STEAM

Top Pick:

• Vacuum Hockey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqExU9TAs4I&list=PLohrQhxQoG6Hf2OzKCwArDbcwQFBUgpiG&index=19

Exploring Further:

• ALGORITHMIC ARTIST GAME https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Algorithmic-Artist-Game.pdf Difficulty Level: Beginner We love games! Not only are games a great way of connecting with other people, but they are also a chance to be playful and adaptive in the face of a challenge. In this unplugged game, you will create algorithms – or instruction sets – by telling a player how to recreate a drawing you made. In a program, algorithms are how we communicate to the computer what we want it to do. Once you’ve played a few rounds, we’ll show you how to mod the game to make it your own!

• STEM Videos http://cybraryman.com/stem.html
• STEM @ Home https://tinyurl.com/v9fl9x9 Let’s make something! Structures, connections, memories . . .
• Defined Learning https://www.definedstem.com/elearning-projects/ Hands-on projects are based on situations in STEM careers to help learners discover their passions and choose a pathway to a promising future.
• Digital Learning Academy https://schools.digitalmediaacademy.org/teachers/#signupteachers An online learning platform with 32 STE(A)M courses that come with lesson plans, instructions, online materials, quizzes, worksheets, and more. Educators will receive full access to all of these courses at no cost during the coronavirus crisis.
• 4 Easy Tips to Having Fun Doing STEM Activities at Home https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-easy-tips-having-fun-doing-stem-activities-home-third-thea-sahr/
• Vidcode https://about.vidcode.com/lovemyvidcode/2020/3/9/in-support-of-schools-facing-health-related-closure?fbclid=IwAR0BvW4KVBRN6rb4tTC4F-poF61Uco1hBlttmme6A2m7uBtMEqXIhBls_CM Offering Vidcode’s full computer science curriculum and coding platform at no cost during COVID-19/coronavirus closures.

• Breakout EDU https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
• Breakout Box Samples https://sites.google.com/psbma.org/digitalbreakoutbox/student/samples
• Create Your Own Breakout Boxes https://sites.google.com/psbma.org/digitalbreakoutbox/home

• Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ Great time for kids to explore and have fun with coding.
  • Chase Game Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOdW0k_iEeU
  • Apple Catch Game
    • Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVm1b8YY1Ho
      • Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCC9LuiMZ5M
  • Maze Game Tutorial
    • Part 1:
      • https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/324655687/
      • https://www.mvcode.com/lessons/make-a-maze-in-sratch-version-2
    • Part 2: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/325597681/
    • More Advanced: https://www.mvcode.com/lessons/make-a-maze-in-scratch-part-2-version-2
    • Levels : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udPUjy665aU
  • Code.org https://code.org/athome
  • Brookline Codes https://brooklinecodes.weebly.com/
  • Girls Who Code https://girlswhocode.com/
    • ALGORITHMIC ARTIST GAME https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Algorithmic-Artist-Game.pdf Difficulty Level: Beginner We love games! Not only are games a great way of connecting with other people, but they are also a chance to be playful and adaptive in the face of a challenge. In this unplugged game, you will create algorithms – or instruction sets – by telling a player how to recreate a drawing you made. In a program, algorithms are how we communicate to the computer what we want it to do. Once you’ve played a few rounds, we’ll show you how to mod the game to make it your own!
    • STAY POSITIVE BINARY BRACELETS https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GWC-at-Home-Binary-Bracelets-Activity.pdf Difficulty Level: Beginner It’s important to remain positive and keep our spirits lifted during times of stress and uncertainty. Through this unplugged activity, girls will be able to create bracelets that share positive and uplifting messages by using binary code!
    • DEBUG THE MAZE https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Debug-the-Maze-2.pdf Difficulty Level: Beginner A computer scientist works to write code, or instructions, for a computer to do a task. It may be surprising to know that most programmers, or people who write code, actually spend most of their time debugging, or fixing problems, in their code! In this activity, you will get a chance to debug code that is supposed to move a character through a maze. You will also get a chance to write your own code and challenge a friend to debug it!
    • DIGITAL STORYTELLER https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Digital-Storyteller-1.pdf Difficulty Level: Beginner-Intermediate One of the ways people lift each other up is through storytelling. Learn to program a digital story with Scratch to share an uplifting tale, a funny story, or important information to help people during challenging times.
    • SKILLSHARE / SHARE YOUR SKILLZ https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Share-Your-Skillz-1.pdf Difficulty Level: Intermediate During uncertain times, it’s important to take a break to focus on and share something that brings you joy! Learn how to use HTML and CSS to build a tutorial that teaches someone how to do something. How to make a TikTok, how to draw a cat, how to make your favorite cookies, how to land a perfect water bottle flip – no skill is too small!
    • CAN I HELP YOU? (CHATBOT WITH PYTHON) https://3zjc852t4swp1lmezl171oga-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Girls-Who-Code-At-Home-Can-I-Help-You_.pdf Difficulty Level: Intermediate / Advanced In this activity, you will be exploring basic computer science concepts in Python while learning how to help your community by creating a chatbot, or an automated help system! You have probably interacted with a chatbot before, maybe without even realizing it. Some common chatbots include: Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, Lyft’s help-bot, and most recently the World Health Organization has built one for COVID-19 facts.
  • Kano Challenges https://world.kano.me/challenges/cvd Our friends at Kano have provided students with some online coronavirus-related projects they can do at home if they have a Kano Computer Kit. The three projects include designing a cell diagram, building a hand washing timer, and creating a social distancing simulator. To explore each of these projects in-depth and learn how to build them go to the site above.
  • Youth Code Jam https://www.techlearning.com/resources/bit.ly/YCJfree Free bilingual, hands-on coding activities for K-8 that can be used in school or at home, teaching basic computational thinking and computer science concepts. Adventure Mode helps drive student-centered learning.

• Wonderopolis Paper Airplanes https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-far-can-a-paper-airplane-fly How do you make the best paper airplane? Wonderopolis can help!
• Origami Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJME_um5k3Xr47bt4UGRGBg/videos

General Sites

• What is Maker Thinking?https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9KklOtRlKhbGRZZ3RHUXpmTVRjakhxZ21GN3RKSDg2RFI0/view?usp=sharing
• Sumner Stem Challenges https://twitter.com/sumnerstem
• Design Squad https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/design-squad/
• Maker Monday https://www.tsin.org/-makermondaytn STEAM challenge every Monday.
• Seventy-Seven Easy STEAM Activities https://twitter.com/dailystem/status/1238968708070027265/photo/1