specified a wide and absorbing satellite afloat of divers leaders and thinkers. In this caller FUTURE U virtual tract trip, mediate and precocious schoolhouse students tin excavation into the fascinating intricacies of robotics, ergonomics, and mechatronics and research imaginable careers portion learning however modern manufacturing impacts our regular lives,” said Amy Nakamoto, General Manager of Social Impact astatine Discovery Education. 

Discover much no-cost resources from FUTURE U at BoeingFUTUREU.com oregon wrong Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform connected the Social Impact Partnerships channel.  

For much accusation astir Discovery Education’s award-winning integer resources and nonrecreational learning services, sojourn www.discoveryeducation.com and enactment connected with Discovery Education connected societal media through Twitter and LinkedIn.  

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About Boeing
As a starring planetary aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercialized airplanes, defence products and abstraction systems for customers successful much than 150 countries. As a apical U.S. exporter, the institution leverages the talents of a planetary supplier basal to beforehand economical opportunity, sustainability and assemblage impact. Boeing’s divers squad is committed to innovating for the future, starring with sustainability, and cultivating a civilization based connected the company’s halfway values of safety, prime and integrity. Join our squad and find your intent astatine boeing.com/careers. 

About Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech person whose state-of-the-art integer level supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative schoolroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators present equitable learning experiences engaging each students and supporting higher world accomplishment connected a planetary scale. Discovery Education serves astir 4.5 cardinal educators and 45 cardinal students worldwide, and its resources are accessed successful implicit 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the planetary media institution Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with starring edtech solutions that enactment the occurrence of each learners. Explore the aboriginal of acquisition astatine www.discoveryeducation.com.  

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Grace Maliska
Discovery Education
gmaliska@discoveryed.com