STEM/STEAM Resources
Project Ideas and Resources
- arbitrarilyclose - Musings on math and teaching: combining math and art to create beautiful projects
- 25 Makerspace Projects for Kids
- Introduction to Basic Electronics: overview of electronic components, beginner projects
- Activity and Maker Challenges
- User Generated Education: improvisations for remote learning, design thinking inventions
- Makey Makey Projects
- Makey Makey Courses: how-to guides from beginner to intermediate levels.
- Interactive Word Walls
- Makey Makey Project Guides
- Interactive Poster Board
- Create a Drummer Dash with Makey Makey: combines a Makey Makey with Dash robot
- Cardboard Piano:
- PartsGeek: All About Circuits: Easy to understand instructions for simple and parallel circuits, as well as a variety of projects and activities. [Resource provided by a member of Laser Beams and Robots STEAM Club]
- Science Buddies: STEM projects and lesson plans. There are no student accounts but teachers need an account.
Designing School Makerspaces
School Makerspaces can take on many forms such as a room set aside, mobile carts or perhaps a space in a teacher's classroom.
- Starting Small with Maker Education
- Ultimate Makerspace Guide for Schools and Libraries: collection of resources for the design and implementation of school and library makerspaces
- Create a School Makerspace in 3 Simple Steps: incorporating a makerspace on a shoestring budget
Hummingbird Resources:
- Hummingbird Professional Development: tutorials for use with the Hummingbird Kit
- Hummingbird Projects
Micro:bits Resources
- Coding with Micro:bit: a series of tutorials including a coding introduction and integration with LEDs, servos and motors.