Centennial Middle School
STEAM Program
Hello! Welcome to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Program at Centennial Middle School in Boulder, Colorado.
For Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 we will be teaching Woodworking & Crafts, Robotics, Digital Art, Digital Photography for 7th & 8th Grade and Exploratory Computers for 6th Grade. All course content and details will be delivered in Schoology.
Looking for project ideas or inspiration. Check out these STEAM resources.
Sparkfun - a local Boulder electronics company builds and writes open source hardware and software. They have endless ideas on their blog and tutorial section.
Adafruit - another electronics company that embraces open source software/hardware and learning. Check out their Explore & Learn section.
Make: Community - another endless resource for maker type projects.
Instructables - a community for people who like to make things. From circuits to crafts to cooking, there is a project here waiting for you.
Maker Project Lab - almost daily video blogs of the latest in maker products, techniques and projects
#ArtTuesday - every Tuesday Adafruit.com celebrates artists and makers from around the world who are designing innovative and creative works using technology, science, electronics and more.
Wireframe Magazine - a free PDF magazine on how video games are made, who makes them, and even guide you through the process of making your own.
Hackspace Magazine - a free PDF magazine for people who love to make things and those who want to learn. Grab some duct tape, fire up a microcontroller, ready a 3D printer and hack the world around you!
Raspberry Pi - the most popular microcomputer out. The website will tell you everything you need to get started. Below are links to the official magazine and books.
MagPi - the official Raspberry Pi magazine. There is also a section of downloadable books
micro:mag - a free PDF magazine that is the unofficial micro:bit community magazine. Written by the community for the community.
Hackster.io - the world's largest network for hardware & software developers. Learn how to build robotics, industrial automation systems, AI-powered machines, and everything in between.