Lincoln laboratory's experiential STEM programs for high school students

One of MIT Lincoln Laboratory's strategic directions is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach. The Laboratory aims to develop STEM programs that couple traditional academic classroom lectures with experiential hands-on activities. The opportunity for students to build and test engineering components based on theory that they have been taught is a very effective formula for STEM learning and development. This paper focuses on two Lincoln Laboratory STEM programs for high school students: Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE) and Cyber Patriot. Both programs involve intensive classroom lectures and hands-on activities that require the students to execute final requirements.