Activities & Projects

What are some STEM projects that your students can do at home? What STEM activities can your students engage in in a virtual classroom environment? How can we keep our students thinking about STEM and how it applies to our everyday lives?

We would love for this list to continue to grow. Have something to contribute? Contact us.

PROJECTS

3D Print Surgical Mask Straps

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3D Print Face Shields to Donate to Healthcare Professionals

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3D Print ventilators to Donate to HOSPITALS

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From Colorado Makers Unite:

As you’ve certainly heard by now, ventilators could be in short supply in our hospitals in a matter of days. Without a solution, our doctors could very easily find themselves in the same boat that Italy and Spain are in: Having to decide who gets a ventilator, and who dies.

Kevin Low of Gecko Robotics has designed two ventilator manifolds (splitters) that allow one ventilator to be used by two or four patients. The pulmonary team at Rose Medical has put this design to the test and given it the green light. And yes, a single ventilator is strong enough to ventilate 4 patients simultaneously. This could increase the number of ventilators we have available in the state by a factor of 4.

Our goal is to harness the incredible manufacturing power of Colorado Makers to help save the lives of our friends and neighbors.

Design It Digital Student Contest

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Design it Digital is an online student design competition. Students are presented with three hypothetical scenarios in which a client is asking for a specific custom piece of furniture. Students can choose their favorite client project and design a solution using CAD and rendering software. This contest introduces students to challenges that designers face when making a custom piece of furniture. It also highlights the use of CAD software in our industry and provides an opportunity for companies to get involved with students and schools. Our focus is to engage young people into thinking about the many career opportunities available in the wood industry.

ACTIVITIES

VEXcode VR

Free coding simulation

Combine Art and Engineering

Watch a TED Talk
Answer questions
Key included

Technological Progress

Watch a TED Talk
Answer questions

Bionics

Watch a TED Talk
Answer questions

Engineering through the Ages

Create a presentation to illustrate 3 major changes in a product of engineering

Learn and Share

Create a presentation to share something new you learned

Other FREE Resources

Codescty

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CodeScty uses original hip hop music, videos & experiential activities to teach computer science and computational thinking concepts to young people. Imagine Schoolhouse Rock for computer science – but lit!

Their suite of content includes original music, videos, and curricula that provides a foundational understanding of computational thinking and technology, laying the groundwork for grasping more advanced concepts. Their curriculum, accessible through their mobile app and website, includes their original content, as well as a facilitation guide for activating the materials in the computer science classroom.

CodeScty's goal is to transform young people from passive users of technology to innovative problem solvers and visionaries that are equipped with the tools they need to reimagine society. In a soundbite, they teach how to think before learning how to code.