Sample Materials

Resources

A curated selection of sample activities and educator materials from our Coding with Robots and PSTEM programs.

PSTEM Investigations

Sample Student Activities

Each investigation starts with a question, works through hands-on exploration, and ends with a discovery students carry with them long after the session.

PSTEM

Gears & Motion

Why is riding a bicycle faster than running?

PSTEM

Escape Ramps

Why do some roads have truck escape ramps?

PSTEM

Friction

Why do objects slow down on their own?

PSTEM

Snowboards

Why don't snowboards need wheels?

PSTEM

Gravity

Why don't you float away when you jump?

PSTEM

Elasticity

Why do rubber bands snap back?

PSTEM

Levers

Why do swings swing?

PSTEM

Structural Forces

Why don't bridges collapse?

PSTEM

Simple Machines

Why don't playgrounds use motors?

Robotics

Line Following

How do robots navigate without human guidance?

Coding with Robots

Educator & Student Guides

Full teacher and student materials are available to workshop participants. Contact us to learn more.

Barcode Lessons

Teacher guides and student activity sets for entry-level barcode programming.

EdBlocks

Visual block coding teacher guides and student lesson activity sets.

EdScratch

Bridge-level coding guides for teachers and student activity sheets.

EdPy (Python)

Complete Python programming teacher guides and student worksheets.

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