Activities this week are all about robots! Remember, we would love to feature some of your student’s work on our social media outlets. You can help us with this by using the #STEMATHOME hashtag and tagging the Oakley STEM Center (@TNTechSTEM) on your posts.

Chris Van Dusen

Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much. He tries . . . but whiffs every time. Then, one night, Randy sees something shocking through his Space Boy telescope: it’s a fireball, and it’s headed right for his town! Randy does the math, summons all of his science smarts, and devises a plan that will save the day in a spectacular way. Once again, Chris Van Dusen winds up his visual humor, dizzying perspectives, perfect pacing, and rollicking rhyme and delivers a hit to make readers stand up and cheer.

Guest Reader: Amber Spears, Faculty from the College of Education at Tennessee tech.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from Candlewick.

Kelly DiPucchio and Matthew Myers

Clink was a state-of-the-art robot with the dazzling ability to make toast and play music at the same time. But that was many years ago.

Now kids want snazzier robots who do things like play baseball and bake cookies. So day after day, Clink sits on a shelf and sadly watches as his friends leave with their new owners. He almost gives up on ever finding a home—until the day Clink spies a boy who just might be able to be the right one for him. . .

Guest Reader: Kelly Moore, Faculty from the College of Education at Tennessee tech.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from Candlewick.

Kyle Wendt, a student worker at the STEM Center showcases different robots available at the STEM Center Lending Library.

The Oakley STEM Center is home to a valuable resource for your classroom, community organization, or family engagement events. The Lending Library is a collection of instructional equipment the STEM Center has been building up over the past several years.

To learn more about the Lending Library, and how to gain access to these, and thousands of other items follow the link below.