Short Projects and Activities
Engineering Projects
Dyson Foundation Challenges
http://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/
Lego Education Maker Activities
https://education.lego.com/en-us/makerspace
MakerEd Project Library
http://makered.org/resources/projects-learning/
Start Making! by Alisha Panjwani
http://www.computerclubhouse.org/sites/default/files/StartMaking!TheClubhouseNetwork.pdf
Microsoft STEM Activities
www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/default.aspx
TeacherGeek Projects
https://teachergeek.com/collections/engineering-technology-class
Prosthetic Legs(Acera School )
Design a Pencil Holder for an Artist with Arthritis
http://steamcurriculum.weebly.com/arthritic-pencil-holder.html
Backyard Brains( https://backyardbrains.com/experiments/)-Neurophysiology for kids
Other:
Science Snacks A series of low-cost, high-quality science projects created by the Teacher Institute out of the Exploratorium.
Tinkering Studio The Tinkering Studio has a great set of low-bar, high ceiling projects. They all have the potential to be integrated into math and science curriculum in rich ways.
Meaningful Making A free eBook download from the FabLearn Conference out of Stanford University.
Ideas that Inspire
https://ideas-inspire.com/
BioMimetics Projects(Tufts)
https://padlet.com/biorobots
Dyson Foundation Challenges
http://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/
Lego Education Maker Activities
https://education.lego.com/en-us/makerspace
MakerEd Project Library
http://makered.org/resources/projects-learning/
Start Making! by Alisha Panjwani
http://www.computerclubhouse.org/sites/default/files/StartMaking!TheClubhouseNetwork.pdf
Microsoft STEM Activities
www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/default.aspx
TeacherGeek Projects
https://teachergeek.com/collections/engineering-technology-class
Prosthetic Legs(Acera School )
Design a Pencil Holder for an Artist with Arthritis
http://steamcurriculum.weebly.com/arthritic-pencil-holder.html
Backyard Brains( https://backyardbrains.com/experiments/)-Neurophysiology for kids
Other:
Science Snacks A series of low-cost, high-quality science projects created by the Teacher Institute out of the Exploratorium.
Tinkering Studio The Tinkering Studio has a great set of low-bar, high ceiling projects. They all have the potential to be integrated into math and science curriculum in rich ways.
Meaningful Making A free eBook download from the FabLearn Conference out of Stanford University.
Ideas that Inspire
https://ideas-inspire.com/
BioMimetics Projects(Tufts)
https://padlet.com/biorobots
Coding/Programming Short Activities
Hour of Code Projects
https://hourofcode.com/us/learn
MicroBit Short Projects
https://makecode.microbit.org/
Microsoft Hacking STEM Hands-On Actvities
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/default.aspx
Google DIY Artificial Intelligence Projects
https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/
Hour of Code Projects
https://hourofcode.com/us/learn
MicroBit Short Projects
https://makecode.microbit.org/
Microsoft Hacking STEM Hands-On Actvities
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/default.aspx
Google DIY Artificial Intelligence Projects
https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/
- Computational thinking games (unplugged)
- Hour of Code exercise(1 day)
- Create a game in Scratch (2 days)
- Create Song in GarageBand(1 day)
- Control game with Makey-Makey (1 day)
- CS 50: Caesar Cipher+ assigned exercise creating a cipher
- DNA Decoding
Biotech Short Activities
- Strawberry DNA extraction( 1 day)
- DNA Fingerprinting Lab[2 days]
- MIT Edgerton Center- DNA/RNA Simulations
- Chemistry of Cheese Making( from Harvard Science of Cooking)(1 day)
- Making Paneer(Indian Cheese)
- Making Yogurt Lab
- Dirty Sponge Study
- Musical Introduction to Protein Structure
- Find an Antibiotic
- Virtual Bioengineer
- Bioluminescence
- Paper-based Life Science ( Ampli-fy)
- Online HW: Edheads Virtual Hip Resurfacing